Voters casting their ballots early can expect to do so with new voting equipment. Lafayette Parish Registrar of Voters Charlene Meaux-Menard says participants will receive a voter card to insert into the machines that will pull up their ballot on a touchscreen.
“It looks like a large iPad and you are able to enlarge the font if you cannot see it, which is awesome. You can change the color on the background,” said Meaux-Menard.
Meaux-Menard says the machines are not connected to the internet and store the voting data to memory sticks inside the computer.
“These memory sticks are taken out election night by the board of elections supervisors put it into the computer system and they all add up,” said Meaux-Menard.
Meaux-Menard says while she expects the operation of the machine to be easy for voters, each voting location will have a person to assist in the voting process if needed.
“Some will have demo machines prior to going in to show the voters prior to getting themselves in line to go vote. So, it should be very easy,” said Meaux-Menard.
