Wednesday, February 21, 2018
note that's marion county missouri, not indiana. i've lived in both, which are name after francis marion, the swamp fox. leslie neilson as the swamp fox
Marion County buys 'signature pads' for voter sign-in at polling places
By Edward Husar Herald-Whig
Posted: Feb. 20, 2018 9:00 pm
PALMYRA, Mo. -- Marion County voters will notice a few changes when they arrive at their polling places to cast ballots in future elections.
Starting with the April 3 municipal elections, voters will sign in at polling places using electronic "signature pads" -- a type of tablet computer.
In the past, voters had to sign their names on paper voter-registration booklets printed for each polling place. Under the new system, the booklets will no longer be needed. Instead, voter registration lists for each polling place will be downloaded to the signature pads.
The Marion County Commission on Tuesday awarded a $32,550 contract to Know Inc. of St. Louis to buy 35 of the electronic devices for the county's elections. The price includes four ticket printers to be used at the county's two largest polling places. The tickets will be used to let the judge at the ballot table know which ballot the voter is to receive.
Marion County Clerk Valerie Dornberger said the new signature pads will help speed up voter sign-in on election day. The devices also will be loaded with encrypted software that will let election judges tell immediately whether the person coming to vote is at the correct polling place.
"When people go to vote, they give their name. Or it can scan their driver's license and it will bring up their voter information," Dornberger said, noting how the devices will work in concert with Missouri's relatively new requirement that voters show a photo ID when arriving to vote.
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