New for this year's primary election is some special technology that will make the process after voting much easier than before.
Last year, Secretary of State Frank LaRose sponsored the Voting Equipment Acquisition Program. That granted just over 100 million dollars for the state to replace old voting equipment in all of Ohio's counties by the 2020 presidential election.
For this primary election, 29 of Ohio's 88 counties were able to test out the new equipment - a good chance for those involved to get used to how the machines work.
"We take this opportunity with an election like this one to test out the new voting machines and getting the poll workers the training that they need, but there’s no such thing as an off-election - these are important contests that are being held throughout the state, and no one should skip the chance to get out and make their voice heard," said LaRose.
Allen County was among those that used the new equipment for this election, and Allen County Board of Elections Director Kathy Meyer says that the process of counting votes will be much more efficient now than in years past.
"We can look at the whole ballot and said the write-in that they create we don’t have to depend on the machine to push the ballot one way or the other," Meyer said. "If there’s a write-in or not, we will be able to pull up right on our screen at our office and look at those."
