Broomfield will test ballot-counting software  

Broomfield Clerk and Recorder Russ Ragsdale has announced that the Election Division will be conducting the Public Logic and Accuracy test, as required by Colorado law, on Saturday, Oct. 14 beginning at 9 a.m.  Testing will occur in the Bal Swan conference room in the basement of the Broomfield City and County Building, 1 DesCombes Dr. The public is invited to observe.   

This test is necessary to verify the accuracy of the ballot counting software to be used in the November 7 General Election.  The chairpersons from both the Broomfield Democrat and Republican parties and the Broomfield Clerk and Recorder will conduct the test.   

All three will “vote” multiple ballots, hand tabulate the test ballots, and compare the results with the results from the voting machines.  Both the optical scan ballot readers and the electronic voting devices will be tested.