Miami County voters will use the county’s new election machines to cast their ballots when they head to the polls today.
The general election features several contested city and school board races, as well as renewals of a quarter-cent sales tax for Miami County and a half-cent sales tax for the City of Paola. Polls will be open from 7 AM to 7 PM.
County Clerk Janet White, who is also the county’s election officer, says the new election machines feature a verified paper audit trail that was not available on the old machines. The new machines will not allow the voter to over-vote, like select two candidates for mayor and has safeguards against a voter getting the wrong ballot.
