Getting the vote right in the upcoming election

“It’s probably going to be the election of a lifetime for me,” said Don Rehill, Deputy Director of election tabulations at the Associated Press, at a panelist discussion, hosted by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) focusing on the key issues to examine the upcoming election on November 4th when it comes to reporting results, especially in competitive states. Rehill highlights the difficulties with lack of voting equipment being one of many problems encountered throughout past elections.

Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, highlighted previous elections dilemmas with lost voting machines in floods and failing memory cards. “There’ll probably be at least one lawsuit to try to keep the polls open past 7:30 and we’ll have to deal with that,” Brunner said. According to Brunner, in Ohio they have given out a quick reference guide for the co-workers across the state to help conduct the correct voting procedures.