AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Secretary of State John Scott has released another in a series of videos educating voters about election administration in Texas ahead of the November 8 General Election.
In the most recently published video, Secretary Scott provides an overview of voting systems in Texas, and the processes for certifying and deploying voting machines for use in Texas elections.
“Here are a couple of key facts that you, as a Texas voter, should know when it comes to the Security of our voting systems,” Scott said in the video. “Voting machines in Texas are never connected to the internet. Second, only the software that our office certifies can be loaded on voting equipment. And third, all voting machines in Texas are tested for logic and accuracy three times – twice before the election, and once immediately after the election.”
Former President Trump cast doubt on the voting system when he touted claims of fraud in the 2020 election. No widespread fraud was ever proven and now Secretary’s of State are working to boost confidence in voting machines.
Local election administrators statewide are conducting our logic and accuracy test for our their machines, which is required by law to be conducted publicly before every election.
To watch the full SOS 101 video on voting systems in Texas, click here
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