Election Equipment Demonstrations Scheduled
Saint Charles County Director of Elections Rich Chrismer will conduct demonstrations on the new optical scan voting machines and will be available for questions at 15 different locations throughout the county in February and March.
The optical scan voting systems will replace punch card voting; and will be used for the first time in St. Charles County during the April 4, 2006 municipal election. During the demonstration, sample ballots will be available for anyone wishing to cast a sample ballot on the new machines.
“The Election Authority has already trained the majority of Election Day judges and believes that, as we transition to a new way of voting, voters should have an opportunity to see and use the new equipment, even just for demonstration purposes. They will feel more comfortable at the polls on Election Day in early April,” said Mr. Chrismer.
Ten senior and community centers and five city halls have agreed to participate in these hands-on demonstrations. The demonstrations will be conducted on the following dates, times, and locations:
February 2nd St. Peters Senior Center, 108 McMenamy Rd. 10:00 A.M.
February 7th Wentzville Green Lantern Senior Center, 506 S. Linn Av. 9:00 A.M.
February 9th Brentmoor Oak Tree Village, 363 Jungermann Rd. 2:30 P.M.
February 10th St. Peters City Hall 10:00 A.M. till 2:00 P.M.
February 17th Lake St. Louis City Hall 10:00 A.M. till 2:00 P.M.
February 22nd Twin Oaks Estates, 707 Emge Rd. O’Fallon, 1:30 P.M.
February 23rd O’Fallon City Hall 10:00 A.M. till 2:00 P.M.
February 24th Wentzville City Hall 10:00 A.M. till 2:00 P.M.
February 28th Rivers Edge Senior Living, 600 Rivers Edge Dr., 10:00 A.M.
March 3rd St. Charles O’Dell Center, 1455 Fairgrounds Rd., 9:45 A.M.
March 6th O’Fallon Senior Center, 106 N. Main, 10:00 A.M.
March 8th Parkside Meadows Senior Center, 2150 Randolph 2:00 P.M.
March 9th Lake St. Charles Senior Center, 45 Honey Locust Ln. 2:30 P.M.
March 10th St. Charles City Hall 10:00 A.M. till 2:00 P.M.
March13th Breeze Park Senior Living Community, 600 Breeze Park Dr. 3:30 P.M.
For more information contact the St. Charles Election Authority at 949-7550
