Local clerks test machines to bolster confidence in election

By Zac Schultz, Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

August 5, 2022 • Southeast Region

Municipal clerks publicly test voting machines in advance of the 2022 partisan primary to show they are properly counting ballots and to address concerns of election fraud — West Bend city clerk Lizbet Santana demonstrates the process.

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