Kane County residents can get have a look at new voting gear

The Kane County Clerk’s Workplace will start demonstrations this week of latest voting gear it intends to roll out for the March 2024 main election.

The primary demonstration of the Hart Verity Duo gear, made by Hart Intercivic, will happen from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday on the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave. in Batavia. A second demonstration will happen from 11 a.m. to five p.m. Thursday at Elgin Group School, 1700 Spartan Drive in Elgin.

Kane County Clerk John Cunningham referred to as the brand new gear “an improve of our present gear.” The brand new gear is completely different, although, in that it provides voters a printed model of their poll which they then put right into a poll field.

Voters will begin their voting on a contact display screen as an alternative of the rolling wheel that has been in use within the county for years.

“I encourage you to return to one among these occasions to find out about and take a look at voting on the brand new machines previous to subsequent 12 months’s elections,” Cunningham mentioned.

The remainder of the demonstration occasions are: Nov. 13, 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at Messenger Public Library, 113 Oak St., North Aurora; Nov. 14, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prisco Group Heart, 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora; Nov. 15, 10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., Sugar Grove Public Library, 125 Municipal Drive, Sugar Grove; Nov. 15, 3 to 7 p.m., Gail Borden Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin; and Nov. 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., City & Nation Public Library, 320 E. North St, Elburn.

Additionally, Nov. 20, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Vaughan Heart, 2121 W. Indian Path, Aurora; Dec. 2, midday to five p.m., Kane County Flea Market, 525 S. Randall Street, St. Charles; Dec. 5, 1 to 4:30 p.m., Geneva Public Library, 227 S. Seventh St., Geneva; Dec. 7, 3 to 7 p.m., Aurora Public Library, 101 S. River St., Aurora; Dec. 16, 10 a.m. to midday, Dundee Township (Randall Oaks) Library, 500 Randall Street, West Dundee; and Dec. 16, 12:30 to 4 p.m., Dundee Township (Fox River Valley) Library, 555 Barrington Ave., West Dundee.

Cunningham mentioned along with these occasions, the clerk’s workplace will probably be bringing the voting machines to public establishments, neighborhood occasions and conferences throughout Kane County between now and the Nov. 5, 2024, normal election.

“We will probably be offering extra info electronically on our web site and social media websites as properly,” Cunningham mentioned.

For extra info on the brand new voting machines, go to https://clerk.kanecountyil.gov/Elections, the clerk’s social media pages on Twitter/X @KaneCoILClerk or on Fb at www.fb.com/kanecountyclerk.