Provo City will use pen and paper voting, also known as optical scan voting, for municipal elections this year. After researching its options, the city found that optical scan voting was not only faster and more reliable, but also less expensive, saving the city $10,000 in election expenses.
"There are many advantages to optical scan voting," stated Provo City Recorder Janene Weiss. "For example, the ballots are simple to use, which means shorter lines. They can also be recounted manually. We found there was no longer a good reason to incur the expense of electronic voting."
The city will use optical scan voting for both the primary election on September 13 and general election on November 8. The elections will be held from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at polling places throughout the city. Provo voters can find their polling places online at maps.provo.org by typing in their name or address in the upper right hand corner and then clicking on "My Polling Place."
The online map is up to date, and includes changes since the polling places were announced in last month's city newsletter.Except for a few changes outside our neighborhood, polling places are the same as listed in the newsletter, and the same as two years ago, during the last municipal election. Municipal elections--when only municipal offices are on the ballot--occur every two years and are handled by the city instead of the county.
Four municipal council offices are up for election this year, including City Wide II, currently held by Steve Turley and District 4 (West Central), currently held by Sherrie Hall Everett. None of the incumbents are running again this year. Only Districts 3 and 4 will have a primary elections.
Early voting began August 30 and will continue through September 9 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Provo City Recorder's Office, 351 W. Center St. Those with questions about Provo municipal elections may call the Recorder's Office at 801-852-6524.
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