Town of Westford Prepares for Pre-Election Testing of Voting Equipment

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Amy Burbach-Clerk      email: [email protected]

Dodge County, Town of Westford, Wis. – Residents in the Town of Westford can have a front-row seat as local election officials hold a statutorily required public meeting to conduct pre-election testing of voting equipment that will be used in the November 3, 2026 General Election.

 

On 10/31/2026 at 11am, election workers in Town of Westford will conduct open-to-the-public pre-election testing of voting equipment. The testing will take place at W11101 County Hwy G, Beaver Dam WI 53916 .

 

The testing provides an additional way to ensure that voting machines are working properly, and that the election will be conducted accurately.

 

By state law, a pre-election test of voting equipment occurs before every election and in every municipality across Wisconsin. In the public tests, voting machine programming is verified by feeding a set of pre-marked ballots into each machine and reviewing the results tape that is generated. An errorless count is required at the conclusion of the testing. According to Wis. Stat. 5.84(1), any anomalies identified in testing must be remedied before the equipment can be used in an election.

 

More information about audits generally can be viewed here:

https://elections.wi.gov/voting-equipment