Indiana First Action – Facebook Group 

Indiana First Action is a grassroots volunteer group dedicated to election integrity.

This post was shared at Brown County Matters.

2023_09_01 Brown County Paper – Voting Centers

An Introduction to Vote Centers and CTCL – Risks (costs) and Benefits

The Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) provides assistance to local election boards/clerks in developing plans, funding (grants,) training and contacts. The CTCL has been associated with partisan groups and individuals such as Mark Zuckerberg who donated $300 million to “get-out-the-vote” strategies.

Brown County utilizes voting at the 11 Precincts. Brown-County-Precinct-list – location, addresses

Indiana has over 50 of 92 counties that utilize Vote Centers. They eliminate small voting precincts, reduce the number of people needed to manage sites, reduce costs, support early voting, and provide “easier” access.

Trade-Offs?  All voting centers must use E-Pollbooks which are connected to the internet. What controls are in place to prevent unauthorized personnel from accessing the equipment and manipulating the votes?

Note: Bronw County uses paper ballots.  A statistically valid sample of the ballots can be hand-counted to ensure that the votes were accurately reported.