GENESEO, N.Y., March 14, 2025 - Livingston County voters heading to the polls for local elections this Tuesday will be the first residents to vote on the Board of Elections’ new enhanced voting systems.
Following a competitive selection process, the County Board of Elections chose ClearVote from the Clear Ballot Group as their new voting system, replacing the previously used Dominion voting system equipment. The upcoming elections will see Livingston County join more than a dozen New York counties to use the latest version of the ClearVote system, ClearVote 2.4, which was certified by the New York State Board of Elections in 2023. The Clear Ballot Group’s technology is currently used by more than 46 million voters in 13 states, according to the company’s website.
“The real driver behind this change was the improved technology and security provided by these new machines,” said Livingston County Republican Election Commissioner Gary Nageldinger. “They’re more intuitive than our previous systems, which creates less ambiguity and less room for error when a voter goes to mark their ballot. The back end programming of these new machines is also simpler than our previous ones. They allow us to create ballots for a given election much faster giving us more flexibility as elections continue to evolve.”
For enhanced security, the ClearVote machines are never connected to the internet and don’t use Wi-Fi or bluetooth. All computer-to-computer networking is done via closed ethernet systems that are protected by physical security protocols. Voters will cast paper ballots that are fully verifiable, eliminating barcodes or QR codes for user transparency.
Clear Ballot CEO Bob Hoyt commented, “At Clear Ballot, we are committed to helping counties run transparent, secure elections and we are honored to partner with Livingston County and support their elections in 2025 and beyond.”
Clear Ballot first began working in New York in 2017, offering a high-speed central scanning solution for absentee and mail-in ballots and partnering with dozens of counties and New York City to perform independent post-election audits. ClearVote 2.4 was designed specifically for New York elections and has been used by counties across the state since November 2023, the company said in a news release.
For more, visit the Livingston County Board of Elections website or call 585-243-7090.
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About Livingston County:
Founded in 1821, Livingston County, N.Y., is home to more than 61,000 residents in 17 towns located across 631 square miles of the Finger Lakes region.