CHICAGO (CBS) — Early voting begins Thursday in Chicago, and Chicago election officials advise anyone who may be skeptical of the election process should come see it themselves at the Loop Supersite.
The final accuracy and logic tests were under way Monday at the Supersite, at 191 N. Clark St. The printers and computers there are never connected to the internet, and once a voting machine passes a series of tests, it is secured with a tamperproof seal.
“If those tags are ever broken, that machine is going to be taken off the floor,” said Max Bever, director of public information for the Chicago Board of Elections.
Bever said since 2000, the office has also worked hard to maintain voters’ trust.
“Unfortunately, there’s many different myths and misconceptions out there,” Bever said.
The Chicago Board of Elections is striving for transparency—from creating a public service announcement explaining how the process works to meeting with community groups, and even allowing CBS News Chicago’s cameras in to watch the setup and testing.