Determining how the voters in Pratt County marked their ballots Tuesday took a lot less time than it did to determine who won the Republican race for governor in Kansas. With Kris Kobach and Gov. Jeff Colyer in a virtual tie at 41 percent of the votes, it may take some time to officially declare a winner in the race that has Kobach with a 191 vote lead over Colyer.
It may take some time to determine the winner but determining the Pratt city and county election results only took about an hour and a half thanks to some new voting equipment. This is the first time the new system has been used. They county got the system about a month ago and have been training on it for this first real world use in an election. The old system was fairly old and it was time to replace it.
The new system has not been mandated but it is the way voting is heading.
“It hasn’t been mandated yet but I think it will be,” Voss said. Starting in 2019, election audits will be required and this new system will help make the audit more efficient, said Pratt County Clerk Sherry Kruse.
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