Massachusetts: Royalston to use electronic voting machines
The Worcester Telegram reports: There are races in town this year for selectmen and the Planning Board, but they are not what has poll watchers talking.
When residents go to vote in the April 2 annual town election, they will see what some might view as a sacrilege in their polling places. Voters used to the efficient clunking of the wooden hand-crank ballot boxes will also be able to cast votes at an electronic machine.
Town Clerk Melanie Mangum said Friday the state has provided the town with two electronic machines to allow handicapped voters better use of the polls. The machines will have a voice option for the sight-impaired, a touch screen, and other options to make it easier for people to vote. -- Worcester Telegram & Gazette News