{"id":453486,"date":"2016-02-17T14:35:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T20:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=453486"},"modified":"2016-02-18T14:35:02","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T20:35:02","slug":"smith-county-elections-offers-new-tool-for-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=453486","title":{"rendered":"Smith County Elections Offers New Tool for Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"smithcounty-seal\"<\/a>TYLER — Smith County Elections is now offering an Interactive ExpressPass Sample Ballot to all registered voters in the county. In a news release, Elections Administrator Karen Nelson terms the system “convenient, simple and completely safe for voter use.” You can go to http:\/\/www.smith-county.com<\/a> <\/a> to find the ballot.<\/p>\n

Nelson says the ballot provides:<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Convenience: The county\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sample ballot system can be accessed from the voter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s computer, tablet or smart phone. From the security of their own homes, voters can research their choices and take as much time as needed to mark their sample ballots. Voters then print their choices and take their \u00e2\u20ac\u0153marked\u00e2\u20ac\u009d sample ballot to the poll to use as a go-by for voting. Their printout will even provide them with our Early Voting locations and all of the Election Day Vote Centers.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Continuity: The interactive sample ballot is identical to the ballot the voter will see in his or her polling location. Once you log on to the site, you’ll enter your name and date of birth. From there, the system will select the correct ballot for your residential address. Navigating through the ballot and marking choices is intuitive, says Nelson, adding that the process is as easy as completing an online form.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Clarity: Nelson says she anticipates that voters will feel more empowered to make educated choices. Polling location information including maps and directions is provided.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Accessibility: The sample ballots are provided in an accessible format for voters utilizing assistive technologies (screen readers and navigational software). They meet ADA requirements of Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Privacy: The ExpressPass Sample Ballot look-up is anonymous. Although you may choose to mark your choices online, no records of a voter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s choices are recorded. This system passed the highest Texas standards and voters may rest assured that their anonymity and privacy is protected, according to Nelson.<\/p>\n

Nelson says it’s essential to note that what are provided online are SAMPLE BALLOTS. Actual casting of a ballot is still done in person or through an absentee ballot by mail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TYLER — Smith County Elections is now offering an Interactive ExpressPass Sample Ballot to all registered voters in the county. In a news release, Elections Administrator Karen Nelson terms the system “convenient, simple and completely safe for voter use.” You can go to http:\/\/www.smith-county.com to find the ballot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":453489,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-453486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-18 02:31:52","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=453486"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":453490,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453486\/revisions\/453490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/453489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=453486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=453486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=453486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}