Ballot Tracking Technology Pilot Introduced for Orange County Residents

The County of Orange, Calif., has voting ballot boxes available to local citizens as they walk toward government buildings in Santa Ana, Calif., on Sept. 18, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County adopted a new ballot drop box technology that instantly tracks voters’ ballot envelopes from the deposit to the tally process, the county registrar of voters announced on Feb. 23.

When a voter drops off a ballot envelope, a secure barcode scanner placed on the ballot box allows the voter to scan the printed barcode located outside the ballot envelope.