Voters in Corydon Township have voted to change over from paper
ballots to electronic machines in the next election.

According to unofficial results tabulated at The Era, Corydon
Township residents voted 38 to 31 to change to the electronic
voting system at polling places. Meanwhile, Sergeant Township
residents will remain the only district in the county which will
have paper ballots – the measure there failed 18 to 17.

The referendum was placed on the ballot in those areas as part
of a county-wide effort to streamline the election process.

The idea of changing over to the electronic machines was turned
down by voters in both townships during the 2004 presidential
election.

An electronic voting system is slated to be in place across the
county by the next primary election, as part of the state-mandated
Help America Vote Act. The county currently uses lever-type
automatic voting machines.

There are a total of 238 registered voters in Corydon Township
and 120 in Sergeant Township. In the 2004 election, Corydon
Township residents voted down the electronic system by four votes;
there was a wider margin in Sergeant Township.

Despite the fact Sergeant Township residents voted down the
electronic version, McKean County Director of Elections Judy
Ordiway said the district will still have to put one HAVA device in
place for handicap accessibility.