5 Arkansas counties to receive new voting equipment

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Five Arkansas counties will receive new voting equipment ahead of the general election this fall.

Secretary of State Mark Martin says Chicot, Cleveland, Jackson, Randolph, and Washington counties will receive the new equipment, which includes voting machines, tabulating machines and software. Boone, Columbia, Garland, and Sebastian counties previously received the new equipment.

Spokesman Chris Powell tells Little Rock radio station KUAR (https://bit.ly/1U8BBko ) that most voting equipment in the state is about 10 years old and in need of an upgrade. Powell says the new equipment allows for a more streamlined system that should shorten the wait times for voters and speed up tabulations at the end of the night.

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Information from: KUAR-FM, https://www.ualr.edu/kuar/