By - Associated Press - Sunday, October 26, 2014 <\/p>\n
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Elections officials in Cheyenne are hoping to speed elections returns after a clunky August primary. <\/p>\n
Laramie County Clerk Debbye Lathrop said the county has made upgrades so that vote tallies from its 61 precincts come out earlier. <\/p>\n
The county has doubled the number of machines to read memory cards from individual voting machines, Lathrop told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle (http:\/\/bit.ly\/1zbkIA0<\/a> ). <\/p>\n On primary election night in August, Laramie County was one of the last counties in the state to report unofficial election results, at 10:38 p.m. <\/p>\n Right now, we only have three machines that we can upload (memory) cards into, she said. We are trying to get three more dongles - thats really what theyre called - so we can connect three more machines. <\/p>\n On past election nights, the canvassing board has watched the process and served as the eyes to make sure everything is going right, Lathrop said. <\/p>\n But if they can help with loading up the cards, then we can get things done faster, she added. <\/p>\n Lathrop said she will keep an open mind about longer-term strategies the county can employ to improve the process. <\/p>\n She said she is watching a shift toward mail-in ballots. Several states, including Colorado, have adopted all-mail election systems. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Go here to see the original: <\/p>\n Cheyenne working to speed election returns<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By - Associated Press - Sunday, October 26, 2014 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Elections officials in Cheyenne are hoping to speed elections returns after a clunky August primary. Laramie County Clerk Debbye Lathrop said the county has made upgrades so that vote tallies from its 61 precincts come out earlier Continue reading