Richland County, Town of Orion Prepares for Pre-Election Testing of Voting Equipment
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August 8th, 2026, at 9:00am Abigail Ewing, Clerk, Clerk@orionwi.gov
Richland County, Town of Orion, Wis. – Residents in Richland County, Town of Orion can have a front-row seat as local election officials hold a statutorily required public meeting to conduct pre-election testing of voting equipment that will be used in the August 11th, 2026, Partisan Primary Election.
On August 8th, 2026, election workers in Town of Orion will conduct open-to-the-public pre-election testing of voting equipment. The testing will take place at Town of Orion, Town Hall at 22304 Thiede Road, Muscoda, WI. 53573 at 9:00am.
The testing provides an additional way to ensure that voting machines are working properly, and that the election will be conducted accurately.
By state law, a pre-election test of voting equipment occurs before every election and in every municipality across Wisconsin. In the public tests, voting machine programming is verified by feeding a set of pre-marked ballots into each machine and reviewing the results tape that is generated. An errorless count is required at the conclusion of the testing. According to Wis. Stat. 5.84(1), any anomalies identified in testing must be remedied before the equipment can be used in an election.
More information about audits generally can be viewed here: