The ballots are mailed out and the machines are calibrated to count votes in Colorado Springs’ April 1 municipal election.

The City Clerk’s office and elections staff ran the logic and accuracy test for the ballot counting machine early Monday morning in the City Administration Building.

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Three small batches of test ballots were run through the machine to be counted and create reports. The results are manually checked to make sure the correct results were reached.

The machine was sealed immediately after the test and will be secured and monitored during the rest of the election cycle. Will Lamb, deputy city clerk, said the accuracy tests will be run again after the election to ensure that the results do not vary.

Colorado Springs adds ballot return tracking for April 1 City Council election

More than 330,000 ballots were mailed out Friday to Colorado Springs residents to vote on the six district seats on the Colorado Springs City Council. Lamb said the city had already begun receiving ballots back from military and overseas voters and expected to see returns pick up throughout the week.

Voters can visit the city election website to track the status of their ballot while it is being mailed out and when it is returned to be counted.