Florida - Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections
Program Title
The Election Experience Tour
Program Summary
Since 2019, the Palm Beach County (PBC) Supervisor of Elections Office (SOE) has held annual public and private tours of the Voting Equipment Center to increase transparency and voter education. The program, called the Elections Experience Tour, gives participants a step-by-step guided tour and an in-depth overview of the voting process in the county. In 2023, the SOE held four public tours guided by the Supervisor of?Elections,?Wendy Link. Participants went behind the scenes at nine learning stations supported by SOE staff, including Ballot?Creation, Ballot Inserting and?Mailing, Receiving Incoming?Ballots, Signature?Verification, Ready for?Opening, Opening, Tabulation, Canvassing, and Polling Location.?Since its inception, over 1,000 people have gone through this tour, most of whom never had first-hand involvement with the facility, machines, and extraordinary?amount of detail and planning that goes?into elections.?The Elections Experience Tour video series is?also?available on the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections website.?