HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Canvassing Board will conduct a public Logic & Accuracy Test of election equipment on Thursday, Feb. 15, to determine canvassing policies related to Hillsborough County’s 2024 elections.

What You Need To Know

  • Hillsborough Canvassing Board to conduct a series of tests Thursday ahead of the 2024 elections

  • The test will consist of a random selection of ballots scanners

  • When finished, the canvassing board will see a post-election audit to verify accuracy of results. 

During the test, elections officials will use a random selection of ballot scanners to scan stacks of pre-filled ballots for early voting, vote-by-mail, and election day voting in the Presidential Preference Primary. The test will confirm that the scanners are reading every position on the ballot and counting votes accurately.

Elections supervisors are required by Florida law to use election equipment that meets the state’s stringent certification standards, and perform a Logic & Accuracy test under the supervision of the canvassing board before every election.

Following the test, officials will seal the equipment to be kept under camera surveillance until the March primary election.

After the election, the canvassing board will oversee a post-election audit to verify the accuracy of the results.

Members of the canvassing board include County Court Judge Daryl Manning, County Commissioner Donna Cameron Cepeda and Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer.

The Logic & Accuracy Test is open to the public and takes place at the Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center, 2514 N. Falkenburg Rd., Tampa.