Lehigh County

New technology will help process votes

Lehigh County will be the first in the nation to implement the Agilis Falcon, paving the way for use of the advanced technology in its vote-by-mail elections. Runbeck Election Services recently began selling the advanced ballot sorting technology to provide a trustworthy and more affordable election experience to counties across the nation.

The Agilis Falcon ballot packet sorter allows local election officials to sort mail ballots locally while scanning for signatures, dates, and weight of the envelope, explains Jeff Ellington, CEO at Runbeck Election Services. The Agilis Falcon provides election officials the ability to sort their own mail-in ballot envelopes and verify voter signatures with complete accuracy and a full audit trail inside their own secure facility.