NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — After testing out the use of coffee stirrers for the August primary, Davidson County will once again use them in anticipation of a much larger turnout this upcoming election.
Administrator of Elections Jeff Roberts said it was a challenge to create a touchless voting system because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the stirrers have become one useful tool to creating a safer environment for voters. More than 800 boxes of stirrers will be available to cover all polling locations in the city. They will have enough to supply the 450,000 registered voters in Davidson County.
“This will actually allow you to make choices on the screen without touching anything. We didn’t want to do the touching because we would have to do the cleaning after every voter,” Roberts told NewsChannel 5.
Nine-thousand boxes of pens for one-time use will also be provided for voter applications. Just like the stirrers, the pens can be recycled, but it will be reused for future elections….
