HELENA — On Wednesday at the State Capitol, election officials ran an analysis on new election technology to see if it could be used in Montana elections.

The new machines from ES&S have already been certified by the federal government, but Montana also independently verifies any new or updated technology.

(WATCH: Montana tests the accuracy and integrity of new election machines) Montana tests the accuracy and integrity of new elections machines

“These voting systems go through rigorous testing by the federal government, but here in Montana, we're never going to trust the federal government. We want to trust and verify ourselves,” explained Montana Elections Director Austin James. “And with Secretary Jacobson's commitment to accuracy. We want to do it out in the open.”

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