NORWOOD, Ohio —

With early voting for November's general election in Hamilton County starting in less than two weeks, election officials are offering "Behind the Ballot" tours to the public to emphasize transparency and boost voter confidence.

The tours allow members of the public to observe pre-election processes firsthand, including the inspection of 5,000 voting booths and electronic poll books used to verify voter identities. Sherry Poland, director of the Hamilton County Board of Elections, said, "You get to see some of the security features that we have in place." Advertisement

These tours were initiated after the contentious 2020 presidential election to better inform citizens about election administration in the county. Poland explained, "After 2020 is when we realized we nee

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