Voting machine, ballot changes on Long Island: What voters should expect

The machines have changed, the technology has evolved and now in Suffolk County voting is right at your fingertips. It's so user-friendly. No more filling in bubbles here. They're going to place their ballot. The ballot card identifies a person's district so the right races appear on the screen and from there choose your language, text size and tap to vote. A voter will select their candidate and should they change their mind and want to vote on a different party line they have to deselect to reselect i forgot the proposal and i hit print and review it tells you additional choices are available and once you're done the machine prints your completed ballot on your card to review your choices before officially casting your vote and just like in the past election inspectors aren't allowed inside the voting booth but there's this help button here if you need guidance, and there's also a designated area where they could stand to give you instructions without compromising the integrity of your vote. And over in Nassau County, voters will see some changes there too, including a double-sided ballot. One side of the ballot will have the governor to our county legislator, and the flip side will have the judicial races. Nassau Board of Election officials say this means more room for candidates' names and bigger bubbles to fill in. After 16 years, Nassau's also replacing its voting machines. The machines now are newer. They're more efficient and lighter. And changes won't just be noticeable at the polls, but also after they close. The inspectors would bring the results to the local police precinct, and then the police would bring it here to Mineola. What we're going to do now is dispatch Board of Elections personnel to the police precincts so we can get the results and put them in the computer right there. So whether it's casting a ballot or counting the votes, election officials are hoping these changes make the process smoother from start to finish. On Long Island, Jody Goldberg, Fox 5 News.