Holland Reporter

The Ottawa County Clerk’s office has launched a new project and website, called "Securing the Vote," to let area voters know the office's plan to provide safe and secure elections during the August primaries and November general elections.

The new Securing Your Vote dashboard provides the steps the county is taking ahead of this year's elections, including absentee voting, registering to vote and a description of its tabulation equipment.

The dashboard "provides citizens in Ottawa County with information on how their votes are counted and details the security steps that go into the elections process," according to the Zeeland Charter Township's website.

"Over the past several months, we’ve received a number of questions from citizens concerned about our elections process," Ottawa County Clerk Justin Roebuck said, reported by Zeeland Charter Township.

"Our voters have the right to know how this process works and how hard our election officials at the local level are working to ensure the security and accuracy of their vote," Roebuck continued on the website.

Roebuck's office's Securing the Vote project is expected to highlight the timeline of the election process. The timeline follows the election process before, during and after Election Day.

The dashboard also includes the most common questions that Roebuck's office receives with detailed answers, links to additional information and informative infographics.

"Our No. 1 priority is accurate and secure elections," Roebuck told Zeeland Charter Township. "We have an incredible team of 23 city and township clerks all dedicated to that same mission."

The creation of the new dashboard follows a decision by the county and state last month to mail absentee ballot applications to all registered voters as a way to ensure safe voting amid the coronavirus pandemic that is expected to still be ongoing.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson testified before a U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Subcommittee that mail-in voter fraud is "infinitesimal in Michigan," according to MLive.