The Pontiac Election Commission met Oct. 20, 2025, at 12:11 p.m. and conducted a public accuracy test of voting equipment for Precincts 4 and 10, confirming that test vote tallies matched printed reports and that results transmitted to Oakland County.

The public accuracy test is required before each election to verify voting machines are functioning correctly. Will Wesley of Office Management Consulting, who conducted the test for the commission, told commissioners, “I randomly picked 2 precincts. We're gonna do Precinct Number 4 and Precinct Number 10 for today's test.” Wesley also noted a time setting issue: “the time on the machines have been set back 1 hour because prior to election day, you will have daylight savings time kick in.”

Wesley said he opened the machines, printed an initial zero report showing no ballots on the machines, fed a test deck of 20 ballots and ran them through the tabulators. After closing the machines, they printed tally reports that were compared to a test tally sheet. The clerk reviewed the reports and confirmed the printed tape matched the test sheet. Wesley reported that on both machines “the results did successfully transmit to the county.”

Commission discussion during the test covered routine operational points: the machines flag overvotes and prompt voters at precincts to obtain replacement ballots if they choose; ballots must be scanned at the correct precinct tabulator when multiple precincts share a polling location; and paper records — the printed tally tape and the capped ballots — are retained to support any recounts. The commission was also told that because the machines do not automatically update for daylight saving time, the time stamp printed on machine reports will read one hour earlier than the actual clock time unless manually adjusted.

On procedural business, the commission approved several routine items by roll call votes. Commissioners voted to excuse Commissioner Altman and Commissioner Harris Ford; approved the meeting agenda; approved minutes from Oct. 3 and Oct. 8, 2025; and then adjourned. There were no members of the public in attendance for public comment.

Votes at a glance
- Motion to excuse Commissioner Altman and Commissioner Harris Ford — approved (3 yeas, 0 nays). Roll call: Commissioner Prater — yes; Commissioner Hessheimer — yes; Commissioner Doyle — yes.
- Motion to approve the agenda — approved (3 yeas, 0 nays). Roll call: Commissioner Hessheimer — yes; Commissioner Doyle — yes; Commissioner Prater — yes.
- Motion to approve minutes of Oct. 3, 2025 — approved (3 yeas, 0 nays). Roll call: Commissioner Prater — yes; Commissioner Doyle — yes; Commissioner Hessheimer — yes.
- Motion to approve minutes of Oct. 8, 2025 — approved (3 yeas, 0 nays). Mover: Mister Quirk. Roll call: Commissioner Doyle — yes; Commissioner Prater — yes; Commissioner Hessheimer — yes.
- Motion to adjourn — approved (3 yeas, 0 nays). Roll call: Commissioner Prater — yes; Commissioner Estimer — yes; Commissioner Doyle — yes.

The commission recessed after confirming the machines' test tallies matched the printed reports and the transmissions to Oakland County completed. The meeting was adjourned at 12:23 p.m.