Machines hummed as staffers gathered at the Dallas County elections office to test the county's 50 vote tabulators Thursday morning. Early voting began Wednesday ahead of the June 4 primary election. Ahead of every election cycle, counties are required to test all their vote tabulators to make sure they're working properly. The process was open to the public. Secretary of State Paul Pate said the tests should give Iowans confidence that election results will be accurate. Other aspects of Iowa's election system are also designed to ensure the results are accurate, Pate said. Those safeguards include using paper ballots, requiring voter ID and conducting post-election audits to check the results. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #elections #voting #IApolitics #IAvotes