Despite its disastrous debut in last year’s election, Northampton County officials are sticking with the ExpressVote XL voting system. As many as a third of these machines – a hybrid touch screen and paper ballot – were hypersensitive, which made it difficult for some voters to make selections. In addition, the system had been improperly programmed.

Election Systems and Software, the manufacturer of this system, has assured the county these problems are now resolved and should pose no issues during the presidential primary April 28.

Voter Registrar Amy Cozze, however, plans to conduct several public demonstrations in which voters can try out the system for themselves. The following ExpressVote XL demonstrations are scheduled:

March 6: 9–11 a.m., Slate Belt Senior Center, 707 American Bangor Road, Bangor

March 6: 6–9 p.m., “First Fridays” Banana Factory, 25 W. Third St., Bethlehem

March 9: 10 a.m.–1 p.m., Hellertown Library 409 Constitution Ave., Hellertown

March 12: 10 a.m.–noon, Nazareth Senior Center, 15 S. Wood St., Nazareth

March 17: 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem

March 25: 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Easton Public Library, 515 Church St., Easton

March 27: 5–8 p.m., Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton St., Easton

March 30: 9–11 a.m., Nazareth Area HS, 501 E. Center St., Nazareth

April 2: 10 a.m.–noon, Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living, 713 N. 13th Street, Allentown