We did reach out to the Omni for comment, but we have not heard back. New at six Connecticut is upgrading its voting equipment for the first time in nearly 20 years. Been a long haul to try to get this done. NBC Connecticut's political reporter Mike Savino has more on when we might actually see these new machines. And as a voter, what you can expect. The last time Connecticut updated its voting machines, the iPhone hadn't even been invented. Now, this fall, nine towns will be testing the latest technology. These machines will absolutely help bring our election infrastructure into the 21st century. Connecticut last upgraded its tabulators in 2006. The machines are so old, the vendor doesn't even make replacement parts. Towns sometimes have to shop on websites like eBay for those parts. What isn't in their job description is fixing a voting machine, because the roller in the tabulator melted in 100 degree weather. The state approved $20 million to purchase 2700 tabulators from election systems and software because of the timing. Most towns won't get them until next year, but nine towns will run a test this fall. Officials say the new machines won't mean any major changes for voters. There will be a sense of familiarity for both our election workers, but also members of the public. That's because the tabulator still accept the same paper ballots, which also provide a hard copy backup of all votes. The new machines also have updated safety features not available on the outdated tabulators. Here we are in a day and age where people are casting shade upon our elections and the integrity of the elections. Lamont has also put together a task force looking at ranked choice voting in Connecticut. But election officials say if we make that switch, these tab