TUSCALOOSA CO., Ala. (WBRC) – With the national election less than a week away, Alabama counties must test their voting machines before voters go to the polls.

Tuscaloosa County uses three different machines on Election Day.

Electronic voting registers help register people, speed voting machines help those with special needs to vote, and other voters use regular vote counting machines.

WBRC watched officials test some of these machines for accuracy before Election Day.

Tuscaloosa County Probate Judge Rob Robertson tested a randomly selected machine by giving it multiple ballots.

Election officials wanted to force errors and make sure the machine caught the problem.

Representatives of the Republican and Democratic parties were also present at the test.

“We imposed tests that we have to pass. We must ensure that they are not eliminated. We look again and again, making sure that different scenarios are considered,” Justice Robertson said. “Sometimes there are mistakes on the ballots. How is this handled? If you were handed a white paper and shoved through it, you would reject that. Making sure all of these things work as they should and that the county comes out.”

Judge Robertson adds that the largest polling place in Alabama is in Tuscaloosa County.

This is the Bobby Miller Activity Center, where more than 10,000 people are registered to vote.

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