Kevin Hammond, left, election specialist, and local Republican Party Vice President Rex Davis test an electronic voting machine Wednesday morning to be sure it is working properly.

Officials are gearing up for Tuesday’s primary election, which is earlier this year than in previous elections.

Wednesday, officials tested electronic voting machines to be sure they are working properly.

The News Courier will publish a series of articles on local and statewide elections in Sunday’s edition, as well as an overview of how the primary election works.

Find question-and-answer stories from local candidates that were previously published on enewscourier.com under Election 2012.