The Washington County Auditor’s Office will be testing their vote tabulating equipment during the week of January 30th. This equipment will be used in the February 14th special city election to fill the Ward 2 seat on the Washington City Council. Testing will be done at the Courthouse and is open to the public. The exact times and dates of the testing can be obtained by calling the Auditor’s Office at 319-653-7717 on or before January 30th. The former representative of Ward 2, Steve Gault, gave his resignation to the City Council on December 6th; his term was not set to expire until December of 2025.