News 13 is getting a first look at a new tool to collect voter turnout data, and it's data that everyone will have the ability to see.
The new counter will show just how many Orange County residents are hitting the polls throughout the election season.
County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles, unveiled a new electronic "Poll Book" on Wednesday.
It's a type of check-in system that will be present at all Orange County polling places. A valid photo ID can be swiped at the machine or manually entered by an employee to check in.
The machines are all connected by a network, so people will not be able to check in multiple times.
There's also another added benefit to the technology.
"The nice part is it also is going to be feeding information from the voting location to the elections office and we'll be able to post it on our website to show real time turnout," Cowles said.
The voter turnout numbers will go live on August 15, at the start of early voting, and will continue through Election Day and as absentee ballots come in.
These numbers will be updated live on the Orange County Office of Elections website.
To be clear this will not show election results. It will just show how many people turned out to the polls.