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For more on the history of voting technology, see ProCon’s Historical Timeline: Electronic Voting Machines and Related Voting Technology.
What kinds of machines are in use across the U.S. today? We’ve gotten rid of the punch card and mechanical lever voting machines. Those are now not so ancient history.
Where electronic voting machines are concerned, there is no need to reinvent the wheel. With continued maintenance, software updates, and evolving legislative security measures, the current electronic voting machine system will continue to serve voters well.
In the late 19th-century, Jacob H. Myers invented his lever-operated “Automatic Booth” voting machine, an engineering marvel that would come to dominate American elections from 1910...
A voting machine is a machine used to record votes in an election without paper. The first voting machines were mechanical but it is increasingly more common to use electronic voting machines. Traditionally, a voting machine has been defined by its mechanism, and whether the system tallies votes at each voting location, or centrally.
When the voter enters the voting machine, he or she pulls a large lever that pulls a curtain around the voter, ensuring privacy. There is an interlocking mechanism in the machine that prevents the voter from over-voting—that is, voting for more than the allowed number of candidates.
Inside Georgia’s effort to secure voting machines as experts raise concerns. Georgia is one of the battlegrounds where local and state officials are grappling with some big changes about ...
Three technology trends shaping 2024’s elections. The biggest story of this year will be elections in the US and all around the globe. These New Hampshire officials currently use AccuVote...
Voting systems in the United States have come a long way since the hanging chads of the 2000 recount in Florida — but now cybersecurity is as big a concern as ballot fidelity. Here's what you ...
For example, voting machines can offer interfaces in various languages and accessible options for voters with disabilities. New technologies can provide more secure methods for voter identification and ballot encryption, reducing the risk of fraud and ensuring the integrity of the voting process. With new technologies comes new risks.