Colorado Voting Machines
The voting machine systems used in Colorado are optical scan, DRE and hand-counted paper ballots.
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North Carolina Voting Machines
The voting systems used in North Carolina are optical scan, DRE, and hand-counted paper ballots.
New York Voting Machines
The voting machine systems used in New York are Imagecast, ES&S DS200, ES&S Automark, Shoup Lever Machine and AVM Lever Machine.
Imagecast: the most accessible machine - audio and tactile interfaces, voters can listen to the options over headphones or view an LCD screen with an image of the ballot that can be adjusted for size and contrast. A "Sip-N-Puff" is also available for those voters with limited hand dexterity.
Alabama Voting Machines
The voting system used in Alabama is optical scan.
Florida Voting Machines
The voting systems used in Florida are optical scan and DRE.
Illinois Voting Machines
The voting systems used in Illinois are optical scan and DRE.
To find out what voting machine is used in your county, please visit your state's resource.
Kentucky Voting Machines
The voting systems used in Kentucky are optical scan and DRE.
Missouri Voting Machines
A new election law (HB1878) requires that local election authorities be able to count and audit paper ballots. Local election authorities will not be able to use direct-recording electronic vote-counting machines after Jan. 1, 2024.
The voting systems used in Missouri are optical scan and punch card.
Texas Voting Machines
The voting systems used in Texas are optical scan, DRE, and paper ballots.
WHAT IS OPTICAL SCAN VOTING?
With optical scan voting, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it.
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With a pen or pencil, you fill in a little box, circle, or space between two arrows.
Virginia Voting Machines
The voting machine system used in Virginia is Optical Scan.
WHAT IS OPTICAL SCAN VOTING?
With optical scan voting, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it.