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Information on Pennsylvania
Elections, Voting Systems & Voting Machines
for Press & Media
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specializes in analysis of voting systems and voting machines,
and in advocacy for every eligible voter having the right to
vote and to have his or her vote counted accurately. We have
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issues in Pennsylvania, and we can provide you with both historical
and current researched information.
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HERE ARE
SOME QUICK FACTS THAT MAY HELP YOUR RESEARCH:
- Total registered
voters in Pennsylvania: 8,487,093 (November
2012 election; as of October 22, 2012)
- Total of registered
voters in counties with NO voter-verified paper trail: 7,073,597
These counties use Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) machines.
- Total of registered
voters in counties using voter-verified paper ballots (optical
scanners with ballot markers): 1,413,586
VOTING
MACHINES, COUNTIES, and NUMBER OF VOTERS USING EACH SYSTEM
November 2012 Election; as of October 22, 2012
| System |
Type |
Total
Counties |
Total
Voters |
Counties
Used |
| Danaher |
DRE
full-face |
6 |
2,446,106 |
Berks,
Bucks, Dauphin, Delaware, Monroe, Philadelphia |
| Sequoia
Advantage |
DRE
full-face |
2 |
763,941 |
Montgomery,
Northampton |
|
DRE
full-face |
8 |
3,210,047 |
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| Sequoia
Edge |
DRE
touchscreen, paged |
1 |
280,281 |
York |
| ES&S
iVotronic |
DRE
touchscreen, paged |
24 |
2,585,681 |
Allegheny,
Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia,
Crawford, Cumberland, Elk, Erie, Forest, Greene, Jefferson, Lawrence,
Lebanon, Luzerne, McKean, Mercer, Perry, Venango, Westmoreland,
Wyoming |
| Diebold/Premier
TSX |
DRE
touchscreen, paged |
16 |
912,272 |
Armstrong,
Bradford, Carbon, Clarion, Lehigh, Lycoming, Northumberland,
Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Somerset, Sullivan, Tioga, Union, Warren,
Washington, |
| Hart/Intercivic
eSlate |
DRE
select-wheel, paged |
1 |
85,316 |
Blair |
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DRE,
paged |
42 |
3,863,550 |
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| ES&S
M100 / AutoMARK |
optical
scan, precinct count / accessible ballot marker |
11 |
577,926 |
Adams,
Centre, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Indiana, Juniata, Lackawanna,
Mifflin, Montour, Snyder |
| ES&S
M650 / AutoMARK |
optical
scan, central count / accessible ballot marker |
2 |
58,754 |
Susquehanna,
Wayne |
| Hart/Intercivic
eScan / eSlate |
digital
scan, precinct count / accessible DRE (no paper) |
3 |
438,729 |
Bedford,
Fayette, Lancaster |
| ES&S
M100 / iVotronic |
optical
scan, precinct count / DRE (no paper) |
1 |
338,177 |
Chester |
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Voter-Marked
& Verified Paper Ballots (optical/digital scan) |
17 |
1,413,586 |
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Source of Voter
Registration Data: PA
Department of State
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AGAIN FOR YOUR INTEREST IN PENNSYLVANIA!
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