Voting Machines, Systems, and Technology
Voting machines, ballot tabulators, and other pieces of technology are used to conduct elections in the United States.
One county will shift to hand-delivering unofficial election results in November.
Officials left their central count facility without exporting results from five of its nine tabulators, delaying the city’s results by about 90 minutes.
The president cited newly declassified documents as evidence of foreign interference in the 2020 election and vulnerabilities in voting systems, but election officials and experts say they stop short of supporting his claims.
The president will reportedly share declassified intelligence about voting machines and foreign interference in a speech to the nation on Thursday night.
The ruby-red county will be the first in the country to use a special type of ballot paper embedded with several security measures.
Despite some mail ballot mixups, the state’s primary has been largely without issue so far.
The program did not get enough buy-in from counties, and there are still technical details that need to be worked out.
The ruling creates uncertainty for election officials concerned about preserving voters’ privacy.
The state embarked on a project to update the antiquated SURE system last year. Officials hope to have the new version ready by 2027.
Lots of people are worried about the prospect of federal interference in the midterms, but experts think some scenarios are likelier than others.
The action pushes the boundaries of election oversight by local law enforcement.
Macomb County, the third most populous in the state, will post ballot images online
The same claims inspired county officials to delay certifying the 2022 election, raising questions over whether they will try to defy state law again in 2026.
Buying Dominion made a little-known election technology entrepreneur one of the most powerful players in elections.
The state says the move will allow counties to respond to issues more efficiently.
The bills would expand federal authority, requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote and photo IDs when voting.
The problem forced thousands of voters to cast provisional ballots in the 2025 election.
In 2023, Thornapple opted to stop using electronic voting machines in favor of allowing only hand-marked ballots.
For now, not much. Election officials were surprised by the deal, but now say they’re not expecting big changes under the new owner.
The president, seizing on assertions by Vladimir Putin, promises to ‘lead a movement’ for paper ballots. But here’s what you should know about the security of voting by mail.