I haven't seen Kim Brace's competing product released yet, but I've
found VVF's data to be broad, rich, and it satisfies all my election
equipment data needs. I'm a bit partial to this data as it's open and
freely available, although I would like to see both groups better
describe collection methods, data quirks and define things (like Kim's
use of "mixed" systems... doesn't help me much!). best, Joe
http://www.verifiedvotingfoundation.org/downloads/VV_BackgrounderNov2010.pdf
http://verifiedvoting.org/verifier
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For Immediate Release
October 20, 2010
Contact: Sean Flaherty, Policy Analyst - Phone: 319-512-0000
Pamela Smith, President - Cell: 760-613-0172
# Comprehensive Map of US Voting Equipment Released
Voter-marked paper ballots dominate among U.S. voting methods, but
one fourth of
voters still depend on unverifiable equipment.
October 20, 2010 - Verified
Voting has released a new version of the
Verifier <http://verifiedvoting.org/verifier>, a map of
voting technology used
throughout the United States and territories, along with a
statistical summary of voting technology that States will use this
November.
“While voter-marked paper ballots
have consistently been the most prevalent voting system in the
nation, this election marks the highest levels of voter-marked
paper ballot use in ten years,” said Verified Voting policy
analyst Sean Flaherty.
The Verifier allows users to quickly
search for voting equipment information by any combination of
type, vendor, machine model, or paper record type. Clicking on a
state in the US map displays a map of that state's election
jurisdictions. Each of these can be clicked to reveal detailed
data on the local voting equipment, election officials, and number
of registered voters.
The Verifier has been updated with
detailed information sheets about the nation's voting systems,
including new models like the DS200
<http://www.verifiedvoting.org/downloads/2010_DS200_full.pdf>.
The data sheets include voting machine descriptions and
explanations of how each system is used.
In addition to the voting systems
map, the Verifier provides a comprehensive map of accessible
equipment serving voters with disabilities. The Verifier is
provided as a public service at no cost to users.
The Verifier can be accessed at this
link:
http://verifiedvoting.org/verifier
The Verifier's data show that 67
percent of Americans live in election jurisdictions where
voter-marked paper ballots will be the standard voting system. All
but a tiny handful of paper ballot jurisdictions use ballot
scanners to tabulate ballots (approximately one million registered
voters live in jurisdictions that hand count paper ballots).
But one fourth of the nation's voters
must still depend upon all-electronic voting machines for
polling-place voting. Verified Voting's statistical summary can be
viewed at this link:
http://www.verifiedvotingfoundation.org/downloads/VV_BackgrounderNov2010.pdf
“We’re gratified with the direction
we’ve seen, toward more jurisdictions with verifiable, recountable
elections. But one fourth of the nation's voters are still forced
to depend on voting systems that cannot be recounted,” said
Verified Voting president Pamela Smith. “This situation must
change by 2012; the phaseout of voting without a safety net is
long overdue,” said Smith. .
About Verified Voting: Verified
Voting Foundation is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit
organization championing reliable, accessible, and publicly
verifiable elections. Visit http://verifiedvotingfoundation.org
and http://blog.verifiedvoting.org
for more information.
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