voting machines
Election day equipment
Voting machines are devices used to cast and count ballots in elections.
They range from mechanical lever machines to electronic touchscreens to optical scanners that read paper ballots.
The term often appears in debates about election security and integrity: Critics questioned whether the voting machines could be hacked.
Also called voting equipment or election machines.
Input-sensitive display panel
- scannersSignal detection devices
- opticalOf vision or light
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
firmware · digital · electronic · tabulation · interface · calibration · programming · barcode
Shaping through liquid form
- tabulationOrganizing data systematically
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- tallyingSumming items systematically
- scanningSystematic visual examination
verification · recount · canvassing · adjudication · provisional · absentee · curbside · precinct
Converting data into code
- audit trailChronological record of transactions
- tamper-evidentShows if opened
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
access control · chain of custody · seals · certification · testing · vulnerability · hacking · penetration testing
Degree of correctness
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- testingExamining to evaluate
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
auditing · hand recount · quality control · error rate · malfunction · verification · transparency · public trust
Financial equipment manufacturer
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- maintenancePreserving working condition
touchscreen
Input-sensitive display panel
- scannersSignal detection devices
- opticalOf vision or light
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
hardware · firmware · digital · electronic · tabulation · interface · calibration · programming · barcode · paper trail
casting
Shaping through liquid form
- tabulationOrganizing data systematically
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- tallyingSumming items systematically
scanning · verification · recount · canvassing · adjudication · provisional · absentee · curbside · precinct · poll worker
encryption
Converting data into code
- audit trailChronological record of transactions
- tamper-evidentShows if opened
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
authentication · access control · chain of custody · seals · certification · testing · vulnerability · hacking · penetration testing · air-gapped
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- testingExamining to evaluate
standards · auditing · hand recount · quality control · error rate · malfunction · verification · transparency · public trust · chain of custody
Diebold
Financial equipment manufacturer
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- contractEnforceable written agreement
maintenance · proprietary · licensing · warranty · service agreement
- Voting Rightsenfranchisement, disenfranchisement, fair elections, poll taxes, literacy tests
- 2000 ElectionFlorida recount, hanging chads, Bush v. Gore, Al Gore, George W. Bush
- electionsballot, ballots, candidates, polls, election day
- votingballot, ballots, polls, candidates, aye
- computerscomputer, computers, desktop, desktops, laptop
- political memorabiliacampaign buttons, campaign pins, campaign posters, political buttons, bumper stickers
voting machinespaper ballots
Tangible voting documents
voice voting · show of hands · acclamation · standing vote · viva voce
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