ABA Division for Public Education: Students in Action: Debating Voting Issues, Representativeness, and Reforms: Table on Voting Equipment

Usage of Voting Equipment in the 1980 and 2000 Elections

Percentage of Counties
Using Technology

Percent of 2000 Population
Covered by Technology

1980

2000

1980

2000

Paper Ballots
40.4

12.5

9.8

1.3

Lever Machines
36.4

14.7

43.9

17.8

Punch Card
"VotoMatic"
"DataVote"

17.0
2.9

17.5
1.7

30.0
2.7

30.9
3.5

Optically scanned
0.8

40.2

9.8

27.5

Electronic (DRE)
0.2

8.9

2.3

10.7

Mixed
3.0

4.4

10.4

8.1

	Percentage of Counties Using Technology		Percent of 2000 Population Covered by Technology
	1980	2000	1980	2000
Paper Ballots	40.4	12.5	9.8	1.3
Lever Machines	36.4	14.7	43.9	17.8
Punch Card "VotoMatic" "DataVote"	17.0 2.9	17.5 1.7	30.0 2.7	30.9 3.5
Optically scanned	0.8	40.2	9.8	27.5
Electronic (DRE)	0.2	8.9	2.3	10.7
Mixed	3.0	4.4	10.4	8.1