What was the percentage of people voting on e-vote machines in 2004?

[helderheid]

I'm having the following conversation with my county clerk (sans names - read from bottom up):

Hi helderheid,

I hadn't heard the number that actually implemented Touch Screens in 2004. I know California and New York didn't use them. I don't think Ohio did either because they were still considering RFPs. As I read about all the varous counties purchasing equipment during the oast year, I would be surprised if 1/3 of the nation actually used touchscreens in 2004. Do you know how we can find out?

Thanks,







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Yes, it was 1/3 that did, right?

Thanks!



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Date: 03/16/06 14:51:18
To: helderheid
Subject: RE: Bet on a Bet but Not on a Ballot - Washington Post

Hi,

I will be interested to see what his report says. However, please keep in mind that most jurisdictions didn't have electronic voting machines in 2004.

Thanks,




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Subject: Bet on a Bet but Not on a Ballot - Washington Post



Thu Mar 16th 2006

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That's because Vegas slots are better monitored and regulated than America's voting machines, Freeman writes in a book out in July that argues, among other things, that President Bush may owe his last win to an unfair vote count.

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We'll wait to read "Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen? Exit Polls, Election Fraud, and the Official Count" before making a judgment about that. But Freeman has assembled comparisons that suggest Americans protect their vices more than they guard their voting rights, according to data he presented at an October meeting of the American Statistical Association chapter in Philadelphia.

[FogerRox]

1. EDS-election data services has it

[OnTheOtherHand]

2. 9.3% of jurisdictions, 22.6% of registered voters?

http://www.eac.gov/election_survey_2004/pdf/EDS%20exec.%20summary.pdf
page 24 of the PDF
That's just for DREs, of course.

EDIT TO ADD: or 25.0% of registered voters according to http://www.eac.gov/election_survey_2004/html/EDS-chap%209%20vote%20equip2.htm

[Wilms]

3. For 2006 EDS says

69 Million Voters will use Optical Scan Ballots in 2006
66 Million Voters will use (Direct Recording) Electronic Equipment

http://www.electiondataservices.com/EDSInc_VEStudy2006.pdf


Strange that I had to add the "(Direct Recording)" to that snip.

[FogerRox]

4. From the 2004 report

29.35% of registered voters used electonic voting machines, DREs?

34.93% used opscans.

Of course all of the above were tabulated.

From here

http://www.electiondataservices.com/VotingSummary2004_20040805.pdf

SO yeah -- nearly a 1/3rd of Americans did use DREs in 2004. BUT--

Lets add up all the equipment that got fed into tabulators.

34.93% used opscans
29.35% used DREs
12.37% used punchcards

Comes to 74.65%

OTOH-- the EAC couldnt empty its boot of water if the directions to do so were on the bottom of the boot.

[EFerrari]

5. Carry on, my friend!

Great work.

:toast: