Counting Votes 2012: A State by State Look at Voting Technology Preparedness

On November 6, 2012, it is highly likely that some voting systems will fail in counties across the country. More than 300 voting machine problems were reported to election protection hotlines during the 2010 mid-term elections, and more than 1,800 were reported during the 2008 general election. Because we cannot predict where machines will fail in 2012, every state should be as prepared as possible for system failures. Vigilance will help ensure that machinery-related problems do not interfere with the right of eligible citizens to vote, or imperil the accuracy of the vote count.