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A direct-recording electronic (DRE) is one for of electronic voting machine which records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or electro-optical components that can be activated by the voter (typically buttons or a touchscreen); that processes data by means of a computer program; and that records voting data and ballot images in memory components. After the election it produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and as printed copy. The system may also provide a means for transmitting individual ballots or vote totals to a central location for consolidating and reporting results from precincts at the central location.

In 2004, 28.9% of the registered voters in the United States used some type of direct recording electronic voting system, up from 7.7% in 1996.

A Hart eSlate DRE voting machine with jelly buttons for people with manual dexterity disabilities.

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-A '''direct-recording electronic''' (DRE) [[voting machine]] records votes by means of a [[ballot]] display provided with mechanical or electro-optical components that can be activated by the voter (typically buttons or a [[touchscreen]]); that processes data by means of a computer program; and that records voting data and ballot images in [[computer memory|memory components]]. After the election it produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and as printed copy. The system may also provide a means for transmitting individual ballots or vote totals to a central location for consolidating and reporting results from precincts at the central location.
+A '''direct-recording electronic''' (DRE) is one for of [[electronic voting|electronic]] [[voting machine]] which records votes by means of a [[ballot]] display provided with mechanical or electro-optical components that can be activated by the voter (typically buttons or a [[touchscreen]]); that processes data by means of a computer program; and that records voting data and ballot images in [[computer memory|memory components]]. After the election it produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and as printed copy. The system may also provide a means for transmitting individual ballots or vote totals to a central location for consolidating and reporting results from precincts at the central location.
 In 2004, 28.9% of the registered voters in the United States used some type of direct recording [[electronic voting]] system, up from 7.7% in 1996.
+[[Image:Jellybuttons.jpg|thumb|A Hart eSlate DRE voting machine with jelly buttons for people with manual dexterity disabilities.]]
-==Benefits of DRE voting machines==
-[[Image:Jellybuttons.jpg|thumb|A Hart eSlate DRE voting machine with jelly buttons for people with manual dexterity disabilities.]]
-Like all voting machines DRE systems increase the speed of vote counting. They can also incorporate the most broad assistive technologies for the largest classes of handicapped people, allowing them to vote without forfeiting the anonymity of their vote. These machines can use headphones and other [[adaptive technology]] to provide the necessary [[accessibility]]. DRE's can also provide the most robust form of immediate feedback to the voter detecting such possible problems as [[undervote|undervoting]] and [[overvote|overvoting]] which may result in a [[spoiled ballot]]. This immediate feedback can be helpful in successfully determining [[voter intent]].
-Additionally, with DRE voting systems there is no risk of exhausting the supply of paper ballots, and remove the need for printing of paper ballots, a significant cost.<ref>"http://post-journal.com/articles.asp?articleID=6218". ''The Post-Journal''</ref> When administering elections in which ballots are offered in multiple languages (in some areas of the United States, public elections are required to by the [[Voting Rights Act| National Voting Rights Act of 1965]]), DRE voting systems can be programmed to provide ballots in multiple languages on a single machine. For example, [[King County, Washington]]'s demographics require them under U.S. federal election law to provide ballot access in [[Chinese language|Chinese]]. With any type of paper ballot, the county has to decide how many Chinese-language ballots to print, how many to make available at each polling place, etc.  Any strategy that can assure that Chinese-language ballots will be available at all polling places is certain, at the very least, to result in a lot of wasted ballots.
-[[Image:Urna eletrônica.jpeg|thumb|left|200px|Direct recording voting machine developed in Brazil and used in 100% of Brazilian elections]]
-==Demonstrated Laboratory Attacks==
-* [[Premier Election Solutions|Diebold Election Systems]] AccuVote-TS (Manipulation of the votes by the [[Princeton University]].)<ref>[http://itpolicy.princeton.edu/voting/ Security Analysis of the Diebold AccuVote-TS Voting Machine]</ref>
-* [[Nedap]] ES3B (Manipulation of the votes by a citizen group)<ref>[http://www.wijvertrouwenstemcomputersniet.nl/images/9/91/Es3b-en.pdf Nedap/Groenendaal ES3B voting computer, a security analysis]</ref><ref>[http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/79106 Dutch citizens group cracks Nedap's voting computer]</ref>
-* SDU voting computers (Violating the [[secret ballot|secrecy of the ballot]] using [[Van Eck phreaking]], tested by the Dutch secret service [[AIVD]])<ref>[http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/80302 Use of SDU voting computers banned during Dutch general elections] (Heise.de, 31. October 2006)</ref>
 ==See also==
-* [[Electronic voting]]
-* [[Open Voting Consortium]]
 * [[Optical scan voting system]]
-* [[Uncounted]]
-* [[Voting machine]]
 ==References==
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-*[http://votingmachines.procon.org/ ProCon's "Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process?" review]
-*[http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,61045,00.html Aussies Do It Right: E-Voting] by [[Kim Zetter]] at [[Wired Magazine|Wired]]
-* [http://www.blackboxvoting.com David Allen's Black Box Voting website]
-* [http://www.blackboxvoting.org Bev Harris's Black Box Voting website]
-* [http://www.electionreformproject.org AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project]
-* [http://www.notablesoftware.com/evote.html Electronic voting website] by Rebecca Mercuri
-* [http://wiki.ael.be/index.php/ElectronicVoting European Association Electronic Libre]
-* [http://www.votingintegrity.org/ National Committee for Voting Integrity]
-* [http://www.openvotingconsortium.org/ Open Voting Consortium] &mdash; group which advocates using open source electronic voting systems with paper ballots.
-* [http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2004/11/the_problem_wit.html The Problem with Electronic Voting Machines] by Bruce Schneier (security expert)
-* [http://www.verifiedvoting.org/ Verified Voting]
-* [http://www.californiaconnected.org/newsroom/archives/category/special-series/electronic-voting/ Election Glitches: The Secret Dangers of Electronic Voting Machines] at California Connected Newsroom
-* [http://www.brennancenter.org/stack_detail.asp?key=97&subkey=36343 The Machinery of Democracy: Protecting Elections in an Electronic World] from the [http://www.brennancenter.org Brennan Center for Justice] Voting System Security Task Force
 [[Category:Electronic voting]]