In 2018, Gov. Wolf ordered all 67 counties in Pennsylvania to have paper-based voting machines in time for the April 2020 presidential primary. The systems produce a paper trail of votes that can be manually audited and recounted.
Choose a county to learn more about its voting machines:
*Information comes from the Pa. Department of State's comprehensive resource explaining the new systems for each county.
Bucks County
Bucks County uses Clear Ballot voting machines.
To mark ballots:
✏️ Most voters will use a hand-marked paper ballot.
See instructions for hand-marked ballot.
♿ An ADA-compliant option is also available — the Clear Ballot Clear Access Ballot Marking Device.
Click to view a video demonstration of the ADA-compliant option:
VIDEO
To cast ballots:
🗳️ All voters will cast their ballot using the Clear Cast Scanner.
Click to view a video demonstration:
VIDEO
More information:
Bucks County website — includes demonstration datesPa. Dept. of State website — includes step-by-step instructions and videos.
Chester Count y
Chester County uses Election Systems & Software (ES&S) voting machines.
To mark ballots:
✏️ Most voters will use a hand-marked paper ballot .
See instructions for hand-marked ballot.
♿ An ADA-compliant option is also available — the ES&S ExpressVote 2.1.
Click to view a video demonstration of the ADA-compliant option:
VIDEO
To cast ballots:
🗳️ All voters will cast their ballot using DS 200 Precinct Scanner.
Click to view a video demonstration of the ADA-compliant option:
VIDEO
M ore information:
Chester Co. website Pa. Dept. of State — includes step-by-step instructions and videos.
Delaware Count y
Delaware County uses Hart Verity voting machines.
To mark ballots:
✏️ Most voters will use a hand-marked paper ballot.
See instructions for hand-marked ballot.
♿ An ADA-compliant option is also available — the Hart Verity Touch Writer.
Click to view a video demonstration of the ADA-compliant option:
VIDEO
To cast ballots:
🗳️ All voters will cast their ballot using the Verity Scan Scanner.
Click to view a video demonstration:
VIDEO
M ore information:
Delaware Co. website Pa. Dept. of State — includes step-by-step instructions and videos.
The Delaware County site also offers this overview video of the voting process (click to expand):
Montgomery Count y
Montgomery County uses Dominion systems.
To mark ballots:
✏️ Most voters will use a hand-marked paper ballot.
See instructions for hand-marked ballot.
♿ An ADA-compliant option is also available — the Dominion Imagecast X.
Click to view a video demonstration of the ADA-compliant option:
VIDEO
To cast ballots:
🗳️ All voters will cast their ballot using the ImageCast Precinct Scanner.
Click to view a video demonstration:
VIDEO
M ore information:
Montgomery Co. website : Pa. Dept. of State : includes step-by-step instructions and videos
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