Smurfit has two wholly-owned subsidiaries that participate in the United States election market. Sequoia Pacific System Corporation based in Exeter, California, and Sequoia Voting Systems Inc. based in Jamestown, New York. Our primary market is located in the United States. These systems allow election officials to manage and conduct elections for public offices and measures. There are five types of voting systems currently used in the United States.
Results are hand tabulated.
The paper ballot is mainly used in rural jurisdictions with fewer than 2,000 registered voters. Lever Machines Voters indicate their selections by pulling levers on a large mechanical machine. Individual machines record their own totals on odometer-like devices on the back of the machine. Machines are totaled manually. Punchcard Ballots Voters punch holes in a standard IBM punchcard using one of two different kinds of hole punches.