Punchcard Ballots Voters punch holes in a standard IBM punchcard using one of two different kinds of hole punches. Tabulation is done by high speed card readers. Optical Scan Ballots Voters mark their choice on a specially printed paper ballot with a pencil of a unique marking device. Tabulation is done by optical mark scanners. Electronic Systems Voters press buttons that record their choice directly on an electronic medium.
Tabulation is done by computer consolidation of the totals of each machine.
The most accurate, secure, direct record electronic voting system currently marketed is our AVC Advantage and Avc Edge. Voters locate candidates and questions listed on a large ballot and register their choice by pressing the push button next to their selection. Write-ins are recorded on a small keyboard. Votes are tabulated automatically and are printed immediately following the closing of the polls. In 1988, the tradition of the lever machine was maintained with the introduction, by Sequoia Voting Systems Inc., of the AVC Advantage electronic voting machine.