ES&S Case Study: Delaware

Changing the Way Voters in the First State Cast Ballots

老化投票机放在休息

Jurisdictions across the country are replacing their aging voting systems with new equipment that includes the latest in security technology and a verifiable paper trail. The State of Delaware recently chose and implemented ES&S equipment, and voters and poll workers delighted in its首次使用.

概述

2016年末，当时特拉华州选举委员会的Elaine Manlove曾努力取代该州的投票设备。首先部署于1996年，特拉华州的投票机，这些是全国最古老的机器，正在达到他们生命周期的结束。

Much like the rest of the country, Delaware voters and politicians were asking for a secure system that produced a paper trail.

Challenges

• Systems built more than 20 years ago do not have the same kind of security features available today.
• Delaware’s previous voting system only recorded votes electronically.
• The lack of a paper record made performing a recount or audit difficult.

Results

• Delaware deployed 131 ES&S ExpressVote XL full-face universal voting devices in 63 polling places across the state for its May 2019 Statewide School Board Elections.
• For the first time, Delawareans voted on equipment that produces a verifiable paper trail and allows for a full audit of election results — both of which were not possible with their previous system.
• 全面选票意味着特拉华选民和民意调查工人的文化冲击和最小的学习曲线。
• Voters verified their choices at the time of voting and immediately before casting.
• State election officials find it much easier dealing with one vendor versus multiple.
• The state will use ExpressVote XL for early voting beginning in 2022.

Selection Process

• The Delaware General Assembly formed a Voting Equipment Selection Task Force.
• 美国选举援助委员会（EAC）的成员和国家立法机构（NCSL）的全国大会（NCSL）教育了关于其他国家的投票系统的小组。
• Vendors were invited to provide product demonstrations.
• The State of Delaware then issued an RFP that included four sections: voting machines, absentee, election management and voter registration.
• 七家供应商回复并随后对该组进行了第二个设备演示。
• The 12-member evaluation committee voted independently and unanimously that ES&S’ pricing and equipment were the best options for the State.

Implementation

“Implementation went amazingly well,” State of Delaware Department of Elections’ Director of Information Technology Chris Ramos said.

Delaware election officials report that implementation went off without a hitch. Feedback from poll workers was positive — all ages felt that the system was easier to set up and use. The ES&S Delaware-dedicated trainers not only trained the Delaware Election Team, they also trained the trainers.

“So excited we could be a part of this historic moment for Delaware elections,” ES&S Regional Sales Manager Christine Valeriano said. “This experience, working with the Delaware team, has been a true partnership!”

“The implementation process was truly a team effort from the Delaware counties, State of Delaware Election Office and ES&S staff,” ES&S Account Manager Lynne Kenton said. “Without the enthusiasm and involvement from the state and counties, this project would not have been successful. The implementation process will not be the end of this partnership.”