Voting Blogs: EAC Commissioner Masterson on Aging Voting Technology | EAC Blog

Recently a report was released discussing the current state of voting technology across the United States as we head in to the 2016 Election Cycle, which covers elections for many offices, from President to statewide offices to school boards.  Pam Fessler of NPR (a reporter who has spent years reporting on election administration issues and talking to state and local election officials) summed up the report, “Voting machines around the United States are coming to the end of their useful lives. Breakdowns are increasingly common. Spare parts are difficult, if not impossible, to find.”
This report was not news to election officials across the country as they have worked to cope with aging voting technology for several years now.  In fact, the Presidential Commission on Election Administration (PCEA) highlighted the issue when they discussed the “”widespread wearing out of voting machines purchased a decade ago.”
Since being sworn-in the EAC Commissioners have traveled across the country listening to state and local election officials.  The issue of aging voting technology is at the top of the list of concerns that election officials have.  In response to this the EAC is now focused on providing easy to use resources and information for election officials to maintain their own equipment and purchase new voting technology.
Full Article: Blog Details Commissioner Masterson on Aging Voting Technology.