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Facts About Election Technology

Ballot marking devices and tabulators do different jobs.

Voting equipment is tested publicly before every election.

Voting machines aren't connected to the internet during voting or counting.

Election results go through multiple checks before being certified.

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Do voting machines “flip” votes?

No. There is no evidence that voting machines flip votes.

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What is election night reporting?

Election night results are early, unofficial results and not final.

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What does a ballot tabulator do?

A tabulator reads and counts marked ballots. It does not decide or change votes.

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How do we know results are correct?

Voting systems are checked by logic & accuracy testing before an election and audits of paper ballots after elections confirm results.

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FEATURED BRIEFING & RESEARCH

New from ETEF

American Voter Trust and Confidence in Election Systems & Technology Survey

NATIONAL SURVEY RESULTS

Commissioned by the Election Technology Education Fund and conducted by YouGov, survey of 2,000 U.S. registered voters reveals baseline confidence in personal votes and voting technology alongside concern over negative political claims.

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ETEF RESEARCH

A visual guide to the nine key findings, drawn from the weighted survey toplines.

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The Election 
Technology Briefing

2026 ELECTION TECHNOLOGY BRIEFING

Explore ETEF’s national social listening audit, fact checks of common election technology claims, and a plain-language field guide and glossary explaining the tools used in American elections, how they work, and how results are verified.

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Election Security Research

Election Security
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A collaborative, independent forum that brings together researchers, practitioners, and experts to strengthen election technology through rigorous testing under the principles of coordinated vulnerability disclosure.

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FEATURED RESEARCH

ETEF Article on Election Security Through Collaborative, Independent Research

Reframing Election Security Collaboration: A Multi-Stakeholder Model for Trust, Transparency, and Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure in Fall edition of JEARP highlights ETEF’s panel at the Election Sciences, Reform, and Administration (ESRA) 2026 conference and the 2027 ESRF.

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