Editing DRE voting machine (section)

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A '''DRE voting machine''', or '''direct-recording electronic voting machine''', records votes by means of a [[ballot]] display provided with mechanical or [[Electro-optics|electro-optical]] components that can be activated by the voter. These are typically buttons or a [[touchscreen]]; and they process data using a computer program to record voting data and ballot images in [[computer memory|memory components]]. After the election, it produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and as printed copy. The system may also provide a means for transmitting individual ballots or vote totals to a central location for consolidating and reporting results from precincts at the central location. The device started to be massively used in 1996 in [[Brazil]] where 100% of the elections voting system is carried out using machines.

In 2004, 28.9% of the registered voters in the United States used some type of direct recording [[electronic voting]] system, up from 7.7% in 1996.