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SC voting system is push and pray voting, no paper trail...
Written by John Brakey Subject: Voting - Election IntegrityTo Andrea Miller of People Demanding Action:
Dear Andrea,
Attached to this email is a Excel spreadsheet that list every county in South Carolina and how the equipment is used.
The voting system that is being currently used in South Carolina at the precinct are Direct Recording Electronics (DRE) made by Election Systems and Software (ES&S). However, the Absentee Votes are counted on old optical scanner, either the M100 or the M650 which both are far better than the DRE that do not produce a paper trail. These two type scanners are old and do not make ballot images but are far better than voting on DRE.
We call these DRE systems push and pray voting systems, because there is absolutely no paper trail at all and you can only pray that your vote is counted correctly.
Attached is an article from last November that gives a good overview of the problem but apparently nothing is being done. Link to article, "SC voting machines seeing more problems with age": http://www.goupstate.com/news/20171115/sc-voting-machines-seeing-more-problems-with-age
I would try to get as many voters as possible to vote absentee and thus vote on hand marked paper ballots counted by optical scanners.
I hope this information is helpful. If you need more information on how bad here a link to site: http://www.bradblog.com on hundreds of articles on South Carolina over 14 years: https://tinyurl.com/y8cwh738
Regards,
John R Brakey
Cell: 520 339 2696
Search Results: South Carolina / 2016 | |||||||||||
Jurisdiction | Counties | Precincts | Total Registration | Election Systems & Software | Model | Equipment Type | Absentee Ballots | VVPAT | Accessible Use | Early Voting | Polling Place |
Abbeville County | 1 | 14 | 15,419 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Abbeville County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Aiken County | 1 | 84 | 111,606 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Aiken County | ES&S | Model 650 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Allendale County | 1 | 8 | 6,039 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Allendale County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Anderson County | 1 | 80 | 119,129 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Anderson County | ES&S | Model 650 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Bamberg County | 1 | 13 | 9,817 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Bamberg County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Barnwell County | 1 | 15 | 13,897 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Barnwell County | ES&S | Model 650 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Beaufort County | 1 | 92 | 113,197 | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No |
Beaufort County | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | |||
Berkeley County | 1 | 78 | 119,259 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Berkeley County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Calhoun County | 1 | 12 | 10,839 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Calhoun County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Charleston County | 1 | 182 | 281,003 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Charleston County | ES&S | Model 650 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Cherokee County | 1 | 29 | 32,295 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Cherokee County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Chester County | 1 | 21 | 21,071 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Chester County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Chesterfield County | 1 | 25 | 26,334 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Chesterfield County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Clarendon County | 1 | 25 | 23,810 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Clarendon County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Colleton County | 1 | 32 | 25,309 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Colleton County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Darlington County | 1 | 32 | 44,433 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Darlington County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Dillon County | 1 | 20 | 20,048 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Dillon County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Dorchester County | 1 | 81 | 100,511 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Dorchester County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Edgefield County | 1 | 12 | 16,823 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Edgefield County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Fairfield County | 1 | 22 | 15,950 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Fairfield County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Florence County | 1 | 63 | 88,135 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Florence County | ES&S | Model 650 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Georgetown County | 1 | 34 | 42,949 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Georgetown County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Greenville County | 1 | 151 | 316,917 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Greenville County | ES&S | Model 650 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Greenwood County | 1 | 48 | 41,891 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Greenwood County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Hampton County | 1 | 18 | 13,021 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Hampton County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Horry County | 1 | 122 | 206,853 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Horry County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Jasper County | 1 | 15 | 17,954 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Jasper County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Kershaw County | 1 | 34 | 41,765 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Kershaw County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Lancaster County | 1 | 35 | 55,229 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Lancaster County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Laurens County | 1 | 34 | 39,809 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Laurens County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Lee County | 1 | 22 | 12,235 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Lee County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Lexington County | 1 | 96 | 178,496 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Lexington County | ES&S | Model 650 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Marion County | 1 | 17 | 22,352 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Marion County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Marlboro County | 1 | 15 | 18,552 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Marlboro County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
McCormick County | 1 | 11 | 7,164 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
McCormick County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Newberry County | 1 | 30 | 23,654 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Newberry County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Oconee County | 1 | 31 | 50,339 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Oconee County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Orangeburg County | 1 | 53 | 59,211 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Orangeburg County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Pickens County | 1 | 61 | 69,664 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Pickens County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Richland County | 1 | 149 | 255,661 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Richland County | ES&S | Model 650 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Saluda County | 1 | 18 | 11,827 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Saluda County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Spartanburg County | 1 | 94 | 178,682 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Spartanburg County | ES&S | Model 650 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Sumter County | 1 | 58 | 69,213 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Sumter County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Union County | 1 | 23 | 17,627 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Union County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
Williamsburg County | 1 | 28 | 22,669 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Williamsburg County | ES&S | Model 100 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
York County | 1 | 95 | 168,369 | ES&S | iVotronic | DRE-Touchscreen | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
York County | ES&S | Model 650 | Optical Scan | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | |||
46 | 2,232 | 3,157,027 |