The Pennsylvania Department of State already certified several paper-record voting systems including:
- Dominion Voting Systems’ Democracy Suite 5.5-A
- Unisyn Voting Solutions OpenElect 2.0A2
- Unisyn Voting Solutions OpenElect 1.3.0.2A
- ES&S EVS 6.0.2.1.
Wolf proposed $75 million in funding for voting systems
In April last year, the department instructed all counties in the state to switch to voting systems with a paper record, which voters can verify. Its mandate comes after federal authorities confirmed that Pennsylvania is one of the 21 states targeted by Russian hackers during the 2016 presidential election.
Last month, Governor Tom Wolf proposed a total of $75 million in state funding for new voting systems. His proposal is a $15 million annually over the next five years. Wolf already committed $14.5 million in federal and state funding to counties for new voting systems.
Boockvar told state senators that county officials are pleased that the governor is proposing that the state will cover part of the cost of the department’s mandate.
