Chapter One Federal Government - Minnesota State Legislature

Chapter
Eight
Minnesota Votes
Chapter Eight Minnesota Votes
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VOTING SYSTEMS USED BY PRECINCT
NOVEMBER 2, 2004 GENERAL ELECTION
Hand Counted: Ballots are counted by hand after the polls close (roughly 17% of polling places,
containing 4% of voters)
Centrally Counted Optical Scan: Ballots are scanned and tabulated at a central location in the
county after the polls close (roughly 37% of precincts, containing 16% of voters)
Precinct-Based Optical Scan: Voters put their ballots into a scanner in the polling place (roughly
46% of polling places, containing 80% of voters); instantaneous tabulation at poll closing time