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Voting Equipment Used in Pennsylvania's 10 Largest Counties 1 

Prepared by Sara Sampson, Reference Librarian

The chart below lists the type of equipment that Pennsylvania's 10 largest counties will use in November 2004.

County Registered Voters 2 Equipment 3
Allegheny
860,561
Lever Machine
Philadelphia
965,394
Electronic
Montgomery
520,821
Electronic
Bucks
424,888
Lever Machine
Delaware
359,802
Lever Machine
Lancaster
283,300
Lever Machine
Chester
298,348
Punch Card
York
244,591
Lever Machine
Berks
215,664
Electronic
Westmoreland
243,733
Lever Machine

1. County's population is based upon 2002 figures published in 2004 County & City Extra Annual Metro, City, & County Data Book (12th ed. 2004)

2. Voter Registration totals are based upon Pennsylvania Department of State's "Un-Official Voter Registration Data, April 2004" available at http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel/cwp/view.asp?a=1099&q=443600 (last visited 9/17/2004).

3. Voting Equipment type is based upon the Pennsylvania Department of State's guide to "Voting in Your County" available at http://www.hava.state.pa.us/hava/cwp/view.asp?a=1188&q=442396&votingNav=| (last visited 9/17/2004).