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Voting Equipment Used in Michigan's 10 Most Populous Counties 1 

Prepared by Sara Sampson, Reference Librarian

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

County Registered Voters 2 Equipment 3
Wayne 1,355,729 Optical Scan, Touch Screen, Lever, & Punch Card
Oakland 863,498 Optical Scan, Lever, Punch Card, & Paper
Macomb 556,080 Optical Scan, Punch Card, Touch Screen, & Lever
Kent 378,104 Optical Scan, Touch Screen, & Punch Card
Genesee 325,410 Optical Scan
Washtenaw 233,629 Optical Scan
Ingham 191,636 Punch Card & Optical Scan
Ottawa 157,738 Optical Scan
Kalamazoo 169,578 Optical Scan
Saginaw 153,854 Optical Scan, Lever, & Paper

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. This information was obtained from the Michigan Department of State website http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633_8722-97959--,00.html and is current through July 6, 2004.

3. This information was obtained from the Michigan Secretary of State Publius Voter Information Center http://sos.publius.org/info/statewide.asp.