Q51. For the November 2004 general election, if local jurisdictions used any of the following systems for the first time, did your state require or not require that the voting system be qualified by the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED)? |
| Required | Not required | Don't know | N/A | Total number of states |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Punchcard | 9 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 50 |
| b. Optical scan | 31 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 51 |
| c. Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) | 27 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 51 |