Optech Insight scanning voting machine

Among the myriad of newer voting options are optical scan machines, which are used to read and tabulate ballots at the polling place.

The Optech Insight consists of an electronic ballot counting device that sits on top of a ballot box and scans the ballot for a voter's choices, tabulating the results after the polls close, then printing a paper copy and writing to an internal memory card.

Other options include entirely electronic systems with no paper backup.