Election Systems & Software
ExpressTouch
Make / Model: ES&S ExpressTouch
Equipment Type: Direct Recording Electronic (DRE)
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Overview
The ES&S ExpressTouch is a direct recording electronic voting device. It is currently used to provide a curbside voting option in 8 Texas counties.
The ExpressTouch includes a touchscreen display screen on which voters make their selections. After voters are finished making all their choices, the device presents a “review page” that allows voters to double-check their selections. If a voters skips any contests, the screen indicates “No selection” for those contests. When satisfied with their ballot, the voter then selects “Cast Ballot,” which causes their choices to be recorded directly in the voting device’s electronic memory.
The ExpressTouch is a paperless voting device only. There is no option to add a voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT).
Manufacturer Profile
Election Systems & Software was founded in 1979 as American Information Systems Inc. (AIS), it merged with Business Records Corp. the following year and changed its name to ES&S. It is now a subsidiary of McCarthy Group, LLC, and McCarthy Capital. As of 2007 it was the largest manufacturer of voting machines in the United States, claiming customers in 1,700 localities. As of 2007 it had approximately 350 employees; 2005 revenues were $117 million. ES&S announced its purchase of AutoMARK Technical Systems on January 28, 2008.