The Company That Runs Your Vote

A single Nebraska company handles the equipment for a massive portion of American elections. From printing your ballot to tabulating the final counts, this private entity acts as the unseen backbone of the democratic process.

While citizens focus on candidates, a private firm called Election Systems and Software provides the actual machinery that makes voting possible. Their reach covers everything from electronic poll books used at check-in to the tabulators that record your choice. By centralizing these critical services, they ensure that thousands of local districts can run elections consistently. This vast infrastructure illustrates just how much modern democracy relies on proprietary private technology.