Explainer: Counting the vote in US elections

Voice of America · VOA News · 2026-11-03 17:45 UTC

According to EAC data, most voting precincts count votes by using electronic scanners to read paper ballots.

The last midterm elections in the United States took place in 2022 with 112 million voters casting ballots. The U.S. election system puts the voting process under the authority of state and local officials, with voters going to local polling places managed by 8,000 local governments, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

How are the votes counted?

According to EAC data, most voting precincts count votes by using electronic scanners to read paper ballots.

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