How current is this information?
The table combines sources from different elections and years. A country entry is not a guarantee that the same voting technology is used in every election or location in 2026. Check each row’s source year and linked evidence before making a current claim.
Research reviews and unresolved classification questions are documented separately, so the comparison remains readable.
Voting Technology Around the World
What counts as a voting machine?
Different technologies do different jobs: electronic voting machines record choices, ballot-marking or ballot-printing devices help create ballots, scanners count paper ballots, and internet voting transmits votes remotely. A country may use more than one approach, or only use a technology in certain regions or elections.
Important: The examples below are not a complete world census or a claim that the same technology is used nationwide today.
Europe now includes 50 defined countries and territories (including Kosovo, Vatican City, and transcontinental countries). “No e-voting reported” refers only to the dated International IDEA e-voting category; it does NOT mean the country avoids electronic voter lists, ballot scanners, or computerized results tabulation. Blank reference years mean no verified comparable observation. Some observations are historical and may be superseded.
Compare voting technology by country
One alphabetical table shows how ballots are cast, counted, and verified, alongside the detailed research description. A dash (—) means the available research does not establish a classification; it does not mean the technology is absent.
| Country | Region | Ballot casting | Vote counting | Internet voting | Voter verification | Technology reported | Where / how | Reference year | Source |
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Scroll horizontally to see all columns on smaller screens. Classifications are provisional, and limited pilots or historical examples should not be interpreted as nationwide current practice.
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Sources and limitations
Main comparison resource: International IDEA — ICTs in Elections Database. Its records have different reference years; they should not be read as a single synchronized 2026 snapshot. National election authorities and election observation reports should be consulted before making a definitive claim about a specific country.
Editorial status: Illustrative comparison with reference years and source links; country-level verification and browser QA remain outstanding. Updated October 2026.
For the detailed source-review history, open the country voting technology research archive. The archive preserves the batch notes and their supporting downloadable evidence.