Statewide

Review of Statewide Systems

The current federal legislation (HAVA) requires that all states create and maintain a statewide voter registration
database. Some states have developed their systems in-house, others are replacing all county systems with a true VR and election management system, and others are lagging behind. This page will focus on states and their efforts to create their systems, as well as vendors that are entering the business and trying to track the Gordian knot relationship between vendors and subcontractors (i.e. many main vendors compete but sub-contract to the same firms).

Current Statewide Vendors with State's using those products (as of May 2007).

Vendor	Subcontract(s)	Product	States	Read Review	Literature
Accenture		EMS 3.0	PA, WI	See My Review
Covansys Has sold to Saber	PCC Tech. Group	ElectioNet	WV, NV, ME remain.		Click Here
Diebold		DIMS	AK
ES &S		State Profile	AR, NE, NM, KS		State Profile
IBM	Hart Intercivic, VR Systems		TX, FL
Quest Info.			IN
Saber Sold to EDS	Maximus	Electus	OR, IA, MD, MS, MO, MT, CO, CT, ID, NH, NJ, RI, NY		Electus
Unisys	Quest (VA)	VERIS	VA, MA

Click on the map to see a page with a map of
all 50 states and the status of their statewide systems.

Additional Documents

1. To see the EACs survey results to all states on Voter Registration, Click Here. (added June '06)

2. To see a map of all 50 states with the model endorsed (top down or bottom up) Click Here. (from June 2005)

3. To see the 28 page PDF file from Election Line on the status of statewide systems, Click Here. (June 2005)

4. To see a listing of all 50 states with current statewide VR systems, Click Here (from Electionline.org).

5. electionline.org White paper Briefing on Statewide VR (March 2002). Click Here to Read. (.pdf file)

6. Click Here to Read the Task Force on the Federal Elections System, by John Mark Hanson (July 01)

7. Click Here to Read InfoSentry's review of types of Statewide Systems (.pdf file).

8. Click Here to read the Federal Bill Summary (H.R. 3295)

Older Statewide Systems Information and Technical Discussions.

        1. Read the Gartner Group's County Assessment Report for the State of Pennsylvania's SURE statewide system.
            Click Here to Read.

        2. Click Here to Read a 250 page User Manual for Michigan's Qualified Voter File. (may be a long download--.pdf).

        3. Click Here to Read a short historical background paper on Michigan's QVF.

        4."Requirements for Developing An Integrated Statewide Voter Registration Database", by Kimball Brace of Election Data
        Services. Click Here to Read.