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Report Says Upgrading U.S. Voting Machines To New Standards Could Take Decades

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The Bipartisan Policy Center released a report on May 29, 2026 saying replacing U.S. voting equipment with VVSG 2.0-certified machines would cost about $2.71 billion and could take decades.[1]

The report projects that by the next presidential election the average U.S. voting machine will be 9.3 years old, roughly the typical replacement point.[1] It says VVSG 2.0 requires auditable paper records and other security features, guidelines President Trump highlighted in a 2025 executive order on elections.[1] BPC calculates a $2.71 billion pricetag to replace all systems and warns that without a large federal push, widespread adoption may not happen until the 2040s.[1]

President Trump highlighted VVSG 2.0 standards in a 2025 executive order that pushed states to consider machines with verifiable paper trails.[1] Congress has provided only $60 million for election support over the past two years, far less than the more than $3 billion in federal funding after the 2000 election, the report says.[1]

BPC says without a major federal funding increase, local election officials will face tough budget and security trade-offs as machines age past their replacement points.[1]

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  • On May 29, 2026, the Bipartisan Policy Center released a report estimating it would cost about $2.71 billion to replace all U.S. voting systems with VVSG 2.0-certified equipment.
  • The report projects that, by the next presidential election, the average age of U.S. voting equipment will be 9.3 years, roughly the typical replacement point.
  • VVSG 2.0 standards mandate auditable paper records and other security features, and President Trump highlighted these guidelines in an executive order on elections in 2025.
  • The report notes Congress has appropriated only $60 million for election support over the past two years, compared with more than $3 billion in federal funding after the 2000 election.
  • Absent a large new federal commitment, BPC estimates widespread adoption of VVSG 2.0-compliant equipment may not occur until the 2040s.

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Replacing aging U.S. voting equipment will take years and billions of dollars
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