Aging U.S. voting machines face decades-long replacement timeline without billions in federal funding

Summary

America's voting systems are aging and in need of replacement, with many machines older than the voters using them. In Louisiana, election officials are cannibalizing parts from dead machines to keep others running, as replacement parts are no longer manufactured. A new report warns that without a massive financial commitment from Congress, it could take decades and billions of dollars to widely replace outdated voting equipment across the country.