
Innovation for Our Nation's Elections
At Clear Ballot, continuous innovation isn't just a catchy slogan - it is built into our everyday process and a core guiding principle of our business. In 2012, Clear Ballot introduced the nation's first automated, independent audit and shook up the elections industry. In the more than a decade that has followed, we have continued to bring innovative solutions and modern systems to the market, pushing the competition to adapt.
THE FIRST AUDITS
Founded as a post-election auditing company in 2009, Clear Ballot developed the nation's first automated, independent audit which debuted in 2012. This system has now verified the results of millions of ballots across the nation.
VOTE VISUALIZATION
The cornerstone of our audit and voting system is our patented Vote Visualization technology, which allows election officials unparalleled transparency into each and every vote cast.
THERMAL PRINTING
In 2023, Clear Ballot introduced our revolutionary thermal printer on our ClearMark ballot marking device. Our solutions now include full-faced thermal ballots for in-person voting as well as our Marathon thermal printer for on-demand ballot printing.
Our commitment to paper ballots
Clear Ballot is proud to share that our election solutions fully comply with the March 25th Presidential Executive Order: “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.” Clear Ballot will never conceal votes within a barcode.
TIMELINE
A History of Innovation
Over more than a decade, Clear Ballot has continuously brought new and emerging technology to the elections industry. Our resume of innovation and collaborative work with partner jurisdictions across the country make Clear Ballot the industry leader in technology.
2009-2012
Developed the industry’s most transparent vote visualization and tabulation system in ClearCount, allowing election officials to view the entire contest area for every ballot2014
First independent, automated audit conducted in Florida2016
First statewide independent audit conducted in Maryland2020
First system to be certified in New York for central count absentee tabulation to assist counties with the surge in mail-in ballots during COVID-19 pandemic2023
Partnered with the Perkins School for the Blind to develop the first ADA voting system to print an undifferentiated, full-faced paper ballot on thermal paper as featured in Forbes.2024
Developed a Ranked Choice Voting system in coordination with Multnomah County, Oregon to help run their election in November2026
Marathon thermal printer for on-demand printing of full-face thermal ballots