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A typical procedure for using these devices includes printing a “zero tape” before starting them. A company that made these devices was successfully sued by the Online Policy Group ISP after sending DMCA takedowns to Swarthmore students that hosted embarrassing leaked e-mails. The behavior of these devices can be verified with a risk-limiting audit. In 2017, a “Village” that successfully breached around 30 models of these devices was introduced at DEF CON and widely reported in the media. The two main kinds of these devices are (*) direct-recording electronic, which uses (10[1])a touchscreen, and optical scan, which uses paper. (10[1]-5[1])Two major manufacturers (10[1])of these devices, Smartmatic and Dominion, both filed (10[1])billion dollar lawsuits (10[1])against Fox News. For 10 points, name these electronic devices that many Republicans made false claims about after the 2020 election. ■END■

ANSWER: electronic voting machines [accept ballot counting machines or equivalents; accept election machines before “election”; prompt on “scanners”]
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