This Tuesday is supposed to be New Yorkers’ last chance to use the old-fashioned voting machines! That is, if everything goes as planned. New York state is already behind in the attempt to switch to newer voting technology in accordance with the Help America Vote Act. According to City Limits, “Using New York state’s old-fashioned lever machines is difficult for people who aren’t able to see the choices or flip the levers.”

To start to solve that problem, on Election Day there will also be an electronic voting machine—electronic ballot marking device (BMD), as it’s officially called—available at each polling place throughout New York. These machines actually debuted during the September primary, but because voter turnout was low, only 851 people in the city have used them so far. Turnout will be high next week, though, so we’re all hoping that both systems work smoothly!