Trust But Verify: Toward Increasing Voter Confidence in Election Results (PDF)
Like several other states around the country, Tennessee has commenced a thorough review of its entire election process, including pollworkers, absentee balloting, and early voting. The state’s first report, however, examines only its voting machines and concludes there is a need to adopt both voter-verified paper trails and stronger audit requirements.

Read the report here (PDF).
Featured Resources
Part of the Brennan Center's broader analysis of voting technology, this report explains the legal requirements for accessible systems, explores the demographics of disabled voters, and examines six different systems on a wide range of accessibility criteria.
This report examines partnerships to improve election administration in Georgia, Ohio, Connecticut, Idaho, and Maryland, and explores prospects for future cooperation in other areas of the country.
On Election Day, one-third of the nation's voters will use new voting machines. A new report from Election Data Services describes the changes, highlights geographic patterns, and discusses what lessons past changes may have for this election.
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Election Law @ Moritz, run through Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University, contains both explanation and commentary on a wealth of election reform issues from a legal perspective.
This project aims to evaluate the current state of reliability and uniformity of U.S. voting systems; to establish uniform attributes and quantitative guidelines for performance and reliability of voting systems; and to propose specific uniform guidelines and requirements for reliable voting systems
Part of the Institute for Governmental Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, the Election Administration Research Center (EARC) aims to improve the administration of elections.
Electionline.org provides daily news updates on election reform issues, as well as deeper analysis of selected topics, including recent reports on voter registration, recount procedures, and the progress in implementing the Help America Vote Act since 2002.
As part of its broader research focus on elections, campaign ethics, campaign finance, and the legislative process, the Center for American Politics and Citizenship at the University of Maryland is engaged in research projects on voting technology and ballot design specifically.
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