AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Status of GAO's Review of Voting Equipment Used in Florida's 13th Congressional District (PDF)

Though much of the attention focused on the problems in Florida’s 13th Congressional District during the 2006 election, the situation remains under investigation by the Government Accountability Office. Testimony before the House Administration Committee’s task force on the subject indicates that conclusions remain elusive, and that there is additional analysis yet to be completed.

Read the testimony here (PDF).

Voting as an Engineering Problem | JULY 2007

Michael Shamos (Carnegie Mellon University), National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies

After briefly exploring the history of the manipulation of elections in the U.S., this article discusses the inevitablity of a certain level of error and lays out a set of approaches, drawn from engineering, to examine the issue of security.

Challenges Facing the American Electoral System: Research Priorities for the Social Sciences (PDF) | MARCH 2005

The National Research Commission on Elections and Voting, Social Science Research Council

The final report of the Commission identifies specific questions in ten election reform areas especially in need of further scientific research

Preliminary Analysis of E-Voting Problems Highlights Need for Heightened Standards and Testing (PDF) | 2005

Deidre Mulligan and Joseph Lorenzo Hall, University of California, Berkeley

Mulligan and Hall review the certification process for electronic voting machines and seeks to explain why these procedures have not prevented incidents of technology failure.

Internet Voting in Estonia (PDF) | JANUARY 2008

Alexander Trechsel (European University Institute), R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech), and Thad Hall (University of Utah), Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project

While the U.S. struggles with using electronic voting systems in its polling places, other countries have been exploring the prospect of internet voting. This study explores internet voting in Estonia, where such a system has been in place for two national elections.

Voting System Vendor Workshop | MARCH 2007

Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project

In March of 2007, the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project held a workshop designed to bring researchers and industry representatives together in an effort to identify key questions in voting technology.

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Election Law @ Moritz

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.

Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project

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

Electionline.org

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.

Center for American Politics and Citizenship

University of Maryland

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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