While issues surrounding electronic voting machines remained largely off the radar during the 2008 election, important questions about their security and efficacy remain. A new report from the Voting Technology Research Center at the University of Connecticut discusses the results of a post-election audit of that state’s machines’ memory cards, finding that while all cards used in the election were properly programmed, there is still room for improvement.
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The Minnesota Supreme Court considers the election contest in the Norm Coleman/Al Franken Senate race this week, and for most observers, the focus is on the political implications of the outcome. For election reform analysts however, the state’s recount and audit procedures are also of substantial importance. A new report explores how those processes were employed in this case, arguing that while the system functioned quite well, reforms can be made.
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