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Post-Election Audit of Memory Cards for the November 2008 Elections (PDF)
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.

Read the report here (PDF).
Featured Resources
Electronic Elections in a Politicized Polity (PDF) | JUNE 2009
Thad E. Hall (University of Utah), Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
This paper examines how overall voter confidence has changed since the 2000 presidential elections. The decisions at the state level regarding voting systems have been very intensely politicized, which have affected the attitude of voters towards individual technologies.
Internet Voting: Formulating Structural Governance Principles for Elections Cybersecurity | SEPTEMBER 2009
Candice Hoke, Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
The security risks inherent in internet-based voting today pose significant barriers to the adoption of this method in nationwide elections. The author suggests changes to both internet security and the allocation of election tasks to improve the applicability of the internet in elections.
Examining Florida's High Invalid Vote Rate in the 2008 General Election (PDF) | JUNE 2009
Mary K. Garber, Florida Fair Elections Center
This report finds that the increase in the no-valid-vote rate in the 2008 presidential race in Florida was due to excessive overvoting statewide, not to the change in voting technologies.
Open Source: Understanding Its Application in the Voting Industry (PDF) | APRIL 2009
Election Technology Council
This report explores the concept of open source software as it applies to voting systems, suggesting areas in which it may benefit the market but cautioning against a too-enthusiastic embrace of the technology.
Election Technology and the Voting Experience in 2008 (PDF) | APRIL 2009
Charles Stewart, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
This paper explores whether voters who used specific types of machines in the 2008 election encountered more problems than other voters, and whether voter confidence varied by the type of system used.
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Brennan Center for Justice
NYU School of Law
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on fundamental issues of democracy and justice.
Center for Democracy & Election Management
Center for Democracy & Election Management was established at the School of Public Affairs at American University in 2002. Their broader goal is to pave the way for and strengthen democracy through improved electoral performance.
Voting Technology Research Center (VoTeR Center)
University of Connecticut
The mission of the VoTeR center is to advise state agencies in the use of voting technologies and to investigate voting solutions and voting equipment to develop and recommend safe use procedures for their usage in elections.
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.
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.
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