AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Security Analysis of the Diebold AccuVote-TS Voting Machine (PDF)

In a new study, computer scientists at Princeton University conducted a complete hardware and software analysis of a Diebold AccuVote-TS direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machine and discovered a number of troublesome issues. To resolve these problems, the authors argue, hardware and software changes are needed, as is the adoption of more rigorous election administration procedures.

Read the paper here (PDF).

An Active Approach to Voting Verification: Working Paper (PDF) | MAY 2005

Ted Selker (Massachusetts Institute of Technoloy) and Sharon Cohen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project

Selker and Cohen find that voters detect many more errors using the VVAATT system than they do with the VVPAT system.

Letter Report on Electronic Voting | JULY 2006

Committee on a Framework for Understanding Electronic Voting, National Research Council of the National Academies

Drawing on testimony from federal, state, and local officials, this report assesses the readiness of electronic voting systems in the November 2006 elections. Election officials express concern about a number of areas, including the implementation of HAVA and state legislative requirements.

Top-to-Bottom Review of California’s Voting Systems | MAY 31, 2007

Office of the California Secretary of State

The California Secretary of State recently began an effort to complete a full, top-to-bottom review of all voting machines used in that state.

VVPAT Update for the VVSG 2005 (PDF) | MARCH 2006

National Institute of Standards and Technology

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommends that the EAC broaden the scope of its definition of voter verifiable paper audit trails (VVPAT) currently contained in its 2005 voluntary voting system guidelines. NIST also proposes a scheme to audit VVPATs effectively.

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #37 | SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

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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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