Augmenting Voting Interfaces to Improve Accessibility and Performance (PDF)
Goler, Selker, and Wilde analyze differences in voting performance between reading disabled and non-reading disabled voters using full-faced and page-by-page systems in order to develop new interfaces that reduce the errors of disabled and non-disabled voters alike.

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Featured Resources
Viewpoint: A Damaging Paper Chase In Voting | SEPTEMBER 8, 2007
Timothy J. Ryan, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
Building Confidence in U.S. Elections: Report of the Commission on Federal Election Reform (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2005
Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform, Center for Democracy and Election Management (American University)
The final report of the Commission, chaired by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker III, urges reforms in voter identification and registration, provisional balloting, voter access, election administration, and more.
Voluntary Voting System Guidelines Recommendations to the Election Assistance Commission (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2007
Technical Guidelines Development Committee, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
In preparation for their final release in 2008, the EAC has released a draft of its new guidelines for voting machines.
The Nation’s Evolving Election System as Reflected in the November 2004 General Election (PDF) | JUNE 2006
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Some of HAVA’s provisions faced an early test during the 2004 general election. In a recent study, the U.S. Government Accountability Office explored the law's implementation and the challenges faced by election officials.

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Ballot Formats, Touchscreens, and Undervotes: A Study of the 2006 Midterm Elections in Florida (PDF) | NOVEMBER 2006
Laurin Frisina (University of Rochester), Michael C. Harron (Dartmouth), James Honaker (UCLA), and Jeffrey B. Lewis (UCLA)
This paper provides an initial analysis of the issue of undervotes during the 2006 election in Florida's 13th Congressional District.
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Research Projects
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
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
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
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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