The Bridge: Voting Technologies (Volume 37, Number 2)
As the study of election reform proves to be increasingly multidisciplinary, attempts to unite different perspectives become especially valuable. In a new issue of The Bridge, a publication of the National Academy of Engineering, political scientists, computer scientists, and policymakers all examine current issues in the study of electronic voting and make suggestions for future research and policy agendas.

Read the issue's articles here.
Featured Resources
In this paper, the authors highlight several ways that improper removal could occur under current list matching procedures and argue for several measures to guard against the accidental removal of registered voters from the rolls.
On Friday, September 22, 2006, the Election Reform Project hosted a conference entitled "The 2006 Elections--Are We Ready?" After a keynote address by Congressman Rush Holt (D-N.J.), panelists discussed the progress that has been made since the election debacle of 2000 and the hurdles that remain.
After reviewing some specifics of voting processes in the United States and the provisions of the Help America Vote Act, this paper lays out a roadmap for future reseach on electronic voting, with particular emphasis on reliability and access.
This testimony, by the chair of the committee charged with making recommendations to the EAC about voting technology, summarizes likely changes to voting technology standards.
This report details arguments about the shortcomings of electronic voting machines, focusing on anecdotal information from the 2004 election.
Research Projects
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.
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 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.
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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