Testimony Before the House Committees on Science and House Administration: Voting Machines: Will New Standards and Guidelines Prevent Future Problems?
On July 19, the U.S. House Committees on Science and House Administration held a joint hearing entitled “Voting Machines: Will the New Standards and Guidelines Help Prevent Future Problems?”

Read the opening statements and testimony
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November 2006 Paper Voting Trail Exit Poll Study (PDF) | NOVEMBER 2006
Survey Research Center at the University of Georgia and the Office of the Georgia Secretary of State
Using data collected via exit polls at the three sites in Georgia during the 2006 election, this paper reveals that voters generally found the electronic voting system with a paper trail easy to use and expressed high levels of confidence in the systems' accuracy and security.
Free and Fair (blog of Edward Foley)
Foley's blog explores a wide range of election reform issues from a legal perspective.
The Machinery of Democracy: Usability of Voting Systems (PDF) | AUGUST 2006
Lawrence Norden, Jeremy M. Creelan, David Kimball, and Whitney Quesenbery, Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law
This report explores the usability of various voting systems and examines different ways in which local election administrators can maximize the usability of their systems. Particular areas of focus include residual vote rates and voter confidence in voting systems.
Residual Vote in the 2004 Election: Working Paper (PDF) | FEBRUARY 2005
Charles Stewart III (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
Stewart III’s working paper examines the decrease in the residual vote rate between the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections and attributes it to better voting machines, as well as non-technology factors, including improved administrative practices and fewer voter abstentions
What Congress Should Be Talking About | SEPTEMBER 2007
Daniel Tokaji, Election Law @ Moritz
In this analysis piece, Dan Tokaji argues that Congress--whose primary election reform-related attention is focused on the paper trail debate--should instead be focusing on issues like ID requirements and statewide voter registration databases.
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