The 2006 Election (PDF)
Electionline.org's analysis of the 2006 elections reveals some problems, but no proverbial perfect storm of equipment malfunctions, close races, and contested results. The report also highlights a number of things that went right on November 7, and offers some suggestions for the future.

Read the report here.
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Bridging Science, Technology, and Politics in Election Systems | JULY 2007
R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech) and Erik K. Antonsson (Caltech), National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies
In this article, the authors give a brief summary of recent problems with voting technology and the difficulties of studying it. They also make recommendations about how to build "a science of elctions."
U.S. Election Assistance Commission Public Meeting: Presentations on Implementing the EAC Voting System Certification Program | FEBRUARY 2, 2006
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Election Assistance Commission (EAC) stakeholders and representatives of other certification programs provide testimony regarding the implementation of the EAC Voting System Certification Program
The Real ID Act: National Impact Analysis (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2006
National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, and American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
This report examines the expected total costs of implementing the Real ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005 and setting new requirements for the documentation required to obtain the state-issued identification that may soon be required to vote.
E-Voting Failures in the 2006 Midterm Elections: A Sampling of Problems Across the Nation (PDF) | JANUARY 2007
VotersUnite.org, VoteTrustUSA, Voter Action, and Pollworkers for Democracy
Voting, Vote Capture, and Vote Counting Symposium (PDF) | JUNE 2004
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Drawn from a symposium held at Harvard, this paper suggests best practices for the implementation of new voting technology, strongly endorses voter-verified paper trails, and calls for increased poll worker training.
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