The DRE Dilemma
DECEMBER 2008
The DRE Dilemma
After the passage of the Help America Vote Act in 2002, many jurisdictions across the country made the switch to direct-recording electronic voting machines. Now, some are switching back to paper-based systems while others are exploring new ways to make their electronic devices more secure.
Featured Resources
This report takes a comprehensive look at Ohio's election system, report highlighting both successes and failures and making a range of recommendations.
This supplemental report provides in-depth information on each state's election system.
The Research Database on the U.S. Voting System and Voting Technology provides access to empirical and analytical research about voting and elections to inform evidence-based reforms.
Research Projects
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
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on fundamental issues of democracy and justice.
The mission of the VoTeR center is to advise state agencies in the use of voting technologies and to investigate voting solutions and voting equipment to develop and recommend safe use procedures for their usage in elections.
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.
Center for Democracy & Election Management was established at the School of Public Affairs at American University in 2002. Their broader goal is to pave the way for and strengthen democracy through improved electoral performance.
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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The Brookings Institution
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