New Guidelines, New Challenges
MAY 2008
New Guidelines, New Challenges
Election officials may be concerned about the security and accuracy of their systems in the short-term, but the EAC has been considering new guidelines that will affect voting systems far into the future. A task force of the Election Reform Project has issued a set of recommendations on improving these guidelines, and the EAC also recently held a roundtable discussion on the document.
Featured Resources
In this Roll Call column, the Election Reform Project's Norm Ornstein takes on a variety of "big picture" election reform issues addressed by new legislation in Congress.
This paper summarizes a number of different studies on the usability of electronic voting systems, showing that, by and large, such systems work well.
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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