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OCTOBER 2007 Does Design Make a Difference? |
Compared to issues like paper trails and system security, ballot design has largely flown under the radar in the public debate over voting technology. Researchers, however, are exploring design issues in depth; this week, two teams summarize some of their important findings.
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Lawrence Norden, et. al., Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
This report explores a wide range of issues regarding voting technology by laying out sets of key principles to maximize security, accessibility, and usability while considering cost, and then evaluating available systems based on these criteria.
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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
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Nabajyoti Barkakati (U.S. Government Accountability Office), Task Force on Florida-13, Committee on House Administration, House of Representatives
This testimony summarized the progress made thus far by the GAO into the problems experienced in Florida in 2006, and lays out additional questions for analysis.
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Common Cause
This report surveys four major studies on the reliability and vulnerability of direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines.
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electionline.org
Electionline.org surveys the state of election reform in 2006 and compares it to that of 2000. The report provides state-by-state data in the areas of voting systems, voter ID requirements, provisional voting, and more.
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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.
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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
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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.
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University of Maryland
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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