AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Technology Issues

MAY 2008

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.

»	REPORT: “A Review of Proposed Voluntary Voting System Guidelines” (PDF), AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project VVSG Task Force (May 2008)
»	HEARING/EVENT: “Interdisciplinary Roundtable Discussion on the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines,” U.S. Election Assistance Commission (May 2008)

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project Launch | FEBRUARY 8, 2006

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

On Wednesday, February 8, 2006, Senator Barack Obama delivered a keynote address to inaugurate the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project. Senator Obama's address was followed by a discussion of the past and future of election reform among experts in election law, technology, and administration.

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

Improving the Usability and Accessibility of Voting Systems and Products | APRIL 2004

Sharon J. Laskowski et. al., National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce

This NIST report presents recommendations to improve voting system usability and accessibility based on NIST's review of research, guidelines, standards, and evaluation methodologies.

2006 General Election: Findings of the Montrose County General Election Investigation (PDF) | FEBRUARY 2007

Colorado Department of State, Elections Division

This report examines a number of problems that occured in Montrose County, CO during the 2006 general election; these issues include voting machine programming errors and problems with electronic pollbooks.

Case Study: Auditing the Vote (PDF) | MARCH 2007

electionline.org

This report explores the rules, practices, and impact of post-election audits of voting machines, with a special emphasis on California, Minnesota, Nevada, Arizona, and Connecticut.

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Election Law @ Moritz

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.

Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project

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

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.

Center for American Politics and Citizenship

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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Technology Issues

»	New Guidelines, New Challenges
»	Tackling Technology, One Book at a Time
»	The Act of Voting: Easy or Hard?
»	Does Design Make a Difference?
»	Back to the Future: Considering New Voting Systems