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The effects of Election Day vote centers on voter experiences

Submitted by gbain on Fri, 06/05/2009 - 12:55.
Working Paper No.: 
6
Date Published: 
01/01/2009
Author(s): 
Robert M. Stein, Rice University
Greg Vonnahme, University of Alabama

1. Introduction

Election Day vote centers, first adopted in Larimer County, Colorado in 2003, were used in 21 Colorado counties and a number of counties in Texas and Indiana in the 2008 Presidential Election. Election Day vote centers are intended to make Election Day voting more convenient and accessible and thereby increase voter turnout, especially
among infrequent voters. The evidence to date demonstrates that vote centers have had a significant and positive effect on voter turnout, especially among infrequent voters (Stein and Vonnahme 2008; 2009). Why?

Building Secure and Transparent Elections Through Standard Operating Procedures

Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 11:56.
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Author(s): 
R. Michael Alvarez
Thad E. Hall
Journal: 
Public Administration Review
Date Published: 
01/01/2009

No abstract available.

Security Vulnerabilities and Problems with VVPT

Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 13:03.
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Working Paper No.: 
16
Date Published: 
01/01/2009
Author(s): 
Ted Selker, MIT
Jonathan Goler, MIT

A proposed Voter Verifiable Paper Trail (VVPT) includes a printed ballot as a receipt that a voter can view to verify their vote before leaving an electronic voting machine. This method is also supposed to insure the accuracy of the recorded vote by allowing the tally to be checked later by counting the collected receipts.

The Reliability of Electronic Voting Machines in Georgia

Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 13:10.
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Working Paper No.: 
20
Date Published: 
01/01/2009
Author(s): 
Charles Stewart III

No abstract available.

Immediate Steps To Avoid Lost Votes In The 2004 Presidential Election: Recommendations For The Election Assistance Commission

Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 13:41.
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Date Published: 
01/01/2009
Author(s): 
Voting Technology Project

We recommend four immediate steps that the Election Assistance Commision (EAC) should take to improve the electoral process for the November 2004 presidential election. We also provide below a number of other steps that we believe are necessary for avoiding lost votes in the presidential election this fall. However, as time and resources are limited, we recognize that these additional steps might be difficult to achieve nationwide by November.

An Active Approach to Voting Verification

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 14:22.
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Working Paper No.: 
28
Date Published: 
01/01/2009
Author(s): 
Ted Selker
Sharon Cohen

As our voting systems have come to rely more deeply on computer technology there have been great opportunities to improve the voting process, however, recently computer scientists and the general public have become wary of the amount of trust we place in the computers running our elections. Many proposals for audit systems to monitor our elections have been created. One popular audit system is the voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT). Another more recent proposal is the voter verified audio audit transcript trail (VVAATT).

Precinct Voting Denial of Service

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 15:02.
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Working Paper No.: 
39
Date Published: 
01/01/2009
Author(s): 
R. Michael Alvarez

No abstract available.

Potential Threats to Statewide Voter Registration Systems

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 15:03.
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Working Paper No.: 
40
Date Published: 
01/01/2009
Author(s): 
R. Michael Alvarez

No abstract available.

Challenges Facing the American Electoral System: Research Priorities for the Social Sciences

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 11:35.
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Date Published: 
01/01/2009
Author(s): 
R. Michael Alvarez
Henry E. Brady
Guy-Uriel Charles
Benjamin Highton
Jane Junn
Alexander Keyssar
Martha Kropf
Margaret Levi
Jeff Manza
Walter R. Mebane Jr.
James Morone
Richard Pildes
Nelson W. Polsby
Samuel Popkin
Michael Traugott
Janelle Wong

This report summarizes the activities and findings of the National Research Commission on Elections and Voting, organized in October, 2004 by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) to serve as a scholarly resource for nonpartisan insight into challenges facing the American electoral process.

Precinct Voting Denial of Service

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 11:46.
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Date Published: 
01/01/2009
Author(s): 
R. Michael Alvarez

No abstract available.

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