Election Administration

Election Administration Finance in California Counties

Submitted by gbain on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 08:12
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Author(s): 
Sarah A. Hill, California State University, Fullerton
Journal: 
The American Review of Public Administration
Link to Article: 
http://arp.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/06/23/0275074011413914
Date Published: 
07/04/2011

Abstract Over the past decade, the federal and state governments have made large financial investments to improve election administration, but there is little to no understanding of the real workings and implications of election administration finance. This article takes a first look at election administration finance by examining election expenditures in California counties for fiscal years 1992 through 2008 using a public sector cost model.

The New Mexico Election Administration Report: The 2006 November General Election

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 14:36
Date Published: 
11/30/2008
Author(s): 
R. Michael Alvarez
Lonna Rae Atkeson
Thad E. Hall
The New Mexico Election Administration Report on the 2006 November General Election is the product of three independent research projects focused on New Mexico’s election administration efforts in the 2006 election. New Mexico has recently implemented a number of significant election reforms intended to create fair, accurate and voter-verifiable election administration systems.

Advances in Cryptographic Voting Systems

Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 16:01
Working Paper No.: 
51
Date Published: 
11/30/2008
Author(s): 
Ben Adida
Democracy depends on the proper administration of popular elections. Voters should receive assurance that their intent was correctly captured and that all eligible votes were correctly tallied. The election system as a whole should ensure that voter coercion is unlikely, even when voters are willing to be influenced. These conflicting requirements present a significant challenge: how can voters receive enough assurance to trust the election result, but not so much that they can prove to a potential coercer how they voted?

Who Should Run Our Elections? Public Opinion About Election Governance in the United States

Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 15:51
Working Paper No.: 
47
Date Published: 
11/30/2008
Author(s): 
Morgan Llewellyn
Thad E. Hall
R. Michael Alvarez
Much has been said since the 2000 presidential election regarding the administration of elections in the United States, particularly in regards to how election administrators are selected and to whom they are responsive. Unfortunately, there has been little research on the different administrative structures that are possible and the preferences of Americans regarding these different administrative options.

Who Should Run Elections in the United States

Submitted by gbain on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 12:40
Author(s): 
R. Michael Alvarez
Thad E. Hall
Morgan Llewellyn
Journal: 
Policy Studies Journal
pp: 
325-346
Link to Article: 
Date Published: 
08/01/2008
Much has been said since the 2000 presidential election regarding the administration of elections in the United States, particularly about how election administrators are selected and to whom they are responsive. Unfortunately, there has been little research on the different administrative structures that are possible and the preferences of Americans regarding these different administrative options.
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