Analysis & Commentary
Voting Technology
Ballot Library
From the “Ballot Design Study,” core findings, recommendations as well as ballots from four counties illustrating past design flaws that may have affected elections.
– 07/20/08
Ballot Library—Hamilton County
Election officials presented voters with the following ballot in Illinois’ Hamilton county in November 2002 for the midterm election, an optical scan ballot that displayed three columns of candidates and offices on a single page.
– 07/20/08
Ballot Library—Kewaunee County
In Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, voters were presented with a ballot that divided the Governor’s race into two columns.
– 07/20/08
Ballot Library—LA County
LA County voters received a ballot with title and formatting issues in 1976 for the general election.
– 07/20/08
Ballot Library—Sarasota County
In 2006, election officials presented the following screen to voters in Sarasota County, Florida. Screen two contained two contests.
– 07/20/08
Ballot Library—Core Findings & Recommendations
Core findings & recommendations from ballot design report.
– 07/20/08
The Urgency of E-Voting Reform
Authored by: Lawrence Norden & Timothy B. Lee
– 08/02/07
Voting on Voting
Authored by: Michael Waldman
– 05/16/07
Summary of Election Reform Legislation in the 109th Congress
This is a brief summary of federal election reform legislation introduced in the 109th Congress. Senate bills are listed first, in order of introduction, followed by House bills. Although the descriptions of each bill are not comprehensive, each bill summary includes hyperlinks for more information.
– 01/22/07