Publications
Voting Technology
An Agenda for Americas Voters: Election Reform in the 110th Congress
This federal election reform agenda is the product of years of research and experience by the civil rights, voting rights, civic participation, and progressive advocacy community.
Authored by: Brennan Center for Justice & Allies
– 02/15/07
The Machinery of Democracy: Protecting Elections in an Electronic World
“This book not only systematically identifies 120 potential threats to voting technology, but it offers specific remedies and countermeasures that election officials can employ to make these attacks more difficult to perform.”
Authored by: Lawrence D. Norden and Eric Lazarus
– 02/01/07
The Machinery of Democracy: Voting System Accessibility
This report is designed to help state and local jurisdictions improve the accessibility of their voting systems. We set forth a set of critical questions for election officials and voters to use when assessing available voting systems, indicate whether vendors have provided any standard or custom features designed to answer these accessibility concerns, and offer an evaluation of each architectures limitations in providing an accessible voting experience to all voters.
– 10/10/06
The Machinery of Democracy
First ever comprehensive, empirical analysis of electronic voting systems. This full, four-chapter report includes sections on Voting System Security, Accessibility, Usability, and Cost.
Authored by: Lawrence Norden (project director)
– 10/10/06
The Machinery of Democracy: Voting System Usability
The performance of various voting systems and their ability to allow voters to cast valid ballots that reflect their intended choices without undue delay or burdens discussed here. The report also makes a number of recommendations to increase the accuracy and ease of use of electronic voting machines, no matter what system a jurisdiction has chosen.
– 08/28/06
The Machinery of Democracy: Protecting Elections in an Electronic World
2006 Brennan Center report on voting system security
Authored by: Lawrence Norden et al.
– 06/27/06