Asking the Right Questions About Electronic Voting (Paperback)

Many election officials look to electronic voting systems as a means for improving their ability to more effectively conduct and administer elections. At the same time, many information technologists and activists have raised important concerns regarding the security of such systems. Policy makers are caught in the midst of a controversy with both political and technological overtones. The public debate about electronic voting is characterized by a great deal of emotion and rhetoric. Asking the Right Questions About Electronic Voting describes the important questions and issues that election officials, policy makers, and informed citizens should ask about the use of computers and information technology in the electoral process?focusing the debate on technical and policy issues that need resolving. The report finds that while electronic voting systems have improved, federal and state governments have not made the commitment necessary for e-voting to be widely used in future elections. More funding, research, and public education are required if e-voting is to become viable. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1 The Electoral System 2 Public Confidence in Elections 3 Voting Technologies 4 Technology Issues 5 Life-Cycle and Training Issues 6 The Broader Context of Electronic Voting 7 Findings and Conclusions Appendix A Glossary Appendix B Committee and Staff Biographies Appendix C Contributors to the Study What Is CSTB?

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Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2006
First published:	March 2006
Authors:	National Research Council • Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences • Computer Science and Telecommunications Board • Committee on a Framework for Understanding Electronic Voting
Editors:	Herbert Lin • Dick Thornburgh • Richard Celeste
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	148
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-10024-3
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Internet > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda
LSN:	0-309-10024-0
Barcode:	9780309100243

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