Elections Canada Report on 40th general election

Elections Canada On-Line | Electoral Law, Policy and Research:

Elections Canada conducted a number of surveys, studies and post-mortems to assess the 40th general election, held on October 14, 2008. The results have been gathered into an evaluations report.

http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=loi&dir=res/40eval&document=index&lang=e&textonly=false#1

SSRN-Internet Voting: The Great Security Scare by William Kelleher, Ph.D.

SSRN-Internet Voting: The Great Security Scare by William Kelleher, Ph.D.:

Abstract:
This paper will present a social science paradigm for critically evaluating the security concerns most often expressed by opponents of Internet voting. In 2003, these concerns were so ffectively expressed that they resulted in the US government ceasing all efforts to even experiment with voting from overseas via the new technology. However, when examined within a context of social scientific reasoning, the arguments that stopped the progress of Internet voting in the US appear as mere appeals to fear, bereft of rationality.

Dissecting the 2008 Electorate: Most Diverse in U.S. History - Pew Hispanic Center Publication

Pew Hispanic Center Publication: Dissecting the 2008 Electorate: Most Diverse in U.S. History:

The electorate in last year's presidential election was the most racially and ethnically diverse in U.S. history, with nearly one-in-four votes cast by non-whites, according to a new analysis of Census Bureau data by the Pew Research Center. The nation's three biggest minority groups--blacks, Hispanics and Asians--each accounted for unprecedented shares of the presidential vote in 2008."

Public Attitudes on State Election Administration, Goals, and Reforms - Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs | Publications

Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs | Publications:

Missouri Policy Briefs
Public Attitudes on State Election Administration, Goals, and Reforms
Date: 4-2009
Author(s): David Konisky, Michael Powell
Document: 5-2009 Public Attitudes and State Elections.pdf

Universal Voter Registration | Brennan Center for Justice

Universal Voter Registration | Brennan Center for Justice:
By Wendy R. Weiser, Michael Waldman and Renée Paradis – 10/31/08

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"New election technology and the implementation of a recent federal law in the states make it possible to overcome the challenges with our voter registration system—the single greatest cause of voting prob lems in the United States. We can now truly modernize the voter registration process by upgrading to a system of universal voter registration—a system where all eligible citizens are able to vote because the government has taken the steps to make it possible for them to be on the voter rolls, permanently. Citizens must take responsibility to vote, but government should do its part by clearing away obstacles to their full participation. The current voter registration system—which is governed by a dizzying array of rules and is susceptible to error and manipulation—is the largest source of such obstacles."

Voting Technology The Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot

Voting Technology - Brookings Institution:
Voting Technology The Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot

Paul S. Herrnson, Richard G. Niemi, Michael J. Hanmer, Benjamin B. Bederson and Frederick C. Conrad, Brookings Institution Press 2008 c. 215pp.

"Voting difficulties hung over America's presidential election in 2000 like a dark cloud. Passage of the Help America Vote Act in 2002 sparked further interest in the physical act of casting a vote, leading to a number of technological innovations. Voting Technology is the first book to investigate in a scientific and authoritative manner how voters respond to the new equipment."