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Voting technology : the not-so-simple act of casting a ballot / Paul S. Herrnson ... [et al.].

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Herrnson, Paul S., 1958-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Electronic voting--United States.
Electronic voting.
Voting--Technological innovations.
Voting.
Voting-machines--United States--Reliability.
Voting-machines.
Elections--United States--Equipment and supplies.
Elections.
Physical Description:
xiii, 215 p. : ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
"Evaluates five commercially available voting systems, against different criteria (including ease of use, speed, and accuracy) using field and laboratory experiments and expert reviews. Initiates new research into interactions between ballot format and voter behavior. Offers best practices for voting system manufacturers, ballot designers, election officials, political observers, and voters"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The study of electronic voting
A new generation of voting systems
Voter reactions to electronic voting systems
The accuracy of electronic voting systems
Inequality in the voting booth
Vote verification systems
Toward more user-friendly voting and election systems.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780815735625
0815735626
OCLC:
614498080

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