Elections : All Levels of Government are Needed to Address Electronic Voting System Challenges

Since the 2000 nat. elections, concerns have been raised regarding the election process, including voting technologies. Beginning in 2001, there have been a series of reports examining every aspect of the elections process; these were used by Congress in framing the Help America Vote Act, which provided for replacement of older voting equip. with modern electronic voting systems (EVS) & estab. the Election Assist. Comm. to lead the nation¿s election reform efforts. This report details: the contextual role & characteristics of EVS; the range of security & reliability concerns that have been reported; the experiences & mgmt. practices of states & local jurisdictions; & the long-standing & emerging challenges facing all levels of gov¿t. in using EVS. Ill.Hite, Randolph C. is the author of 'Elections : All Levels of Government are Needed to Address Electronic Voting System Challenges', published 2007 under ISBN 9781422315491 and ISBN 1422315495.