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In the past several election cycles, Americans have experienced too many uncertain electoral results; many of these problems have been attributable to inadequate or malfunctioning voting technology and vote-counting systems. Demos has commissioned research and developed recommendations for making these voting systems trustworthy and accessible.
In 2006 alone multiple failures of direct recording electronic voting systems (DREs) resulted in tens of thousands of problems, including: delays in the opening of the polls and long lines that discouraged people from casting their votes; "jumping screens" and lost votes; paper trail jams and paper trails not matching the electronic screens; reports of inaccessibility for voters with disabilities; machine failures in retrieving results; and extensive security concerns with the recording of votes.
In pursuit of fair and meaningful participation in elections, Demos is concerned about these problems. Following are Demos-created resources that address voting technology.
Guidelines for Trustworthy and Accessible Voting Systems in the United States - a broad set of Demos recommendations for United States voting systems
Letter to Congress Urging Paper Ballots - paper ballots are essential to running accurate and trusted elections
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