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During the coming weeks, America’s election infrastructure will be tested as perhaps never before, especially due to changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In that context, we present “Swing Dance,” our assessment of the process and technology risks that exist in the 14 most competitive states for the 2020 election…

We get it: Paper is the Tip of the Iceberg

June 9, 2020

We recently had a conversation with a potential volunteer who accused us of incrementalism for (among other things) insisting on paper ballots and not pushing for online or smartphone voting. That got us thinking…

Responding to a National Health Emergency: Vote-At-Home

John Sebes

March 14, 2020

Yesterday the President declared a national emergency in the face of the rampant spread of COVID-19. Voters now face a conundrum as we all shift behaviors and absorb disruptions to daily life in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. There is a pragmatic solution…

Elections Legislation Everyone Can Agree On: The KISS Act

John Sebes

August 20, 2019

Recently the Wall Street Journal ran an editorial that’s worth my comment. I can’t argue with the WSJ suggesting the House (and Senate counter part) SAFE Act is a partisan maneuver. With the Senate also hyper-partisan, anyone can find partisanship wherever they look.

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 6: What Needs to Change?

Eddie Perez

August 12, 2019

This is the final of a 6-part series of slightly longer vignettes on the challenge of updating voting systems. It’s a slice-and-dice of a recent Briefing on the topic. It’s intended to acquaint relatively newcomers to understanding how voting system are purchased and maintained.

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 5: What’s Required to Update?

Eddie Perez

August 11, 2019

This is the 5th of a 6-part series of slightly longer vignettes on the challenge of updating voting systems. It’s a slice-and-dice of a recent Briefing on the topic. It’s intended to acquaint relatively newcomers to understanding how voting system are purchased and maintained.

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 4: When to Update

Eddie Perez

August 10, 2019

This is the 4th of a 6-part series of slightly longer vignettes on the challenge of updating voting systems. It’s a slice-and-dice of a recent Briefing on the topic. It’s intended to acquaint relatively newcomers to understanding how voting system are purchased and maintained.

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 3: The Fees

Eddie Perez

August 9, 2019

This is the 3rd of a 6-part series of slightly longer vignettes on the challenge of updating voting systems. It’s a slice-and-dice of a recent Briefing on the topic. It’s intended to acquaint relatively newcomers to understanding how voting system are purchased and maintained.

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 2: The Physical Purchase

Eddie Perez

August 8, 2019

This is the 2nd of a 6-part series of slightly longer vignettes on the challenge of updating voting systems. It’s a slice-and-dice of a recent Briefing on the topic. It’s intended to acquaint relatively newcomers to understanding how voting system are purchased and maintained.

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 1: Background

Eddie Perez

August 7, 2019

This is the 1st of a 6-part series of slightly longer vignettes on the challenge of updating voting systems. It’s a slice-and-dice of a recent Briefing on the topic. It’s intended to acquaint relatively newcomers to understanding how voting system are purchased and maintained.

Building the People’s Voting System

Category: Risk

Swing Dance

Gregory Miller

We get it: Paper is the Tip of the Iceberg

Responding to a National Health Emergency: Vote-At-Home

John Sebes

Elections Legislation Everyone Can Agree On: The KISS Act

John Sebes

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 6: What Needs to Change?

Eddie Perez

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 5: What’s Required to Update?

Eddie Perez

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 4: When to Update

Eddie Perez

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 3: The Fees

Eddie Perez

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 2: The Physical Purchase

Eddie Perez

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 1: Background

Eddie Perez

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