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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…

CISA Best Practices Series on Expanding By-Mail Voting Due to COVID-19

Neil Johnson

April 17, 2020

The OSET Institute offers this convenient reference post as a service to the broader elections community, to assist election officials in quickly accessing the CISA Best Practices Series on Expanding By-Mail Voting.

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…

Our 2019 Year in Review

Gregory Miller

February 7, 2020

We’ve posted our 2019 Annual Review. We hope you agree that this summary of key accomplishments and developments shows the impactful importance of our work to defend democracy.

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.

Building the People’s Voting System

We get it: Paper is the Tip of the Iceberg

CISA Best Practices Series on Expanding By-Mail Voting Due to COVID-19

Neil Johnson

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

John Sebes

Our 2019 Year in Review

Gregory Miller

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

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