Annotated bibliography of reports on voting systems

The pdf form of this compilation can be found at http://tinyurl.com/2okz67 and represents a handy resource manual.

University of Connecticut: Eye on Diebold Accuvote Optical Scanners

U Conn has studied the optical scanners used in NH and has made procedural recommendations to TRY to mitigate the risks in using them. Read about the Accuvote, its problems, and the procedures the NH Secretary of State refuses to implement

Election Preparedness

1. We're Counting the Votes: An Election Preparedness Kit

2. Watch the We're Counting the Votes videos (requires Windows Media Player)

   Lyndeborough (~18 min.)
   State Recount (~10 min.)
   Wilton (~10 min.)

   Or download the videos

Reports on the Diebold Accuvote Optical Scanners used in NH Elections

1. The Black Box Report SECURITY ALERT: July 4, 2005 Critical Security Issues with Diebold Optical Scan Design
2. Security Assessment of the Diebold Optical Scan Voting Terminal - University of Connecticut
3. Scientific findings regarding the security of the Diebold AccuVote optical scanner
4. Recommendations for mitigating the security and failure risks of the Diebold AccuVote optical scanner
5. Security Analysis of the Diebold AccuBasic Interpreter (February 2006)
6. GAO Report on Election Equipment (September 2005)
7. Black Box Report: Security Alert (July 2005)

Testimony Brought Before the NH Ballot Law Commission March 10, 2006

1. Video: NH Ballot Law Commission public hearing on Diebold voting machines
2. Testimony to the Ballot Law Commission (March 2006)
3. DFNH Fair Elections Committee questionnaire to Diebold vendor LHS Associates

More Information on NH Voting Systems

1. The New Hampshire Constitution and the vision of what could be
2. Voting as a college student in New Hampshire
3. 1st in the nation: The case for electoral integrity
4. Diebold Election Systems: cause for concern with NH's only election machine vendor
5. NH's choice: computerized elections or not?
6. Diebold Election Systems and the future of voting in New Hampshire
7. New Hampshire's "Diebold or Bust" moment
8. Friday March 10 Ballot Law Commission public hearing on Diebold voting machines
9. Resources for Diebold AccuVote optical scan security risks
10. Report on the hearing
11. About voting machines and counting
12. Patriot's Day: the revolution will not be televised
13. Election reform: grow it from the grassroots
14. New Hampshire voting solution for persons with disabilities

National Election Integrity Resources

1. Read all about the history of the e-voting industry
2. Fair Elections Committee submits comments to Election Assistance Commission on certification manual
3. Open letter to NIST on electronic voting machine recommendations
4. Black Box Voting.ORG
5. Election Defense Alliance
6. Pull the plug on e-voting Part II
7. Pull the plug on e-voting Part I
8. Election nullification, part two
9. Stealing America and the costs of liberty undone
10. Federal Voting Equipment Certification Ponzi Scheme
11. Repairing HR 550
12. Deconstructing Ninety Two Percent
13. Stop the Executive Branch from taking over our elections
14. New Hampshire's hand count method for counting votes takes first place in new report on elections
15. National election reform group's silent partner identified as Choicepoint
16. Election Reform and its Consequences
17. Cramdown, Stripdown, Lockdown Democracy In The USA
18. Election reform for better or worse: Wake Up AMerica talks about it
19. Read about HR550 (the Holt Bill)
20. Read about the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
21. Read about choice voting
22. Howard Dean: Are political conventions necessary?
23. Choice voting for true democracy
24. Open Voting