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Use our resource library to explore the latest research in the field of election science.

146 Resources

Audits & Validating Elections Tools

Verified Voting maintains and publicly available, searchable database documenting state laws, regulations, and procedures for post-election audits across U.S. jurisdictions.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine2018
Audits & Validating Elections Academic Papers

This paper, recommends voter-verifiable paper ballots and routine audits of paper ballots to verify tabulation and detect compromised systems.

Audits & Validating Elections Reports

This report describes Colorado's online risk limiting audits tool, risk-limit concepts, and county-facing implementation details after statewide adoption.

Center for Inclusive Democracy2018
In-Person Voting Tools

The Voting Location and Outreach Tool is a publicly available tool that allows users to visualize data on the number, location, and historical use of Election Day vote centers and polling places, and to project equitable distributions of locations for upcoming elections.

American Statistical Association2018
Audits & Validating Elections Academic Papers

This paper sets out principles for reliable post-election tabulation audits, including voter-verifiable paper records, transparency, ballot protection, and statistical rigor.

Natalie Adona, Paul Gronke2018
In-Person Voting Reports

This report surveys the public's views on election administration and reform, examining what voters value most in the voting experience and which changes they believe would improve it.

Philip B. StarkUniversity of California, Berkeley2018
Audits & Validating Elections Academic Papers

In this paper, authors provide a concise policy-oriented introduction to evidence-based elections and risk limiting audits, including legislative principles and implementation considerations.

Jacob Jaffe, Charles Stewart III, Jacob CoblentzCaltech-MIT Voting Technology Project2018
In-Person Voting Academic Papers

In this paper, authors develop models to estimate voter service times from voting machine log data, providing election officials with a scalable approach to analyze and improve polling place operations.

Bridgett A. KingMIT Election Data + Science Lab2018
Voter Trust In-Person Voting Workforce Academic Papers

This research focuses on whether voters’ confidence is shaped by the racial or ethnic representation of poll workers and election staff.

Stephanie Singer, Neal McBurnettVerified Voting2018
Audits & Validating Elections Reports

This report summarizes the Orange County Registrar of Voters pilot audit of all countywide election contests.

John C. Fortier, Charles Stewart III, Stephen Pettigrew, Matthew Weil, Tim HarperBipartisan Policy Center2018
In-Person Voting Reports

This report provides practical recommendations for reducing polling place wait times by improving line measurement and the management of polling place resources.

Ronald L. Rivest, Philip B. Stark, Zara Perumal2017
Audits & Validating Elections Academic Papers

This paper explores voting-rule design choices that can reduce audit burden and improve auditability, with implications for post-election verification.