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Statistical Analysis of the Post-Election Audit Data 2010 November Election

The Center for Voting Technology Research (VoTeR Center) at the School of Engineering of the University of Connecticut received the data gathered in the post-election audit performed in the State of Connecticut following the November 2010 election. The audits involved the randomly selected 10% of the districts and the audit returns were conveyed by the […]

VoTeR Center and SOTS Win 2010 EAC Grant

The VoTeR Center and the Office of the Secretary of the State (SOTS) of Connecticut have jointly applied for and won the 2010 Voting System Pre-Election Logic and Accuracy Testing & Post-Election Audit Initiative grant announced by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). For more information about this grant: U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Grant […]

The Vector-Ballot Approach for Online Voting Procedures

The Vector-Ballot Approach for Online Voting Procedures Aggelos Kiayias and Moti Yung Towards Trustworthy Elections, New Directions in Electronic Voting. Springer 2010 Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp 155-174. Abstract Looking at current cryptographic-based e-voting protocols, one can distinguish three basic design paradigms (or approaches): (a) Mix-Networks based, (b) Homomorphic Encryption based, and (c) Blind […]

VoTeR Center wins Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement

The VoTeR Center received the 2010 Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement in the program category. You can download the VoTeR Center Poster presented for this award. For more information about this award: School of Engineering – UConn Team Ensures Election Integrity Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement – 2010 Winners UConn Today […]

Pre-Election Audit of Memory Cards for the August 10, 2010 Primary Elections

The Center for Voting Technology Research (VoTeR Center) at the School of Engineering of the University of Connecticut performed a pre-election audit of the memory cards for the Accu-Vote Optical Scan tabulators that were to be used in the August 10, 2010 elections. The cards were programmed by LHS Associates of Methuen, Massachusetts, and shipped […]

Statistical Analysis of the Post-Election Audit Data 2010 August Primary Election

The Center for Voting Technology Research (VoTeR Center) at the School of Engineering of the University of Connecticut received the data gathered in the post-election audit performed in the State of Connecticut following the August 2010 primary election. The audits involved the randomly selected 10% of the districts and the audit returns were conveyed by […]

Determining the Causes of AccuVote Optical Scan Voting Terminal Memory Card Failures

Determining the Causes of AccuVote Optical Scan Voting Terminal Memory Card Failures Tigran Antonyan, Nicolas Nicolaou Alexander Shvartsman and Therese Smith In Proceedings of the 2010 USENIX/ACCURATE Electronic Voting Workshop (EVT 10) August 11–13, 2010, Washington, DC, USA www.usenix.org/events/evtwote10/ Abstract Optical scan (OS) voting systems play an increasing role in the United States elections, with […]

Post-Election Audit of Memory Cards for the November 2009 Elections

The Center for Voting Technology Research (VoTeR Center) at the School of Engineering of the University of Connecticut performed a post-election audit of the memory cards for the Accu-Vote Optical Scan tabulators that were used in the November 2009 elections. The cards were programmed by LHS Associates of Methuen, Massachusetts, and shipped to Connecticut districts […]

Statistical Analysis of the Post Election Audit Data 2009 November Elections

The Center for Voting Technology Research (VoTeR Center) at the School of Engineering of the University of Connecticut received the data gathered in the post-election audit in the State of Connecticut following the November 2009 election. The audits involved the randomly selected 10% of the districts and the audit returns were conveyed by the Office […]