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The Cost of Automating Elections

Roberto Verzola
Halalang Marangal; SRI Pilipinas; University of the Philippines - School of Economics

June, 23 2008

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This paper reviews media reports and journal articles on cost of automating elections through electronic voting machines. Machine costs for touch-screens and optical scanners are compared, and various other capital, operating and maintenance, and personnel costs are estimated as a percentage of the initial machine costs.

Keywords: automation election, electronic voting, cost, expense

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Date posted: June 23, 2008 ; Last revised: July 20, 2008

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Verzola, Roberto, The Cost of Automating Elections (June, 23 2008). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1150267

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Roberto Verzola (Contact Author) Halalang Marangal ( email ) 4th Flr., PRRM Bldg. 56 Mother Ignacia Avenue Quezon City Philippines
SRI Pilipinas ( email ) 110 V.Luna Road Extension Sikatuna Village Quezon City 1101 Philippines
University of the Philippines - School of Economics ( email ) Quezon City, Diliman Philippines

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Date posted: June 23, 2008 ; Last revised: July 20, 2008

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