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Contractual Barriers to Transparency in Electronic Voting

Joseph Lorenzo Hall
Princeton University - Center for Information Technology Policy; University of California, Berkeley - School of Information


USENIX/ACCURATE Electronic Voting Technology Workshop, 2008

Abstract:     
We analyze a data set of 55 contracts between state and local election jurisdictions and voting system vendors for transparency-inhibiting terms and provisions. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of certain provisions and make recommendations that jurisdictions can follow to better support transparency in the elections process.

Keywords: transparency, e-voting, contracts, procurement, elections, election law

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Date posted: February 12, 2009 ; Last revised: February 12, 2009

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Hall, Joseph Lorenzo, Contractual Barriers to Transparency in Electronic Voting (August 7, 2007). USENIX/ACCURATE Electronic Voting Technology Workshop, 2008. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1341210


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Joseph Lorenzo Hall (Contact Author)
Princeton University - Center for Information Technology Policy ( email )
Sherrerd Hall, 3rd Floor
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08540
United States
University of California, Berkeley - School of Information ( email )
102 South Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-4600
United States
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