LEADER 04333nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910456832903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-53146-8 010 $a9786612531460 010 $a1-4008-3408-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400834082 035 $a(CKB)2550000000007405 035 $a(EBL)485763 035 $a(OCoLC)609856396 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000359257 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11272733 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000359257 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10383319 035 $a(PQKB)11272744 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC485763 035 $a(OCoLC)609904815 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36544 035 $a(DE-B1597)446787 035 $a(OCoLC)979835389 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400834082 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL485763 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10367266 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL253146 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000007405 100 $a20070302d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aElectronic elections$b[electronic resource] $ethe perils and promises of digital democracy /$fR. Michael Alvarez and Thad E. Hall 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (235 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-12517-1 311 $a0-691-14622-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [207]-215) and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tCHAPTER 1. What This Book Is About -- $tCHAPTER 2. Paper Problems, Electronic Promises -- $tCHAPTER 3. Criticisms of Electronic Voting -- $tCHAPTER 4. The Frame Game -- $tCHAPTER 5. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back -- $tCHAPTER 6. The Performance of the Machines -- $tCHAPTER 7. Public Acceptance of Electronic Voting -- $tCHAPTER 8. A New Paradigm for Assessing Voting Technologies -- $tCHAPTER 9. Conclusion -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aSince the 2000 presidential election, the United States has been embroiled in debates about electronic voting. Critics say the new technologies invite tampering and fraud. Advocates say they enhance the accuracy of vote counts and make casting ballots easier--and ultimately foster greater political participation. Electronic Elections cuts through the media spin to assess the advantages and risks associated with different ways of casting ballots--and shows how e-voting can be the future of American democracy. Elections by nature are fraught with risk. Michael Alvarez and Thad Hall fully examine the range of past methods and the new technologies that have been created to try to minimize risk and accurately reflect the will of voters. Drawing upon a wealth of new data on how different kinds of electronic voting machines have performed in recent elections nationwide, they evaluate the security issues that have been the subject of so much media attention, and examine the impacts the new computer-based solutions is having on voter participation. Alvarez and Hall explain why the benefits of e-voting can outweigh the challenges, and they argue that media coverage of the new technologies has emphasized their problems while virtually ignoring their enormous potential for empowering more citizens to vote. The authors also offer ways to improve voting technologies and to develop more effective means of implementing and evaluating these systems. Electronic Elections makes a case for how e-voting can work in the United States, showing why making it work right is essential to the future vibrancy of the democratic process. 606 $aElectronic voting$xSecurity measures$zUnited States 606 $aElectronic voting$zUnited States 606 $aVoting-machines$zUnited States$xReliability 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aElectronic voting$xSecurity measures 615 0$aElectronic voting 615 0$aVoting-machines$xReliability. 676 $a324.6/5 700 $aAlvarez$b R. Michael$f1964-$0850881 701 $aHall$b Thad E$g(Thad Edward),$f1968-$01027831 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456832903321 996 $aElectronic elections$92473759 997 $aUNINA