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Book SynopsisSince the 2000 presidential election, the United States has been embroiled in debates about electronic voting. This title 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.
Trade Review"Electronic Elections summarizes insights [the authors] have gleaned from their extensive experience. The book is meant to instigate scientifically informed election administration. The authors argue for a comparative approach to risk management that considers the costs and benefits of alternative methods... A thoughtful early contribution to a new field of election science."--Walter R. Mebane Jr., Science "Will the machine lose your vote? Will it be hacked? Political scientists Alvarez and Hall provide a rigorous analysis of electronic voting, and they come down heavily in favor of the benefits of the new technologies, arguing that media coverage has emphasized the problems while downplaying the potential for empowering more citizens to vote."--Michelle Press, Scientific American
Table of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS vii PREFACE ix CHAPTER 1: What This Book Is About 1 CHAPTER 2: Paper Problems, Electronic Promises 12 CHAPTER 3: Criticisms of Electronic Voting 30 CHAPTER 4: The Frame Game 50 CHAPTER 5: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back 71 CHAPTER 6: The Performance of the Machines 100 CHAPTER 7: Public Acceptance of Electronic Voting 133 CHAPTER 8: A New Paradigm for Assessing Voting Technologies 156 CHAPTER 9: Conclusion 178 NOTES 191 BIBLIOGRAPHY 207 INDEX 217
