ABSTRACT

The Presidential election of the year 2000 has raised several issues about the voting technologies used in the United States. This report provides an overview of the technologies used and the issues raised, including a brief history and characteristics of the different methods, the design of ballots, kinds and sources of voter error, vote counting, and standards. It discusses whether changes may be needed, what those changes might be, what is the federal role, and legislative initiatives in the 106th and 107th Congresses. The report begins with a summary of the principal policy recommendations. To understand why those recommendations were chosen, and why some others were not, readers should take the time to study the entire report before passing judgment.

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