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Procurement Aspects of Introducing ICTs solutions in Electoral Processes, The European Union, United Nations Development Programme and International IDEA (2010)	This is the first publication in the Operational Paper Series by the Joint EC-UNDP Task Force on Electoral Assistance. The paper analyzes electoral assistance projects that included the introduction of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for voter registration processes. This paper also provides an overview of the procurement aspects of introducing ICTs, the processes and procedures as well as the main challenges. The European Union and UNDP collaborated closely with International IDEA and the ACE Electoral Knowledge Network in drafting this paper, and it will be therefore published as ACE Focus On.
Improving the electoral roll and voter identification in Papua New Guinea, The National Research Institute of Papua New Guinea (2010)	This is a research paper by the National Research Institute of Papua New Guinea (NRI). This paper analyses the electoral enrollment system in Papua New Guinea and the Voter Identification procedures. First of all, the authors introduce the legal framework of the enrollment system and the way the voters' roll currently works. Then, they examine the major issues and shortcomings of the system, finally presenting a series of recommendations.
Northern Mariana Islands: Public Law 17-16 HB 17-104 HS1/SS1, Election Law Amendment (2010)	This public law introduces certain changes to the Northern Mariana Islands Electoral Law. The law reforms aim to minimize the recent raises in elections' monetary costs and to put an end to the electoral fraud and intimidation.
Paraguay: Urna electrónica.	Foto de la urna electrónica, en este país también se ejerce el voto a través de esta vía.
Venezuela: Analysis of Voting Data from the Recent Venezuela Referendum (2004)	On August 15, 2004, Venezuelans voted in a national referendum, to decide whether to recall President Hugo Chávez from office. The election was performed using Smartmatic electronic voting machines that tally votes electronically and produce a voter verifiable paper backup of each vote. Opposition figures have accused the CNE, the Venezuelan electoral authority, of election fraud. This paper describes a statistical analysis of the detailed election results reported by the CNE.
United States: A Security Analysis of the Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment (SERVE)	A review and critique of computer and communication security issues in the SERVE voting system (Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment), an Internet-based voting system developed for the U.S. Department of Defense’s FVAP (Federal Voting Assistance Program).
Switzerland: Addressing the Secure Platform Problem for Remote Internet Voting	A report commissioned by the State of Geneva, Switzerland, on the security implications of internet voting.
Challenges of Election Technologies and Procedures (OSCE 2005)	Report from the first OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) of 2005 devoted to the topic of elections and entitled “Challenges of Election Technologies and Procedures”. The meeting took place 21-22 April in Vienna, and brought together 212 participants, including 35 representatives of 27 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
Electronic Voting Systems - UNDP DGP-NET Consolidated REPLY
Electronic voting - The trouble with technology (The Economist)	The following article "Electronic voting - The trouble with technology" appeared on the Sep 16th 2004 issue of the The Economist print edition:
Harry Neufeld: Computerizing Election Adminstration (1994)	The paper "Computerizing Election Adminstration" presented by Harry Neufeld for IFES at the "African Election Administrators Colloquium" held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe in November 1994.
Internet Voting System Requirements	A presentation and discussion of 16 voting system requirements that support fail-safe privacy, verifiable security and tamper-proof ballots, produced by Ed Gerck of Safevote, Inc. in 2001.
United States: Examining Internet Voting in Washington	A paper by David M. Elliott, Assistant Director of Elections, examining Internet Voting in the State of Washington.
United States: Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002	Copy of the Public Law 107–252—OCT. 29, 2002 - Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002
United States: Analysis of an Electronic Voting System (2004)	The paper "Analysis of an Electronic Voting System" by Tadayoshi Kohno, Adam Stubblefield, Aviel D. Rubin and Dan S. Wallach (February 2004)
India: Description of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM)
United States: Crash and re-boot - the Economist (2006)	The article "Crash and re-boot" from The Economist print edition of 12th October 2006
The Carter Center: Developing a Methodology for Observing Electronic Voting (2007)	On Nov. 2, 2006, The Carter Center hosted the first activity of this initiative—a small workshop of representatives of election observation organizations and e-voting experts aimed at fostering collaborative discussion and the development of a draft methodology for observing electronic voting. This meeting, called “Developing a Draft Methodology for Observing Electronic Voting Technologies,” built on the results of a previous workshop hosted by the Center in 2005 on the challenges posed by electronic voting technologies. Shortly after the November 2006 meeting, The Carter Center deployed a specialized technical mission to Venezuela to observe the use of electronic voting in its Dec. 3, 2006, presidential election and to conduct a preliminary field test of the methodology. Following the Venezuela mission, Carter Center staff and consultants worked to update and revise the methodology. The Center plans to test the draft methodology in at least two additional pilot missions. This short document, with the attached revised draft observation forms, summarizes the discussions of the November 2006 meeting, the methodological findings of the technical mission to Venezuela, and subsequent efforts by Carter Center staff to revise the draft methodology for observing electronic voting.
A Proposed Framework for Technology Selection in order for developing countries to execute election operations efficiently	This paper aims at establishing a framework that defines a set of criteria that can be used to determine what and how technology can be used to enhance and improve election operations in developing countries. The author finds extensive support for the use of technology in general administration activities as well as delimitation, voter registration, candidate management and result reporting. The study proposes that electronic voting technologies only be used in Developing African countries after extensive thought and consultation with stake holders. This paper is a dissertation submitted to the University of Liverpool.
Canada: Introduction to Handwritten Signature Verification
E-voting handbook - Key steps in the implementation of e-enabled elections, The Council of Europe (2010)	"This document reflects the findings from several meetings at which the development of e-voting has been examined. These include the second review meeting on Recommendation Rec (2004)11 which took place in Madrid in 2008, and the sessions of the Forum for the Future of Democracy in 2008 and 2009. This paper does not set out to argue either for or against the introduction of e-voting; it is designed to provide assistance and guidance to those who are considering introducing it."
Norway: Information Report on the Test on E-voting, Local Elections on 12 September (2011)
Kazakhstan: The Sailau e-voting system, IFES (2010)	This chapter in the IFES publication "Direct democracy: Progress and pitfalls of election technology" provides a description and assessment of the electronic voting system used in general elections in Kazakhstan since 2005.
Fiji: Terms of Reference, Registration of Voters through an Electronic Voter Registration (2011)	These terms of reference invites qualified personnel to apply for the position of the officer in charge of registering electronically the Fijian voters for the 2014 elections.
Philippines: The 2010 Automated Election – An Assessment	This assessment on the 2010 elections in the Philippines was written by Christian S. Monsod and published by the Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation. This document provides an analysis of the preparations and the actual management of the May elections, and then discusses the future of the automation project and the electoral reform in the country.
Pakistan: Final Report of the Committee on the Use of Electronic Voting Machines, The Election Commission of Pakistan (2010)	This is the final report on the use of electronic voting machines in Pakistan. The reports explain the work of the EVM Committee and its findings (assessment of the benefits and of the legal implication, and the cost analysis). Finally, the Committee shares its conclusions and recommendations.
Perú: El google político del Perú, El Comercio (2010)	Artículo que describe el funcionamiento de la herramienta virtual Infogob producida por el JNE de Perú
Finland: Information Report on the Electronic Voting, Municipal Elections, 26 October, CLRAE (2008)
How a Frog could end the Security Wars and revive the eVote Industry	After years of bitter conflict between computer scientists and vendors over security of electronic voting machines, could a FROG bring peace to the realm of eVoting? Ingo Boltz proposes the revival of an "old plan" for simple and secure electronic voting.
Kazakhstan: Electronic voting chart - instruction for voters	This instruction for the voters is a schematic illustration of the vote casting procedure using an electronic voting machine (Sailau system) in Kazakhstan's elections.
Philippines: Poll Automation Law (Republic Act No. 9369), 2010.	This is the REPUBLIC ACT No. 9369 regarding Poll Automation for Philippines national and local elections.
MobileActive Strategy Guide #1: Using Mobile Phones in Elections and Voter Registration Campaigns (2007)	The first in a series of guides designed to assist organizations in deploying effective mobile campaigns. In many countries mobile phones are a highly accessible and effective way to communicate, even more so than the internet. Mobile phones have been used for systematic election monitoring in a number of countries including Kenya and Macedonia. The guide functions as a how-to guide and a case study resource for mobile campaigns.
Guyana: Elections Commission Activity Report (2004)	This report treats the major activities undertaken by the Guyana Electoral Commission (GECOM) in 2004. The Commission announces that the Commonwealth Secretariat will take part in a needs assessment mission in Guyana. The GECOM is preparing for the 2006 elections. Deolall Ramlall, a civic voter manager was sent to Trinidad and Tobago on behalf of the GECOM to examine how the country's Electoral Management body carries on their voter education programs.
Philippines: Press Release: COMELEC Kick-starts Voter ed for the Upcoming Poll Registration	The Press Release highlights the preparation of the Philippines’ Commission on Election (COMELEC) for the coming voters’ registration processes in the country which will start on April 1 2011 and end on October 31, except for the ARMM. It also highlights the use of digital media such as Youtube by the COMELEC to educate the public on voter education and voter information.
Guam: Act to Prohibit the Use of Electronic and Mechanical Voting Machines in Guam Elections (2006)	This act prohibs the use of electronic and mechanical voting machines in the Guam elections.
Venezuela: Final Report, Presidential Elections, The Carter Center (2007)	This is a report published by the Carter Center as a result of an observation mission for the Venezuelan presidential elections in 2006. The Venezuelan National Electoral Council invited the Carter Center to observe the performance of new automated voting machines (Smartmatic). The mission had also a greater goal: to contribute to a project of The Carter Center to develop and update methodologies for observing and evaluating voting systems globally.
Perú: Infogob: Una herramienta de transparencia política (2010)	Artículo escrito por el Dr. José Luis Echevarría Escribens que describe el proceso de implementación y desarrollo de la herramienta virtual INFOgob creada por el JNE de Perú.
SMS As A Tool in Election Observation	This article by Ian Schuler describes a number of cases where text messaging and cell phones has been used in an election observation context.
Reports of Findings: Use of language in ballot instructions, National Institute of Standards and Technology (2009)	This Report of Findings summarizes the results of a study on the language used in the ballots. The study analyzes the effects of the language used for the instructions in the ballot: how does the language influences the results of the vote? How does this influence e-voting? Finally, the report makes a few recommendations on voter education.
OSCE/ODIHR Discussion paper in preparation of guidelines for the observation of electronic voting	These guidelines were put to enhance the OSCE/ODIHR observation methodology where electronic voting is an element of a participating State’s election system.
Monitoring Electronic Technologies in Electoral Processes, NDI (2007)	This guide aims to increase the understanding of civic and political activists regarding what transparency measures to demand in establishing safeguards concerning electronic electoral technologies; and what skills their organizations will need to develop to verify the integrity of electronic electoral technologies. Specifically, it covers the types of technologies employed, the potential challenges for electoral integrity brought by such technologies, issues to consider in deciding whether to introduce electronic technologies and transparency that should be employed when electronic technologies are utilized.
Legal, Operational and Technical Standards for E-Voting, Council of Europe Publishing (2004)	This memorandum gives a legal, Operational and Technical Standards for E-Voting.