Basic Issues
Following the completion of voting, there may be a need for further investigation of and action on records of those who voted. In all systems, investigations of apparent fraudulent attempts to vote will be necessary (see Voter Fraud). In compulsory voting systems, action will be required to determine and investigate instances where registered voters apparently did not vote (see Compulsory Voting Systems).
Continuous Voter Registration Systems
Where voter registration systems are not dependent for their data on a civil registry (see Using Civil Registry to Produce Voters List: A Preview) and are based on a permanent, continuously updated voters register, voting operations can provide a wealth of data for purging, adding or amending entries on the voters register (see Election Day Registration Additions and Revisions). Particularly in systems that allow provisional ballots or forms of voting day registration (see Voters Not Found on Voters Lists), there can be considerable data gathered on voters who have changed their name through marriage or otherwise, changed address, had their information transcribed incorrectly onto the voters register, or who were not previously registered to vote.
Efficient continuous register updating systems would allow the collection of updated registration data while such persons are voting, for later processing.
Information on registered voters may also be received from other voters while they are voting, with regard to recent deaths, changes of address, and the like. Such information should be recorded by voting station officials and later followed up by the voter registration authorities to determine accuracy and any action required.
