Securing the vote : protecting American democracy / Committee on the Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology ; Committee on Science, Technology, and Law ; Policy and Global Affairs ; Computer Science and Telecommunications Board ; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; A Consensus Study Report of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.
Publisher:
The National Academies Press,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
xx, 159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm.
Voting and the 2016 Presidential Election -- Voting in the United States -- Analysis of components of elections -- Ensuring the integrity of elections -- Analysis of systemic issues -- Securing the future of voting.
Summary:
"During the 2016 presidential election, America's election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy examines the challenges arising out of the 2016 federal election, assesses current technology and standards for voting, and recommends steps that the federal government, state and local governments, election administrators, and vendors of voting technology should take to improve the security of election infrastructure. In doing so, the report provides a vision of voting that is more secure, accessible, reliable, and verifiable"--Publisher's description.
Series:
Consensus study report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine
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