United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-07-20 monographic deposited born digital 47 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-975T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-975T P0b002ee180391924 f:d04975t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-975T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-975T GAO-04-975T Elections Electronic forms Federal law Performance measures Strategic planning Systems analysis Systems evaluation Information systems Federal aid to localities Federal aid to states Testimony A11053

The technology used to cast and count votes is one aspect of the multifaceted U.S. election process. GAO examined voting technology, among other things, in a series of reports that it issued in 2001 following the problems encountered in the 2000 election. In October 2002, the Congress enacted the Help America Vote Act, which, among other things, established the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to assist in the administration of federal elections. The act also established a program to provide funds to states to replace older punch card and lever machine voting equipment. As this older voting equipment has been replaced with newer electronic voting systems over the last 2 years, concerns have been raised about the vulnerabilities associated with certain electronic voting systems. Among other things, GAO's testimony focuses on attributes on which electronic voting systems can be assessed, as well as design and implementation factors affecting their performance. GAO also describes the immediate and longer-term challenges confronting local jurisdictions in using any type of voting equipment, particularly electronic voting systems. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-975T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-975T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-975T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-975T.pdf GAO-04-975T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-975T Testimony GAO-04-975T; Elections: Electronic Voting Offers Opportunities and Presents Challenges; Elections Electronic forms Federal law Performance measures Strategic planning Systems analysis Systems evaluation Information systems Federal aid to localities Federal aid to states Title 42 Section 1973 Title 42 Section 1973ee-1 Title 42 Section 1973ee Title 42 Section 1973ff Title 42 Section 1973gg 42 U.S.C. 1973 42 U.S.C. 1973ee-1 42 U.S.C. 1973ee 42 U.S.C. 1973ff 42 U.S.C. 1973gg Public Law 107-252