A fundamental tenent of representative democracy is that votes should be counted in a fair and unbiased manner. Contrary to this premise I …nd that in U.S. House elections this is not the case. I employ a novel approach to detect electoral manipulation by looking at extremely close elections where the outcome between any two candidates should be random. I …nd that in extremely close elections t...

We analyze a data set of 55 contracts between state and local election jurisdictions and voting system vendors for transparency-inhibiting terms and provisions. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of certain provisions and make recommendations that jurisdictions can follow to better support transparency in the elections process.

Electronic voting systems are widely used in elections. This paper describes using an e-voting system as the basis for a project in an undergraduate computer security class. The goal of the project was to teach the students how to use the Flaw Hypothesis Methodology to perform a penetration study.

Because federalism can be a threat to accountability, a model of voting behavior in federations must accommodate voters' attributions of responsibility to each order of government for policy outcomes. This study uses a panel survey of Canadians in both federal and provincial elections to ask whether voters are able to hold governments accountable in a federal context. Voters may ignore issues w...

The time is now. Over the past decade, health care providers have heard about the unprecedented redesign of the health care system. With the presidential election fast approaching, waves of uncertainty are swirling around the Affordable Care Act. No matter the outcomes of the November elections and their impact to the health care reform bill, there are sustainable aspects that will continue to ...