“If there has been an election problem in the news, EVN is the first place I turn to for the true facts and for informed discussion from several different perspectives. It’s where all the experts are. There is really no other comparable source of information.”
"EVN has allowed me to get the legal help and technical advice I need to focus on the right problems. I regard EVN as crucial to all I’ve done recently—it’s the access to many informed opinions from a diverse network.”
“I have found the members of EVN to be willing and eager to teach this EA all I can absorb about electronic voting security and new auditing methods.
Using EVN’s infrastructure, participants have played pivotal roles in many landmark solutions, decisions and innovations, and we continue to work together on issues that emerge (such as those noted here):
Voter-verified paper trail requirements | Election Day legal and logistical help for voters | Safe technology for military and overseas voting |
Security threat identification | Voting system risk assessments | Election reform design |
Improved ballot designs, instructions and accessibility | Voter experience: troubleshooting and improvements | Research, technological consulting and advocacy |
50 state election systems “scorecards” | Election Day problem tracking and analysis | Streamlined verification and recount processes |
Legal challenges to flawed systems | Innovative audit techniques and audit requirements | |
Election Assistance Commission participation | Open-source and publicly owned voting technologies | Election auditing and recount projects |
Public access to election-related data | Voting system contract advice for election officials | Risk-limiting audit design |