Boston Area Colleges Election Project

From abstract: "This article examines the importance of public involvement in the management of elections, especially as it pertains to serving the needs of voters for whom English is not their first

Poll workers are a vital part of our democracy. Examines comprehensively the roles, regulations, and issues surrounding poll workers. Looks at challenges to providing answers to these issues.

Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and the Third Congressional District in Utah both used the same voting machine in the 2006 primary, the Diebold TSX, but the poll workers in each group had dramatically differen

From abstract: Voter's feelings about poll workers appear responsive to wait times, feelings of privacy while voting, poll worker training, and special poll worker recruiting efforts.

The principal agent problem is one of delegation: how can you be sure to hire the right person and how can you make sure a hiree will do the job properly?

Courts should not require the banning of some types of election equipment based on the Equal Protection Clause for three reasons: 1) there is no evidence that blacks have more invalidated votes than w

There is wide variability in quality of polling locations in Los Angeles.

Punch card machines are inferior and scanners are superior as far as election equipment goes. But studies in this area are challenging because of data availability and difficulties.

Reports findings of a pre-election survey on voter confidence. Results suggest that voter confidence will vary by locality and context.