The Future of Elections: Technology Policy & Funding Conference

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1 The Future of Elections: Technology Policy & Funding Conference Wendy Underhill, NCSL Chairman Matt Masterson, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

2 What We Promised: How to manage the elections tech procurement process What s pushing change in voting technology? Technology options now (and what the future may hold) Sharing of innovations and best practices Using data to drive elections administration decisions How elections tech can improve security, voter confidence, voter access, and military voter participation

3 What We Didn t Promise

4 Recent Legislative Trends Pre-Election Day Voter ID Online Voter Registration OVR Voter ID Pre-ED Voting

5 Other Issues Felon voting rights Electoral College issues Poll watchers and observers Primary types (open, closed, other)

6 Questions for Policy Change What does it mean for security? What does it mean for access? How much will it cost (or save)? Will it increase turnout? Does it affect some groups more than others? What s the administrative angle?

7 What We Promised: How to manage the elections tech procurement process What s pushing change in voting technology? Technology options now (and what the future may hold) Sharing of innovations and best practices Using data to drive elections administration decisions How elections tech can improve security, voter confidence, voter access, and military voter participation

8 A Brief History of Elections Tech

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10 Paper Ballots and Tabulators

11 Paper Ballots 1880s

12 Lever Machines: 1920s

13 Punch Cards:1960s

14 Optical Scan: 1980s Matt add a picture of a central count machine please

15 Electronic Voting: 1990s

16 Electronic Voting: 2000s

17 Innovations: 2010s

18 Innovations: Now!

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22 Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 $

23 Where are we now?

24 Online VR System Auto VR System DMV VR System (re)districting Systems GIS Auditing Systems Candidate Qualifying System Pollworker/ Staff Training Sys. Voter Information System Ballot Tracking System Voting System Define Bal. Reports Cap & Tab Audits E-pollbooks Barcode Scanner UOCAVA / Ballot Delivery/Return Ballot on Demand Ballot Marking System Statewide Election Night Reporting Administrative Reports Ballot Printing Precinct Mgt +- Systems Voter Authentication System Absentee Application

25 Election Admin: It Varies 18 states run elections primarily at the state level Uniformity of technology, funding, procedures 32 states run elections from the local level Wide variation in practices within these states

26 What Traits Should Our Elections Systems Have? 1. Accuracy 2. Verifiability 3. Accessibility for disabled voters 4. Cost effective 5. Secure 6. Convenient 7. Lots more

27 Words from the Wise We want a voting system to be fast, reliable and cheap. You can have two but not all three. --Merle King, Executive Director, Center for Election Systems, Georgia

28 Legislative Environment

29 State Law State Regs State Procedures State Budget Federal Law HAVA ADA UOCAVA/MOVE Federal Guidelines EAC Program Local Laws Local Regs Local Needs Local Budget

30 Costs and Funding

31 Online VR System Auto VR System DMV VR System (re)districting Systems GIS Auditing Systems Candidate Qualifying System Pollworker/ Staff Training Sys. Voter Information System Ballot Tracking System Voting System Define Bal. Reports Cap & Tab Audits E-pollbooks Barcode Scanner UOCAVA / Ballot Delivery/Return Ballot on Demand Ballot Marking System Statewide Election Night Reporting Administrative Reports Ballot Printing Precinct Mgt +- Systems Voter Authentication System Absentee Application

32 Words from the Wise Choose a system that can respond to not only the demands of today, but the desires of 10 years from now. --Merle King, Executive Director, Center for Election Systems, Georgia

33 Our Agenda

34 What s Pushing Change Pushing for Change Resisting Change

35 Election Security What States Can Do

36 Using Elections Technology to Make Better Decisions

37 Clean Voter Lists: The Gateway to Election Integrity OR Trends and Trendsetters in Post-Election Audits and Recounts

38 Lunch with George Washington

39 Elections Tech: Procurement and Funding Who chooses? Who pays?

40 Election Tech Innovations (We ll hear from people who actually run elections)

41 Visit the Exhibit Hall

42 Fun at Commissioner McCormick s House

43 Election Modernization is Great! Can Your Tech Keep Up?

44 Where the Rubber Meets the Road: State Statutes and Certification OR Increasing Access for Military and Overseas Voters

45 Tying it All Together: Your Questions Answered

46 NCSL s Legislative Summit Boston August 6-9

47 CONTACT INFORMATION Chairman Matt Masterson Wendy Underhill