Electronic voting eliminates hanging chads but introduces new usability challenges

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-124

  Conrad, Frederick G ^a,b   Bederson, Benjamin B ^b   Lewis, Brian ^a   Peytcheva, Emilia ^a   Traugott, Michael W ^a   Hanmer, Michael J ^b   Herrnson, Paul S ^b   Niemi, Richard G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Usability of e voting; Usability of electronic voting; Voting interfaces

Indexed keywords

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; USER INTERFACES; VOTING MACHINES;

ELECTRONIC VOTING; ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SOFTWARE INDUSTRY; USABILITY OF E-VOTING; USABILITY OF ELECTRONIC VOTING; VOTING INTERFACES;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

EID: 57149121814     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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