The History and Politics of Voting Technology : In Quest of Integrity and Public Confidence

roy G. Saltman Traces The Evolution Of Voting Technology, Highlighting How The Antiquated Systems In Use Today Are A Legacy Of The Industrial Revolution And The Early Computer Revolution Of The 1950s. He Also Examines The Tangled Responsibilities Of Federal, State, And Local Authorities In Facilitating, Monitoring, And Counting The Votes, Creating A Disturbing Picture Of This Elemental Civic Duty. Front Matter....Pages i-xv The 2000 Presidential Election in Florida: The Family Secret Is Exposed....Pages 1-37 From the Revolution to the Civil War: Consent of the Governed and the Election Clause....Pages 39-69 The Late Nineteenth Century: Struggling with Corruption and Fraud....Pages 71-103 The Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: Mechanization and Political Reforms....Pages 105-135 The Middle and Late Twentieth Century: Movements for Equality, Enfranchisement, and Voting Facilitation....Pages 137-153 The Middle and Late Twentieth Century: Election Administration and Computing Technology....Pages 155-185 The Great Awakening after Florida, Through July 2005....Pages 187-224 Back Matter....Pages 225-240 "Saltman traces the evolution of voting technology, from voice to digital, highlighting how the antiquated systems in use today are a legacy of the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century and the early computer revolution of the 1950s. Why certain technologies are adopted rather than others, and the tangled responsibilities of federal, state, and local authorities in facilitating, monitoring, and counting the votes, create a sad picture of this elemental civic duty."--Jacket Annotation Roy G. Saltman traces the evolution of voting technology, highlighting how the antiquated systems in use today are a legacy of the industrial revolution and the early computer revolution of the 1950s. He also examines the tangled responsibilities of federal, state, and local authorities in facilitating, monitoring, and counting the votes, creating a disturbing picture of this elemental civic duty Saltman traces the evolution of voting technology in the USA, from voice to digital, highlighting how the antiquated systems in use today are a legacy of the industrial revolution of the Nineteenth-century and the early computer revolution of the 1950s and analyses the current day situation.