Two-three pages on this topic. Email to the instructor at chrisnevison@gmail.com
Topic: Find out what voting equipment is used in your county. Also find a different type of equipment used in a different location. What problems might there be with either type of equipment? For both locations find out what provision there is for auditing the election, according to state laws. (An audit is a method of verifying that the votes recorded were, within an very small margin of error, the votes cast.and that the outcome of the election is correct) What is a "risk limiting audit"?
Verified Voting (Look under Resources and Verifier)
National Council of State Legislators for audit information
Voting Technology, MIT Labs