Voter Verification of Ballot Marking Device Ballots Is a Two-Part Question: Can They? Mostly, They Can. Do They? Mostly, They Don't

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dc.citation.firstpage243en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber3en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleElection Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policyen_US
dc.citation.lastpage253en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber20en_US
dc.contributor.authorKortum, Philipen_US
dc.contributor.authorByrne, Michael D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWhitmore, Julieen_US
dc.contributor.funderNational Science Foundation, Award #1853936en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-29T17:10:46Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-11-29T17:10:46Zen_US
dc.date.issued2021en_US
dc.description.abstractThe question of whether or not voters actually verify ballots produced by ballot marking devices (BMDs) is presently the subject of some controversy. Recent studies (e.g., Bernhard et al. 2020) suggest the verification rate is low. It is unclear if this is because voters cannot do this accurately or whether it is because voters simply choose not to attempt verification in the first place. In order to answer this question, we conducted an experiment in which 108 participants participated in a mock election where the BMD displayed the voters' true choices, but then changed a subset of those choices on the printed ballot. The design of the printed ballot, its length, the number and location of changes that were made to the ballot, and the instructions provided to the voters were manipulated as part of the experiment. Results indicated that of those voters who chose to examine the printed ballot, 76% detected anomalies, indicating that voters can reliably detect errors on their ballot if they simply review it. This suggests that administrative remedies, rather than attempts to alter fundamental human perceptual capabilities, could be employed to encourage voters to check their ballots, which could prove as an effective countermeasure.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKortum, Philip, Byrne, Michael D. and Whitmore, Julie. "Voter Verification of Ballot Marking Device Ballots Is a Two-Part Question: Can They? Mostly, They Can. Do They? Mostly, They Don't." <i>Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy,</i> 20, no. 3 (2021) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.: 243-253. https://doi.org/10.1089/elj.2020.0632.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1089/elj.2020.0632en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/111689en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert, Inc.en_US
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.en_US
dc.titleVoter Verification of Ballot Marking Device Ballots Is a Two-Part Question: Can They? Mostly, They Can. Do They? Mostly, They Don'ten_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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