Public evidence from secret ballots
M Bernhard, J Benaloh, J Alex Halderman… - … Joint Conference, E …, 2017 - Springer
Elections seem simple—aren't they just about counting? But they have a unique,
challenging combination of security and privacy requirements. The stakes are high; the …
challenging combination of security and privacy requirements. The stakes are high; the …
Ballot length in instant runoff voting
Instant runoff voting (IRV) is an increasingly-popular alternative to traditional plurality voting
in which voters submit rankings over the candidates rather than single votes. In practice …
in which voters submit rankings over the candidates rather than single votes. In practice …
RAIRE: Risk-limiting audits for IRV elections
Risk-limiting post election audits guarantee a high probability of correcting incorrect election
results, independent of why the result was incorrect. Ballot-polling audits select ballots at …
results, independent of why the result was incorrect. Ballot-polling audits select ballots at …
Identifying possible winners in ranked choice voting elections with outstanding ballots
Several election districts in the US have recently moved to ranked-choice voting (RCV) to
decide the results of local elections. RCV allows voters to rank their choices, and the results …
decide the results of local elections. RCV allows voters to rank their choices, and the results …
Computing the margin of victory in preferential parliamentary elections
We show how to use automated computation of election margins to assess the number of
votes that would need to change in order to alter a parliamentary outcome for single …
votes that would need to change in order to alter a parliamentary outcome for single …
Promoting Fairness and Priority in Selecting k-Winners Using IRV
We investigate the problem of finding winner (s) given a large number of users'(voters')
preferences casted as ballots, one from each of the m users, where each ballot is a ranked …
preferences casted as ballots, one from each of the m users, where each ballot is a ranked …
Did that lost ballot box cost me a seat? Computing manipulations of STV elections
M Blom, A Conway, PJ Stuckey… - Proceedings of the AAAI …, 2020 - ojs.aaai.org
Mistakes made by humans, or machines, commonly arise when managing ballots cast in an
election. In the 2013 Australian Federal Election, for example, 1,370 West Australian Senate …
election. In the 2013 Australian Federal Election, for example, 1,370 West Australian Senate …
Ballot-polling risk limiting audits for IRV elections
Risk-limiting post election audits guarantee a high probability of correcting incorrect election
results, independent of why the result was incorrect. Ballot-polling audits select ballots at …
results, independent of why the result was incorrect. Ballot-polling audits select ballots at …
You can do RLAs for IRV
M Blom, A Conway, D King, L Sandrolini… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
The City and County of San Francisco, CA, has used Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) for some
elections since 2004. This report describes the first ever process pilot of Risk Limiting Audits …
elections since 2004. This report describes the first ever process pilot of Risk Limiting Audits …
Toward computing the margin of victory in single transferable vote elections
The single transferable vote (STV) is a system of preferential voting for multiseat elections.
Each ballot cast by a voter is a (potentially partial) ranking over a set of candidates. No …
Each ballot cast by a voter is a (potentially partial) ranking over a set of candidates. No …