PUBLICATIONS

Technical Guidance

Human Factors and Privacy Reference Documents

• Report of Findings: Use of Language in Ballot Instructions, NIST IR 7556
  
  
• Guidelines for Using Color in Voting Systems, NIST IR 7537
  
  
• Style Guide for Voting System Documentation, NIST IR 7519
  
  
• "Review of the gap between instructions for voting and best practice in providing instructions"
  
  
• Guidelines for Writing Clear Instructions for Voters & Poll Workers, NIST IR 7596
  
  
• Human Performance Metrics for Voting Equipment
  
  
• User-Based Conformance Test for the Usability of Voting Equipment
   

NIST Technical Publications

• A Threat Analysis on UOCAVA Voting Systems
• NIST Human Factors Report
  NIST SP 500-256, May 2004
• Accuracy, Integrity, and Security in Computerized Vote-Tallying
  by Roy Saltman; NIST SP 500-158, August 1988
• Effective Use of Computing Technology in Vote Tallying,
  by Roy Saltman, NIST SP 500-30, April 1978 (originally NBSIR 75-786)
   

Additional Resource Information

• Sample Ballots
  
  
• VVSG 2005 Glossary and References
   
• Election Administration in the United States - Joseph Harris, 1934
   
• Preliminary Report: Independent Verification: Essential Actions to Assure Integrity in the Voting Process - Roy Saltman
  
  
• Other NIST Participation
  
  
  • National Software Reference Library (NSRL) for Voting
    
  • NIST Symposium - "Building Trust & Confidence in Voting Systems", Dec 10-11, 2003
    
  • National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Workshop for Laboratories Testing to Voting System Standards, August 2004 (archived webcasts)
    
  • Threat Analysis Workshop
  • Electronic Voting Technology Workshop, 2006