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Analyzing Voting Machine Reliability: The 2000 Presidential Election and Lost Votes

The 2000 Presidential Election highlighted significant concerns over voting machine reliability, particularly regarding their propensity to "lose" votes. This analysis explores whether certain types of voting machines are more susceptible to lost votes, the implications of this issue, and its overall impact on electoral outcomes. Utilizing data from election returns and recount projects, we investigate the factors contributing to lost votes and emphasize the importance of statistical analysis in understanding electoral integrity. The findings aim to inform public policy and improve future election processes.

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Analyzing Voting Machine Reliability: The 2000 Presidential Election and Lost Votes

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  1. Do Voting Machine Cause Lost Votes? 17.871 Spring 2012

  2. 2000 Presidential Election

  3. 2000 Presidential Election

  4. 2000 Presidential Election

  5. How do we know if some voting machines are more prone to “lost votes” than others? If some are prone to more lost votes than others, how big of a problem is it?

  6. How do we know if some voting machines are more prone to losing votes than others?

  7. How do we know if some voting machines are more prone to losing votes than others? Law

  8. How do we know if some voting machines are more prone to losing votes than others? Engineering

  9. How do we know if some voting machines are more prone to losing votes than others? Engineering

  10. How do we know if some voting machines are more prone to losing votes than others? Engineering

  11. How do we know if some voting machines are more prone to losing votes than others? Statistics, correlational Data sources: Election returns: Florida Division of Elections Over- under-vote counts: NORC recount project

  12. An Aside: The Butterfly Ballot Mattered

  13. Many Columns Are Bad

  14. How do we know if some voting machines are more prone to losing votes than others? (Quasi-) Experimental Note: the table isn’t complete, although the totals in the columns and rows reflect the entire table

  15. Some points relevant to 17.871 • Political science can provide a service to society by framing questions causally, and reducing complicated matters to clear observables. • Addressing important questions of public policy requires creative combinations of insight, data, and method.

  16. Relevant to the Syllabus (to come) • Statistics

  17. Relevant to the Syllabus (to come) • Statistics • Mechanics

  18. Relevant to the Syllabus (to come) • Statistics • Mechanics • Project

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