The National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) is a U.S. association that was formed in 1989 when a group of state election directors and administrators met in Reno, Nevada. The driving issue at that time that spurred the group to organize was the concern that national networks were releasing presidential election results before all polls had closed.
"The recently enacted
Help America Vote Act
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has increased the importance for communication and coordination among state election directors", its website states. The association serves "as an exchange of best practices and ideas."
Home page
''National Association of State Election Directors'', accessed April 2008.
Role in the certification of e-voting machines
NASED has recently received attention for its role in the system for certifying e-voting
Electronic voting (also known as e-voting) is voting that uses electronic means to either aid or take care of casting and counting ballots.
Depending on the particular implementation, e-voting may use standalone ''electronic voting machines'' ( ...
machines. According to a September 2004 report by the ''Associated Press'', "More than a decade ago, the Federal Election Commission
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency of the United States whose purpose is to enforce campaign finance law in United States federal elections. Created in 1974 through amendments to the Federal Election Cam ...
authorized the National Association of State Election Directors to choose the independent testers."
A company chosen by NASED to act as a tester is known as an Independent Testing Authority (ITA).
References
Further reading
*Bill Poovey,
Secretive testing firms certify nation's vote count machines
, ''Associated Press'' via ''San Francisco Chronicle'', August 22, 2004.
Federal Election Commission, May 18, 2001. Discusses relationship between the Election Center, NASED, and the ITAs. Apparently still current as at October 2004.
Federal Election Commission, December 13, 2001. Apparently still current as at October 2004.
General Overview for Getting a Voting System Qualified
(MS Word document), National Association of State Election Directors via the Election Center's website.
HTML version
. Undated, accessed 25 October 2004.
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