Janka plans to interview poll workers who used the tools after the election. In the meantime, he sees it as an example of how design can help relieve strain on an over-burdened system.

Vote! It’s the right thing to do. Plus, America’s 2010 voting systems are all technologified now. Say goodbye to punch cards and hanging chads and hello to optical scanners and touchscreens ...

Sue Halpern writes on how lobbyists for voting-machine companies influence elected officials to buy proprietary touch-screen voting devices that are infinitely less secure than paper-ballot systems.

A federal judge in Georgia has ordered election officials to print paper backups of voter data so that voting can proceed even if the digital system for checking in voters fails. This is a win for ...