September 22, 2005

For Immediate Release
September 22, 2005
Contact: Seth P. Johnson 212-543-4266
 

Thursday, September 22 marks the release of a Preliminary Report of Findings for the Election Assessment project. The report documents characteristics of elections for which voters expressed concern in wide-ranging testimony and submissions received for a public hearing convened on June 29, 2005 in Houston, Texas.

Testimony and analysis presented at the Houston hearing represented voters of at least five major and minor political parties, and described numerous problems and irregularities in the conduct of American electoral processes.

The Election Assessment project seeks to foster the use of established professional methods for the effective improvement of election processes by administrators, policymakers, standards bodies, advisors and other voting stewards and participants. Ongoing goals of the project include capture of the voice of the customers of the electoral process (the voters) and addressing the measurement of the process, the analysis of root causes for defects, and the controlled implementation of improvements.

The report may be accessed at http://www.electionassessment.org/downloads/EAH_Customer_Voice_9-22-05.pdf.

For further information, please contact:

Election Assessment Project
Seth P. Johnson
(212) 543-4266
seth@electionassessment.org
http://www.electionassessment.org