The Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology

Election Security: Lessons Learned from 2020

December 14, 2020

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)

Past

About

The 2020 elections drew record turnout with over 157 million Americans casting a ballot. Despite concerns regarding COVID-19 and foreign interference, election officials from federal agencies with oversight over election security, national organizations, nonprofits, and vendors described the election as “the most secure in American history.” In a panel discussion, experts in election security will discuss what went right to make the election such a success and what challenges remain. To break down what we saw before, during, and after Election Day, experts will cover the record-breaking turnout, conducting elections during a pandemic, voting by mail, in-person voting, audits, misinformation, access to the ballot, and cybersecurity.

This event is a joint production of the National Academies and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Dominic LoBuglio

(202) 334-2402
cstl@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Webinar

Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology - Will Our Votes be Counted and Secure in 2020?: A Webinar

September 23, 2020

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

Past

Agenda

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About

This webinar brought together former members of the Committee on the Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology to discuss national and local voting issues including voting accessibility and election results auditing. The committee issued, in 2018, the National Academies' report Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy.

View video of the event at https://vimeo.com/showcase/7627002.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Dominic LoBuglio

(202) 334-2402
cstl@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology - Committee Meeting 6

June 20, 2018

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Past

About

This was the sixth meeting of the Committee on the Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology. It was closed in its entirety.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Lee C. Bollinger (Co-chair)
Michael A. McRobbie (Co-chair)
Andrew W. Appel
Josh Benaloh
Dana DeBeauvoir
Karen Cook
Juan E. Gilbert
Susan L. Graham
Neal Kelly
Kevin J. Kennedy
Nathaniel Persily
Charles Stewart III

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Draft report, report review and release, next steps.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Draft report and commentary.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 21, 2018

Contact

Steven Kendall

(202) 334-1713
skendall@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology - Committee Meeting 5

February 21 - 22, 2018

Past

About

This was the fifth meeting of the Committee on the Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Lee C. Bollinger (Co-chair)
Michael A. McRobbie (Co-chair)
Andrew W. Appel
Josh Benaloh
Karen Cook
Juan E. Gilbert
Susan L. Graham
Neal Kelly
Kevin J. Kennedy
Nathaniel Persily
Ronald Rivest
Charles Stewart III

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Meeting presentations and background materials, draft report, report review and release, next steps.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Draft report

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 23, 2018

Contact

Steven Kendall

(202) 334-1713
skendall@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology - Committee Meeting 3

October 18 - 19, 2017

Past

Materials

About

This was the third meeting of the Committee on the Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Lee C. Bollinger (Co-chair)
Michael A. McRobbie (Co-chair)
Andrew W. Appel
Josh Benaloh
Karen Cook
Dana DeBeauvoir
Moon Duchin
Juan E. Gilbert
Susan L. Graham
Neal Kelly
Kevin J. Kennedy
Nathaniel Persily
Ronald Rivest
Charles Stewart III

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Meeting presentations and background materials, draft report language, next steps.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

List of possible findings; draft report language

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

October 23, 2017

Contact

Steven Kendall

(202) 334-1713
skendall@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology - Committee Meeting 2

June 12 - 13, 2017

Past

Materials

About

This was the second meeting of the Committee on the Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Lee C. Bollinger (Co-chair)
Michael A. McRobbie (Co-chair)
Andrew W. Appel
Josh Benaloh
Karen Cook
Dana DeBeauvoir
Moon Duchin
Juan E. Gilbert
Susan L. Graham
Kevin J. Kennedy
Nathaniel Persily
Ronald Rivest
Charles Stewart III

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Meeting presentations and background materials, draft report language, next steps.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

List of possibly relevant issues; list of possible findings; draft report language; list of possible charts, diagrams, tables, and boxes for the report.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 19, 2017

Contact

Steven Kendall

(202) 334-1713
skendall@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology - Committee Meeting 1

April 4 - 5, 2017

Past

About

This was the first meeting of the Committee on the Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Lee C. Bollinger (Co-chair)
Michael A. McRobbie (Co-chair)
Andrew W. Appel
Josh Benaloh
Karen Cook
Moon Duchin
Juan E. Gilbert
Susan L. Graham
Kevin J. Kennedy
Nathaniel Persily
Ronald Rivest
Charles Stewart III

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Meeting presentations and background materials, the project schedule, conflicts of interest/biases/committee composition, committee operations, confidentiality, public access, the NRC report review process, dissemination/outreach activities

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Key Policies on the Preparation, Review, and Release of NRC Consensus Reports
Guidelines for Review of Consensus Reports

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 05, 2017

Contact

Steven Kendall

(202) 334-1713
skendall@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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