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Figure 12. Average Levels of Agreement among LEOs That Their
Current Voting System Is the Best Available, 2006 .................. 17
Figure 13. Characteristics of the Primary Voting System, 2004 and 2006.....18
Figure 14. Assessment by Users and Nonusers of Electronic Voting
Systems of the Strictness of Standards for Those Systems, 2006 ........ 20
Figure 15. Views of DRE Users and Nonusers about DREs ............... 21
Figure 16. Views of Users and Nonusers of Optical Scan (OS) Voting
System s about OS System s ..................................... 22
Figure 17. Support for VVPAT among Users and Nonusers of DREs, 2004 ... 24
Figure 18. Attitudes among DRE Users about Whether DREs Should
Produce VVPATs, 2004 and 2006 ................................ 24
Figure 19. Reasons Chosen by LEOs for Disagreeing or Agreeing
That DREs Should Print a VVPAT ............................... 25
Figure 20. Reactions to VVPAT by Users, 2006 ........................ 26
Figure 21. Assessment by LEOs of Whether HAVA Is Improving the
Election Process in Their Jurisdictions ............................ 27
Figure 22. Assessment of HAVA Provisions as Advantage or Disadvantage . . 28
Figure 23. Perceived Level of Difficulty by LEOs in Implementing
HAVA Provisions ...........................................30
Figure 24. Response of LEOs to Questions about Funding Effects of HAVA . . 32
Figure 25. Reactions of LEOs to Statements about the Impacts of HAVA,
2006 .......................................................33
Figure 26. Perceived Importance by LEOs of Selected EAC Responsibilities,
2006 .......................................................34
Figure 27. Perceived Overall Helpfulness of the EAC to LEOs, 2006........34
Figure 28. Perceived Degree of Benefit to LEOs from EAC Functions,
2006 .......................................................35
Figure 29. Sources of Funds Reported by LEOs for Additional Local
Staffing for the Voter Registration Database Required by HAVA, 2006 . . 36
Figure 30. Agreement/Disagreement of LEOs with Statements about the
Voter Registration Database, 2006 ............................... 37
Figure 31. Frequency Distributions of Responses by LEOs to
Questions about Voter Identification .............................. 40
Figure 32. Percentage of LEOs Reporting Various Occurrences in
Their Jurisdictions on Election Day 2006, by Primary Voting System .... 43
Figure 33. Percentage of Votes LEOs Reported as Cast via Absentee
V oting, 2006 ............................................... 46
Figure 34. Agreement/Disagreement by LEOs with Statements about
Absentee and Early Voting, 2006 ................................ 46
Figure 35. Relationships between Kinds of Voting Systems Used and
Selected Characteristics of Jurisdictions, 2006 ...................... 48
Figure 36. Views of LEOs on the Responsibility of Inadequate Pollworker
Training for Problems with Election Administration ................. 49
Figure 37. Views of LEOs on the Need for Improvement of Pollworker
Training ................................................... 49
Figure 38. Number of Hours of Pollworker Training Reported by LEOs ..... 50
Figure 39. Areas of Training for Pollworkers Reported by LEOs, 2006 ...... 51
Figure 40. Level of Concern Reported by LEOs about the Negative
Impact of Increased Election Complexity on Pollworker Recruitment,
2006 .......................................................51
Figure 41. Assessments by LEOs about Aspects of the Election
Administration Environment, 2006 ............................... 52
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Fischer, Eric A. & Coleman, Kevin J. Election Reform and Local Election Officials: Results of Two National Surveys, report, February 7, 2008; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc806587/m1/4/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.