Interfaces for electronic voting: focus group evidence

Date
2005-01-01
Authors
Fairweather, N. Ben, 1966-
Rogerson, Simon
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN
1740-7508
Volume Title
Publisher
Inderscience
Peer reviewed
Abstract
Description
This paper shows requirements for morally acceptable interfaces when used for electronic voting in public elections. It reports on evidence from professionally conducted focus groups studying what representative citizens thought before their views were distorted by experience of particular implementations of electronic voting, and uniquely during exposure to a mock-up implementation for the first time. It uses focus groups at the stage in usability design where such a technique is appropriate. The paper has led to regular media coverage, and was specifically referred to in the Evening Standard as recently as 5th March 2007.
Keywords
RAE 2008, UoA 23 Computer Science and Informatics
Citation
Fairweather, N.B. and Rogerson, S. (2005)Interfaces for electronic voting: focus group evidence. Electronic Government, an International Journal, 2(4), pp. 369-383.
Research Institute
Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR)