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Security Considerations for Remote Electronic UOCAVA Voting
Published
Author(s)
Nelson Hastings, Rene Peralta, Stefan Popoveniuc, Andrew Regenscheid
Abstract
This whitepaper for the Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) identifies desirable security properties of remote electronic voting systems, potential benefits and threats to these systems, and current and emerging technical approaches for mitigating risks. It is intended for election officials, technologists, advocacy groups, UOCAVA voting system vendors, and other members of the elections community that will be working with the EAC, NIST, and the FVAP on improving the UOCAVA voting process with the use of electronic technologies.
Hastings, N.
, Peralta, R.
, Popoveniuc, S.
and Regenscheid, A.
(2011),
Security Considerations for Remote Electronic UOCAVA Voting, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7770, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=907707
(Accessed October 13, 2025)