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The code of elections

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The disparity between the code of election law and the code that comprises election equipment reflects inherent problems in the translation of social policies into computer procedures and overseeing processes.

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cover image Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM  Volume 47, Issue 10
Voting systems
October 2004
95 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/1022594
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