Improving America’s Voting System with Enterprise Architecture Practices

By Ty Dockter

The US electoral system has received steadily increasing criticism for a number of reasons: ageing and unreliable voting machines, inconsistent voting methods and technologies across states, unreliable cross-checking of identification due to multiple systems with no integration, and vulnerability to cyber and other forms of attack.

In this paper, University of Denver University College student Ty Dockter presents an approach to resolving these issues using the EA discipline, and specifically the TOGAF® ADM.  Ty’s approach allows for delivery of change across all states, ensuring both voters and electoral staff have a consistent, secure and reliable system to improve both voter confidence and turnout.