The recent American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting included a session entitled "Science for Public Confidence in Election Fairness and Accuracy" and, as might be expected, computer science made a significant appearance.

However, the 3,207 so-called undervotes — or ballots with no reported vote for president — are a small number in comparison to the 21,084 undervotes in the 2004 general election — a figure that sparked questions about the accuracy of vote-counting machines and was a catalyst in the push for a paper ballot system.