Under Submission
The Forgotten Paper Record Requirement of the Help America Vote Act
Braden L. Crimmins
Explaining that HAVA prohibits use of purely electronic voting systems, including Internet voting, in federal elections.
Law, Technology, and Security
I work at the intersection of law and technology. My research focuses on public-interest cybersecurity, especially concerning voting systems.
University of Michigan — PhD, Computer Science (ongoing)
Stanford Law School — JD, Law (conferred June 2026)
✓ Knight-Hennessy Scholar
✓ EVN 2026 Research Award
✓ U.Mich 2024 CSE Honors Competition — First Place
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Research & Writings
Under Submission
AI and the Coming Fourth Amendment Crisis
Braden L. Crimmins
Forecasting substantial challenges for Fourth Amendment doctrine posed by AI investigative tools.
2024
DVSorder: Ballot Randomization Flaws Threaten Voter Privacy
Braden L. Crimmins, Dhanya Y. Narayanan, Drew Springall, J. Alex Halderman (USENIX Security)
Identified and responsibly disclosed a vulnerability in voting machines used across 21 states. See https://dvsorder.org/.
2024
Improving the Security of U.S. Elections with Robust Optimization
Braden L. Crimmins, J. Alex Halderman, Bradley Sturt (INFORMS 2025)
Introduced a novel method for detecting voting-machine misconfigurations before elections.
2022
Logic and Accuracy Testing: A Fifty-State Review
Josiah Walker, Nakul Bajaj, Braden L. Crimmins, J. Alex Halderman (E-Vote-ID)
Surveyed and documented the pre-election testing procedures used across all fifty states.
2022
Towards Usable End-to-End Verification for Vote-by-Mail
Braden L. Crimmins, Marshall Rhea, J. Alex Halderman (Financial Cryptography 2022)
Designed cryptographic voting systems that extend end-to-end verifiability to vote-by-mail.
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Experience
2024—Present
BallotIQ
Co-Founder & Manager
Enabling better pre-election testing of voting equipment.
2023—2025
Stanford Technology Law Review
Editor-in-Chief · Formerly Lead Editor, Articles Editor, & Member Editor
Selected and edited articles for the Stanford Technology Law Review. Elected to serve as Editor-in-Chief.
Summers '23 & '24
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Legal Policy Technology Fellow
Served as the inaugural technology fellow in the Department of Justice.
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Education & Honors
University of Michigan
College of Engineering- PhD in Computer Science — public-interest cybersecurity (ongoing)
- MSE in Computer Science — May 2023 · GPA 4.00/4.00
- BSE in Computer Science — May 2022 · GPA 3.955/4.00
Tauber Institute / Engineering Global Leadership Fellow
3× Dean's List
3× University Honors
Regents' Merit Scholar
Angel Scholar
Branstrom Prize
Stanford University
Stanford Law School- JD in Law — July 2026 · 16x honors grades
- Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Gerald Gunther Prize for Outstanding Performance (Property Law)
Gerald Gunther Prize for Outstanding Performance (Constitutional Law)
Judge Thelton E. Henderson Prize for Outstanding Performance (Julsgaard Clinic)
Contact
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Braden L. Crimmins Ann Arbor, Michigan