the eff has long been an advocate of paper audit trails for voting machines and testified in support of them after the united states presidential election 2004. later, it funded the research of hariprasad vemuru who exposed vulnerabilities in a particular model. since 2008, the eff has operated the "our vote live" website and database. staffed by hotline volunteers, it is designed to quickly document irregularities and instances of voter suppression as they occur on an election day.