Updated landing page with link to USENIX paper (#354)

- Updated landing page with link to USENIX paper
- Fixed some broken links and graphs
- Updated CNAME files to match apex domain
- Updated Python version for GitHub workflow
- Updated python, package versions, and workflow files

Author: jungshadow

.github/workflows/pull_request.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Validate Pull Request
 on: pull_request
 
 env:
-  PYTHON_VERSION: 3.10.14
+  PYTHON_VERSION: 3.14.0
 
 jobs:
   validate: 

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       - main
 
 env:
-  PYTHON_VERSION: 3.10.14
+  PYTHON_VERSION: 3.14.0
 
 jobs:
   publish: 

CNAME

@@ -1 +1 @@
-www.electionguard.vote
+electionguard.vote

Pipfile

@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ verify_ssl = true
 name = "pypi"
 
 [packages]
-jinja2 = "*"
-mkdocs = "*"
-mkdocs-material = "*"
-mkdocs-mermaid2-plugin = "*"
-mkdocs-redirects = "*"
+jinja2 = "3.1.4"
+mkdocs = "1.6.0"
+mkdocs-material = "9.5.31"
+mkdocs-mermaid2-plugin = "1.1.1"
+mkdocs-redirects = "1.2.1"
 
 [dev-packages]
 
 [requires]
-python_version = "3.10"
-python_full_version = "3.10.14"
+python_version = "3.14"

Pipfile.lock

@@ -1 +1 @@
-www.electionguard.vote
+electionguard.vote

docs/CNAME

@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 ElectionGuard is an **open source** software development kit (SDK) that improves confidence and participation in elections. It is designed for election system vendors to incorporate [end-to-end verifiability][glossary-end-to-end-verifiable] into their systems and any interested organization to perform and publish [post-election audits][glossary-post-election-audit].
 
 !!! info "New to ElectionGuard?"
-    Welcome! Thanks for your interest. Trying to figure out how to help and learn? If you're a developer, head over to the [**developer getting started**][develop-getting-started]. If you want to help and aren't a developer, all kinds of help with documentation, outreach, and advocacy is welcomed. Follow [**discussions**][election-guard-discussions], join the [**office hours**][weekly-office-hours], and check out the [**roadmap**][roadmap] to see where it's intended to go.
+    Welcome! Thanks for your interest. Trying to figure out how to help and learn?
+    
+    - If you're a developer, head over to the [**developer getting started**][develop-getting-started].
+    - If you want to help and aren't a developer, all kinds of help with documentation, outreach, and advocacy is welcomed. Follow [**discussions**][election-guard-discussions], join the [**office hours**][weekly-office-hours], and check out the [**roadmap**][roadmap] to see where it's intended to go.
+    - If you're interested in the research behind ElectionGuard, read more about it here: [**ElectionGuard: a Cryptographic Toolkit to Enable Verifiable Elections | USENIX**](https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity24/presentation/benaloh)
 
 ## Open-Source
 
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ We welcome discussions on our [discussions page][election-guard-discussions], fe
 
 ## Questions
 
-ElectionGuard would love for you to ask questions out in the open using Github Issues. If you really want to email the ElectionGuard team, reach out at [electionguard@microsoft.com][election-guard-email].
+ElectionGuard would love for you to ask questions out in the open using Github Issues. If you really want to email the ElectionGuard team, reach out to the [Election Technology Initiative](https://electiontechnology.org/).
 
 ## Thank you
 
@@ -48,7 +52,6 @@ A huge thank you to those who have helped us along the way:
 [casting-ballot]: images/undraw/voting.svg "Image of people casting ballots"
 
 [election-guard-discussions]: https://github.com/microsoft/electionguard/discussions "ElectionGuard Discussions page"
-[election-guard-email]: mailto:electionguard@microsoft.com "electionguard@microsoft.com"
 [weekly-office-hours]: https://github.com/microsoft/electionguard/discussions/78
 [verifiable-search-ballot-elections-paper]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/verifiable-secret-ballot-elections/ "Verifiable Secret-Ballot Elections - Microsoft Research, Josh Benaloh"
 [infernored]: https://infernored.com/ "InfernoRed"

docs/index.md

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ A partial decryption share value computed by an available guardian to compensate
 
 ### contest
 
-A contest in an [manifest](#manifest) consists of a set of [candidates or options](#candidate) together with a [selection limit](#selection-limit). Contests can be customized to suit the voting experience with options like [approval voting](#approval-voting), [ranked-choice voting](#ranked-choice-voting) and [write-ins](#write-in). Contests can have special rules around selection limits to handle [undervotes](#undervote), [overvotes](#overvote), and [null votes](#null-vote).
+A contest in an [manifest](#manifest) consists of a set of [candidates or options](#candidate) together with a [selection limit](#selection-limit). Contests can be customized to suit the voting experience with options like [approval voting](#approval-voting), [ranked-choice voting](#ranked-choice-voting-rcv) and [write-ins](#write-in). Contests can have special rules around selection limits to handle [undervotes](#undervote), [overvotes](#overvote), and [null votes](#null-vote).
 
 ### decryption share
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ _Creating a joint public key as part of the key ceremony_
     b1(private key) -.- b2(public key)
     end
     subgraph eg3[guardian n]
-    c1(private key)  -.- c2(public key)
+    c1(private key) -.- c2(public key)
     end
 ```
 

docs/overview/Glossary.md

@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ After the base ElectionGuard verifiable tally has been generated (and, optionall
 [ballot-chaining]: ../overview/Glossary.md#ballot-chain
 [hardware-security-module]: ../overview/Glossary.md#hardware-security-module-hsm
 [encrypted-ballot-metadata]: ../overview/Glossary.md#encrypted-ballot-metadata
-[auxiliary-guardian-key]: ../overview/Glossary.md#auxiliary-guardian-key
+[auxiliary-guardian-key]: ../overview/Glossary.md#auxiliary-key-pair

docs/use_cases/Rescans_and_Recounts.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ nav:
       - Reports:
           - End-to-End Verifiability in Real-World Elections: Reports/E2EVerifiability.md
       - Concepts:
-          - Creating an Election Manifest:  concepts/Manifest_Building.md
+          - Creating an Election Manifest: concepts/Manifest_Building.md
           - Creating a Verifiable Election: concepts/Verifiability.md
           - Structures and Processes: concepts/Structure_and_Processes.md
       - Use Cases: