[Air-l] Public Forum: ELECTRONIC VOTING and GEORGIA

[Hans Klein]

We hope to have this event recorded and available on the IP3 web site.


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        The Internet and Public Policy Project (IP3)
of the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy presents:

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               DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY:
            ELECTRONIC VOTING and GEORGIA

                          Thursday, October 16
                                  3-4:30 PM
        Clary Theater (in Student Success Center)
                              Georgia Tech
                         www.IP3.gatech.edu
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When the Georgia state government adopted electronic voting, it
established itself as a leader in the technology of democracy. Recently,
however, questions have emerged over the Diebold voting system used
across the state.

Last summer, university researchers published a report claiming that
the voting system is "far below even the most minimal security
standards applicable in other contexts."  A later Diebold analysis claimed
to refute those criticisms, while a report by SAIC drew mixed conclusions.
The state of Maryland recently reviewed the Diebold technology and
chose to adopt it.

This event offers computer scientists, public officials, and industry
representatives an opportunity to present their analyses to the
Georgia public.  It offers a neutral, academic setting for a fact-based
discussion of what has become a contentious issue.


Speakers
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** Prof. Dan Wallach, Rice University Dept. of Computer Science, co-author
of "Analysis of an Electronic Voting System" (Johns Hopkins Information
Security Institute Technical Report TR-2003-19)

** Prof. Douglas Jones, Examiner for Electronic Voting Systems, state of Iowa,
and faculty member of the Iowa State University Dept. of Computer Science.

** Moderator: Prof. Hans Klein, Director of IP3 and Associate Professor
of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology.

(Speakers have also been invited from Diebold Election Systems and from
the Georgia state government.)


Additional Information
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"Analysis of an Electronic Voting System" (Johns Hopkins Information Security
Institute Technical Report TR-2003-19) by Tadayoshi Kohno, Adam Stubblefield,
Avi Rubin, and Dan Wallach. July 23, 2003.  http://avirubin.com/vote/

Diebold "Technical Analysis" of Johns Hopkins Report.
http://www2.diebold.com/checksandbalances.pdf

SAIC Analysis of Diebold AccuVote-TS voting system.
http://www.dbm.maryland.gov/dbm_search/technology/toc_voting_system_report/votingsystemreportfinal.pdf

Doug Jones Web Site on Voting and Elections
http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/voting/

John Schwartz, The New York Times, "Computer Voting is Open to Easy
Fraud, Experts Say," July 24, 2003, page A12.


About IP3
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The Internet and Public Policy Project (IP3) provides a framework to 
coordinate
Internet policy-related research in the School of Public Policy at Georgia 
Tech.
It promotes dialogue between researchers and policy makers within and outside
the Institute, offering forums for debate and discussion.

This event is part of the IP3 fall speaker series.  Future events include:
* Re-thinking the Patriot Act: How to Balance Liberty and Security.  With 
Bob Barr,
former US Congressman, Randy Chartash, US Dept. of Justice, and Jabari Simama,
City of Atlanta. November (final date to be announced.)

For more information (including directions to Clary Theater) see:
     www.IP3.gatech.edu


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