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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.)