We hope to have this event recorded and available on the IP3 web site. * * * Please Forward * * * The Internet and Public Policy Project (IP3) of the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy presents: ================================ 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 ================================ 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 ======= ** 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 ================= "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/v... 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 ======= 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 ###