Brian Rosmaita, assistant professor of computer science, will discuss "A Citizen's Guide to Electronic Voting," for the first Brown Bag talk of the spring term on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at noon in Schambach 108 (next to Wellin box office).
Brian describes his talk this way: A major provision of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 is to provide funds to States to replace punch card and lever voting machines. Many state election officials, prompted by computing technology
vendors, are considering electronic voting systems, despite the fact that there currently exists no standard for a reliable electronic voting system. At the same time, the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003 (H.R. 2239, proposed in May 2003) is still working its way through Congress. In this talk, I'll discuss the positions of the major players on this issue, identify what strike me as the most important points to consider, and leave you with pointers to further information, including how you can get involved.
Brian describes his talk this way: A major provision of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 is to provide funds to States to replace punch card and lever voting machines. Many state election officials, prompted by computing technology
vendors, are considering electronic voting systems, despite the fact that there currently exists no standard for a reliable electronic voting system. At the same time, the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003 (H.R. 2239, proposed in May 2003) is still working its way through Congress. In this talk, I'll discuss the positions of the major players on this issue, identify what strike me as the most important points to consider, and leave you with pointers to further information, including how you can get involved.
