*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:25:16 -0500 (EST) From: Lorrie Faith Cranor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Yesterday's Computerized Voting Debate Yesterday the Democracy Online Project sponsored a very interesting computerized voting debate. Background papers from most of the panelists are now available at http://democracyonline.org/taskforce/conferences/debate.shtml Here is the page text (from SLC): Co-Sponsored by the Democracy Online Project and Cyberspace Policy Institute Computerized Voting Debate Thursday, January 18, 2001 12 noon - 4 PM National Press Club Holeman Lounge, 13th Floor 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC Kicking off a series of public debates concerning the Internet, politics and deomcratic values, The Democracy Online Project's National Task Force, held a debate, "Computerized Voting: A New Solution for a New Generation of Voters," to examine voter registration, vote counting, and vote recounting in light of the confusion surrounding voting in election 2000. The event was co-sponsored by the GW Cyberspace Policy Institute and the Democracy Online Project. Leading experts came together to debate the technical, social and political issues associated with new voting technologies, and to explain the differences in computerized voting, namely computer precinct voting and Internet voting. Different "resolutions" were proposed to panelists, who spoke either in favor of or against the resolutions. Debate Agenda 12:00 p.m. Doors Open: light lunch available 12:10 - 12:15 p.m. Opening Remarks Dr. David M. Anderson, DOP Task Force Director 12:15 - 1:30 p.m. PANEL ONE Panel One will address Resolution #1: "Both computer precinct voting and Internet voting would improve the voting process." Chip Rabinowitz, Diversified Dynamics, voting technology expert and system architect and designer Organization: Diversified Dynamics Jim Adler, President and CEO, Votehere.Net, expert on cryptography and security Organization: Votehere.Net Background Materials: Paper 1 Paper 2 Dr. Rebecca Mercuri, Visiting Lecturer in Computer Science, Bryn Mawr College, expert on voting technologies Background Materials: Position statements and relevant links Dr. Lance J. Hoffman, Professor, Computer Science Department, George Washington Universityexpert on security and privacy Organization: George Washington University Background Materials: Paper 1:30 - 1:40 p.m. Afternoon Break 1:40 - 3:30 p.m. PANEL TWO Panel Two will address Resolution #2: "The 107th Congress should approve national standards for computer precinct voting," and Resolution #3: "The 107th Congress should appropriate funding for the implementation of remote Internet voting by 2004." Dr. Paul Herrnson, Professor of Government, University of Maryland, expert on Congressional elections and federalism Organization: University of Maryland Background Materials: Paper Kim Alexander, President, California Voter Foundation, and member of the California Internet Voting Task Force, expert on online Organization: California Voter Foundation Background Materials: Paper Richard M. Schum, Project Director, National Workshop on Internet Voting, Internet Policy Institute Organization: Internet Policy Institute Background Materials: Paper Deborah M. Phillips, Chairman and President, Voting Integrity Project, expert on voting methods and election legislation Organization: Voting Integrity Project Background Materials: Paper 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Final Discussion *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To unsubscribe instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please forward this post to others and encourage *** *** them to subscribe to the free DO-WIRE service. ***
