Electronic Voting Systems

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Electronic Voting Systems

• Telicia Chaffin
• Mesa State College

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Overview

• History of Voting
• Current Failures
• Characteristics of a Good E-voting System
• Comparison of Models
• Standards
• Conclusion

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Timeline
(Bellis, 2007 Saltman, 2006)
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Current Failures

• 2000 hanging chads and butterfly ballots
  (Mercuri, 2002)
• 2002 faulty memory card (Anderson, 2006)
• 2003 machines miscount ballots (Anderson, 2006)
• 2004 improperly calibrated scanner (Mercuri,
  2002)
• 2006 polls do not open on time (E-voting,
  2006)

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E-voting System

• Accuracy
• Verifiability
• Democracy
• Privacy
• Convenience
• Flexibility
• Mobility

(eWeek, 2005)
(Cranor Cytron, 1996)
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Proposed Characteristics

• Reliability
• Consistency
• Social Acceptance

(Hines Rash, 2006)
(Matson, 2004)
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Model Comparison
Characteristics eVACS Mercuri
Accuracy
Verifiability
Democracy
Privacy (security)
Convenience
Flexibility
Mobility
Reliability
Consistency
Social Acceptance
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Standards

• Physical Machines (quality control)
• E-voting Process
• IEEE Project 1583

(PC World, 2004)
(Matson, 2004)
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Conclusion

• Risks
• Impact
• Online E-voting

(Julian, 2006)
(eWeek, 2006)
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Questions? Comments? Thank You for Your Time!
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References

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• Cranor, L.F., Cytron, R.K. (1996). Design and
  Implementation of a Security-Conscious
  Electronic Polling System. Washington University
  Computer Science Technical Report (WUCS).
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  http//www.acm.org/crossroads/ords2-4/voting.html
• E-voting Posts from Deep Links. (2006).
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• Hines, M. Rash, W. (2006). No Vote of
  Confidence for E-voting eWeek,
• Mercuri, R. (2002). A Better Ballot Box? IEEE
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• Saltman, R. (2006). Independent Verification
  Essential Action to Assure Integrity in the
  Voting Process. National Institute of Standards
  and Technology (NIST) Report SB134106W070.
  Retrieved October 9, 2006 from
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