[ale] [OT] Inside A U.S. Election Vote Counting Program

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On Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 10:40:23AM -0400, Dow Hurst wrote:
Yes, YES, YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!
I would LOVE to hear that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They can expect myself and Mike Warfield (I suspect) to probe them in
great depth to analyze the security.  I'm sure that there would be a
MASSIVE crowd!

Bob

> The CSIS Dept. here at KSU was responsible for overseeing the electronic 
> voting here in GA.  After all the discussion and links, a presentation 
> on electronic voting from a security and open source viewpoint might be 
> in order at a ALE-NW meeting sometime in the future.  I could make sure 
> it was publicized properly.  I am sure that a pro con unbiased approach 
> would be quite interesting to students, faculty, and ALE'rs.  I sure 
> don't trust the process or the overseers for the long run.  I know that 
> the guys here at KSU worked themselves to death trying to make sure 
> everything was in order.  I can trust them.  But, how can I trust 
> vendors or politicians to do the right thing if tempted with options 
> that are too easy and hidden as well?  Either it must be completely open 
> or it's not useful at all.  There is no way to control the process if it 
> isn't open.  There are always some people who will try to bend the 
> system to their will and you can't have overseers over overseers ad 
> infinitum....
> Dow
> 
> 
> Joe Steele wrote:
> 
> >Since the issue of electronic voting security has been discussed on 
> >the ale list in the past, I forward the following link for anyone 
> >interested who has not seen it yet.
> >
> >http://www.blackboxvoting.com/scoop/S00065.htm
> >
> >--Joe
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