Vote Early ? Vote Often ? The Risks of Internet Voting

[Ian Brown]

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Vote Early ? Vote Often ?  The Risks of Internet Voting
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http://www.fipr.org/events.html

WHAT:   A presentation by Dr Rebecca Mercuri organised by
        The Foundation for Information Policy Research

WHEN:   6pm-8pm, Thursday 17 October 2002

WHERE:  The Royal Academy of Engineering,
        29 Great Peter Street, LONDON SW1
        http://www.raeng.org.uk/about/contact/location.htm

Admission: free.

        Space is limited, so please RSVP to voteoften@fipr.org if you
        would like to attend.

PLEASE REDISTRIBUTE THIS FLYER UNTIL 17 OCTOBER

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Falling voter turnout and increasing Internet access have led to calls
for citizens to be able to cast votes using their home or office PCs.
The UK government is now consulting over updating our electoral system,
with the aim of allowing electronic votes to be cast in the general
election after 2006.

Many computer security researchers feel that this will introduce a large
risk of electoral fraud. Given the problems caused in the last US
presidential election by confusing ballot design and "hanging chad",
they wonder how we can have confidence in a system involving far more
complex equipment.

Dr Rebecca Mercuri is one of the world's leading researchers on
e-voting. She has given evidence to the US Congress, the American
Academy of Sciences, the Department of Justice, the General Accounting
Office and the Federal Election Commission, and has consulted on a
number of legal actions (including the disputed Florida ballot).

Come and hear Dr. Mercuri outline the risks of electronic voting, and
debate the issues involved.

Background
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The UK Government's proposals are at
        http://www.edemocracy.gov.uk/

Dr Mercuri's own E-voting website can be viewed at
        http://www.notablesoftware.com/evote.html

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