Outline for June 5, 2013
Reading
: [BBG07,Bis07b,BW07,RAB04] (Available in the Resources area of SmartSite; look in the folder “Handouts”)
Due
: Homework #5, due June 6, 2013
Goals of voting
Accuracy of count
Integrity of ballot
Privacy of voter (both from vote selling and from observation)
Auditability
Usability, both by voters and by election staff
Other requirements
Overview of process in Yolo County
Where electronic voting systems come in; how they work
Optical scanning systems
Ballot marking devices
Direct recording electronic devices
Vote tabulation servers
Safeguards
L&A testing before distribution
1% mandatory manual recount
Voter-verified paper audit trails
Certification and testing
The U. S. and California certification process
HAVA
FEC certification guidelines
State rules and tests
Tests and problems
Johns Hopkins paper
RABA study
Florida CD-13 election
California top-to-bottom review
Internet voting
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Version of June 4, 2013 at 12:48PM