Transcript Internet Voting Pros and Cons

Internet Voting:
Weighing the Pros and Cons
By: Forest Marie
“The Case for Internet Voting”
By: Joe Mohen and Julia Glidden
“Gauging the Risks of Internet Voting”
By: Deborah H. Phillips and Hans A. Von Spakovsky
Background Information
• Arizona Democratic Party( March 2000 )
used as case study.
• Policy makes and politicians investigate
the issue
• ADP appoints election.com to implement a
“virtual voting” system over the Internet
• No Internet voting laws
Election.com issues
 Increase voter access and
participation
 Oversight and security
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Voter authentication
Ballot protection
Wholesale fraud
DOS attacks and Virus attacks
Application security
Lessons Learned
► Help
lines
► Updated browsers needed
► Macintosh problems (resolved now)
► Opportunities for disabled
Conclusion
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As computers grow, democracy will
receive changes.
• But When? Where? How?
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Article discussion.
Free and Fair
• Security
• California voting task force says
threats are significant
• Open architecture hampers
security
• DOS, viruses, theft are a problem
• Secret Ballot
Equity
Digital Divide is growing
Whites are accelerating at Internet access
White males making 20K or less are five
times more likely to have Internet access.
1998 Internet Access: African-Americans19%, Hispanics-16%, Whites-38%.
2000 Arizona Primary
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People could not get through help lines
Disabled people couldn’t use service.
Other issues
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Why bother?
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Convenience
More voter interaction
Improve traditional methods
Who wants Internet voting?
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Vendors and election supervisions
Conclusion
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Framework in progress
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Assess benefits before implementation
Know which vendors the state works with
Monitor the whole process
Set standards to ensure security, privacy and
equity.
Article discussion