Unisys Voter Registration and Managing Access to the Vote Dr. Barry Lurie March 30, 2001

Unisys Voter Registration The Voter Registration Activity needs to be able to do three things: Add people eligible to vote to the Voter Registration Rolls Remove people ineligable to vote from the Voter Registration Rolls – Felons, dead people, those who have moved away, etc. Manage the information on the active voters This is a database problem!

Unisys Today’s Voter Registration Technology Voter Registration Software Client Relationship Management Software Database Management and Replication Software – Data management security and data integrity Middleware Messaging (shared data across organizations) – Integration/exchange with DMV, DPH, ICJIS, etc. Networks (statewide), Distributed Connectivity, Internet Authentication techniques: Various Biometrics, Digital Certificates, etc.

Unisys Today’s Voter Registration Technology (con’t) Standards Requirements – Standard database with standard interfaces – Networking Standards – Etc. Architecture Requirements – N-tier – GUI interfaces Ease of Access – OCR/ICR, IVR, Data Entry, Web Access

Unisys Technology Barriers? Most important barriers are other than technology: Organizational barriers, money, time, integrated operational approaches Must address migration/integration requirements with legacy systems Must address Security - Accurate registration, verification of voters, confidence in protection of devices, networks Must address Connectivity - Access where it is needed (same day registration, open/early voting)

Unisys Technology Barriers? (con’t) Must address Capacity - Right number of systems at right place, network capacity for those dependent on network. Must address Redundancy - Internet, Increases in technological dependency creates redundancy risk Must address Cost – The system has to be affordable With enough planning, risk mitigation, and funding, technology barriers are not the major issues