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. Arizona Democratic Party( March 2000 ) used as case study. Policy makes and politicians investigate the issue Policy makes and politicians investigate the issue ADP appoints election.com to implement a “virtual voting” system over the Internet ADP appoints election.com to implement a “virtual voting” system over the Internet No Internet voting laws No Internet voting laws

Election.com issues  Increase voter access and participation  Oversight and security 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 As computers grow, democracy will receive changes. As computers grow, democracy will receive changes. But When? Where? How?But When? Where? How? Article discussion. 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 Internet Access: African-Americans- 19%, Hispanics-16%, Whites-38%.

2000 Arizona Primary People could not get through help lines Disabled people couldn’t use service.

Other issues Why bother? Convenience More voter interaction Improve traditional methods Who wants Internet voting? Vendors and election supervisions

Conclusion Framework in progress Framework in progress Assess benefits before implementation Assess benefits before implementation Know which vendors the state works with Know which vendors the state works with Monitor the whole process Monitor the whole process Set standards to ensure security, privacy and equity. Set standards to ensure security, privacy and equity. Article discussion Article discussion