1. VoTeR Center University of Connecticut Voting Technology Research Center PI: Alexander Shvartsman Co-PIs: Aggelos Kiayias Laurent Michel Alexander Russell {aas,aggelos,ldm,acr}@cse.uconn.edu Computer Science and Engineering University of Connecticut

2. PI: A. Shvartsman Co-PIs: A. Kiayias, L. Michel, A. Russell VoTeR Center 29 September 2006 2 Background  Participation in the CT Voting Technology Standards Board  Participation in the most recent CR RFP  Relationship with the CT SOTS Office  Advising on the voting technology issues  Evaluation of proposed voting equipment  Development of safe use procedures  Formal agreement is in place  Funding from the State, $250K in FY 2006  Staff: A. Shvartsman, A. Kiayias, L. Michel, A. Russell

3. PI: A. Shvartsman Co-PIs: A. Kiayias, L. Michel, A. Russell VoTeR Center 29 September 2006 3 Voting Equipment Evaluation  Activity since April-May 2006  VoTeR Center evaluated several systems, including  AccuVote Optical Scan system  IVS Inspire vote-by-phone system  The evaluations are done in the UConn VoTeR Lab  Hands-on evaluation  Exploration of possible attack vectors  Physical integrity (to a lesser extent)  Mitigation strategies