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Down With Internet Voting!

Down With Internet Voting!. Kelly, Joe, and Stephanie. Easy access Defeat language barriers Program the system to not allow over voters Increase turnout Mobilize voters Absentee voting is complex Less under voting. Pros to Internet voting. Voter “Accessibility”.

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Down With Internet Voting!

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  1. Down With Internet Voting! Kelly, Joe, and Stephanie

  2. Easy access Defeat language barriers Program the system to not allow over voters Increase turnout Mobilize voters Absentee voting is complex Less under voting Pros to Internet voting

  3. Voter “Accessibility” According to the Census Bureau, minorities and lower socioeconomic groups are less likely to have access to the Internet - Application: Arizona: average decrease in voter turnout of minorities between 1998 and 2000 5 times greater than that of white people - Application: United Kingdom: pilot of Internet voting in 2002 failed to yield the expected increase of turnout

  4. More Voter “Accessibility” • Ageism? • Old people are more likely to vote absentee using traditional methods than to vote on the Internet • Cost of Internet access for the armed forces • Internet cafes: $5-10 per hour (long waits) • MWRs have only a few computers for free Internet access (long waits) • Personal Internet access in Iraq can cost as low as $60 and as high as $100 • "Soldiers in remote outposts do not have access to the Internet"

  5. Fraud: Open Invitation • How is voter identity enforced? • Undervoting • Overvoting • Manipulation of Machines • Deceased People • Voting For Others

  6. Technology Fail Glitches hacking redirecting votes loss of anonymity compromise Troop locations new advances in technology Internet outage crashing computers and servers

  7. The opportunity Cost are too high Poor accessibility Insufficient security Technical complications

  8. Bibliography • E--Voting Information Database: http://db.e-voting.cc/ • Election Technology Research: http://www.electiontechnology.com/research.php • United States Election Assistance Commission: http://www.eac.gov/ • The Machinery of Democracy: http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/the_machinery_of_democracy_voting_system_security_accessibility_usability_a

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