Building a Better Ballot Box

Presented at The Last HOPE (2008), July 19, 2008, 11 a.m. (60 minutes).

We all know by now the folly of current election technologies from Premier and Sequoia Voting DRE (Direct Record Electronic) systems as well as some of the new, more promising systems on the horizon such as the open source OVC (Open Voting Consortium ) and Scantegrity. The question of whether we can do better will be raised. What needs to be done to make this process better than it is today? Both software and hardware methods to secure the ballot box will be discussed.

Presenters:

• Smoke
  Smoke was originally trained as a plumber 25 years ago but has worn many hats over the years like TV repairman, electrician, cook, locksmith, property manager, and PC technician. He currently works for a national ISP and spends his spare time attending cons, computer shows, and other interesting events/destinations.

Links:

• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Last HOPE (2008)/The Last HOPE (2008) - Building a Better Ballot Box.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BHkAAdOV-U

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