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Election Integrity - Past, Present & Future

Submitted by gbain on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 06:29.
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This event is to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the First National Symposium on Security and Reliability of Computers in the Electoral Process, held in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. This event was co-chaired by Eva Waskell and Kurt Hyde.

The date that this event will take place:

Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stata Center, Kirsh Auditorium, Room 32-123, 32 Vassar St., Building 32, Cambridge, MA
Sponsor: Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011
Admission: Free. Donations accepted.

Why Don't People Vote?

Submitted by gbain on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 10:30.
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Link to Article: 
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-psychology-behind-political-debate/201112/why-dont-people-vote
Newspaper: 
Psychology Today
Date Published: 
12/01/2011
Author(s): 
R. Michael Alvarez, Caltech
Op-Ed

It's just weeks away from the first round of presidential caucuses and primaries here in the US, and in coming months we will hear more about how low voter participation typically is in US presidential elections—and whether it matters.

I thought that I'd start by writing about why people don't vote in US presidential elections. That is, why don't those American citizens who are registered to vote turnout? In later essays I'll take up related questions, like why eligible citizens don't register to vote, a question on which there is considerable research.

Voter trust in the Netherlands between 2006 and 2010

Submitted by gbain on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 12:24.
Working Paper No.: 
18
Date Published: 
08/01/2011
Author(s): 
Leontine Loeber, University of Leiden

Abstract: In this paper the trust of Dutch voters in the election process is examined. Since the Parliamentary elections of November 2006, large changes have surrounded the Dutch election process. The widely used voting machines that were introduced in the Netherlands in 1966 were decertified in 2007, causing a return to paper ballot voting. Discussions took place both in the media and in Parliament on election technologies and the trustworthiness of the election process.

Despite the Fanfare, Little Proof of Election Irregularities

Submitted by gbain on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 14:07.
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Link to Article: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/us/despite-the-fanfare-little-proof-of-election-irregularities.html?_r=1
Newspaper: 
The New York Times
Date Published: 
11/10/2011
Author(s): 
Scott James, The Bay Citize4n
Article

Controversy over voting rules and security

Submitted by gbain on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 14:02.
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Link to Article: 
http://newsroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/10/controversy-over-voting-rules-and-security/
Newspaper: 
CNN
Date Published: 
11/10/2011
Author(s): 
Dave Schechter, Senior National Editor for CNN
Article

About a year from now, Americans will cast votes for the candidates of their choice.

Or at least they will think that’s what they’ve done, having little awareness of concerns about the security of electronic voting machines, a “national security issue” in the view of scientists who easily hacked a widely-used device.

Needed -- a 21st century voter registration system for California

Submitted by gbain on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 08:29.
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Link to Article: 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/opinionshop/detail?entry_id=89970
Newspaper: 
San Francisco Chronicle
Date Published: 
05/29/2011
Author(s): 
R. Michael Alvarez, Caltech
Dean Logan, Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Op-Ed

The world looks to California for 21st century innovation, especially for the application of technology that makes life less costly and more efficient.

Californians are well into the 21st century, working in the cloud, using smart phones and tablet computers, and getting their entertainment on-demand by satellite. But when it comes to voter registration, California seems to be stuck in the 18th century. State law won't allow eligible citizens in our state to register online until at least 2015 -- and maybe much later.

2012 Summer Methods Meeting

Submitted by gbain on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 09:23.
07/01/2012 - 10:23
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The 2012 Summer Meeting will be jointly hosted by UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University

Date: TBD

70th Annual MPSA Conference

Submitted by gbain on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 09:18.
04/12/2012 - 10:18
04/15/2012 - 10:18
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70th Annual MPSA Conference

April 12-15, 2012

Chicago, IL

David Darmofal, University of South Carolina
Wendy Martinek, State University of New York, Binghamton

Poster Submission Deadline: December 2

Submission Guidelines

Submit a Proposal

http://www.mpsanet.org/

NASS 2012 Winter Conference

Submitted by gbain on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 09:13.
01/28/2012 - 10:13
01/31/2012 - 10:13
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Join Secretaries of State and Lieutenant Governors from around the country at our annual gathering in Washington, DC.

Registration opens in Fall 2011!

NASS 2012 Winter Conference
January 28 - January 31, 2012
The Mayflower Renaissance Hotel
Washington, DC

http://www.nass.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=244&Ite...

About the Voting Technology Project

Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 12:41.

Established by Caltech President David Baltimore and MIT President Charles Vest in December 2000 to prevent a recurrence of the problems that threatened the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election. Since establishment, members of the VTP have studied all aspects of the election process, both in the United States and abroad. VTP faculty, research affiliates, and students have written many working papers, published scores of academic articles and books, and worked on a great array of specific projects.

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