Results for CS 76N: Elections and Technology

Freshmen Seminar. Since the disastrous Presidential election in Florida in 2000, problems with and worries about technology in elections have gained increasing attention. Are electronic voting machines secure? Are paper ballots secure? Why can't we just vote over our cell phones or the internet? Should voters have to show identification? How do legislators decide these things? How can technologists be heard? We'll look into these questions as we watch others struggle with them in the 2012 Presidential election.