E-Government, E-Voting, and the Future Jordan Weiler

E-Government Government’s use of Information Technology to exchange information and services with citizens. [1] Government’s use of Information Technology to exchange information and services with citizens. [1] [1] E-Government,

Good Electronic Voting Systems Have: [2] Have: [2] » Accuracy – validated votes only » Democracy – eligible voters vote once » Privacy – no way to link a ballot to a voter » Verifiability – can verify all votes counted » Convenience – quickly, with minimum skillls » Flexibility – variety of formats » Mobility – no restrictions on location [2] Electronic Voting,

Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) Touch screen voting machines Touch screen voting machines Save results to memory Save results to memory Sometimes prints out each vote Sometimes prints out each vote Can tabulate and transmit the results Can tabulate and transmit the results Electronic Frontier Foundation Electronic Frontier Foundation » Defend digital rights

Internet Voting Need password/ID for access Need password/ID for access No real way to prove authentication No real way to prove authentication Switzerland – local referendums Switzerland – local referendums Estonia – nationwide elections Estonia – nationwide elections » Largest in European Union