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By Association for Computing Machinery
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August 07, 2008 |
Dr. Barbara Simons Fills Position for Technology
Professionals
 Dr. Barbara
Simons, a computer scientist and founder of ACM's
U.S. Public Policy Committee (USACM), has been appointed to
the Board of Advisors for the Election Assistance Commission
(EAC), the Federal body that oversees voting technology
standards. Simons, a past president of ACM, fills a vacancy
on the Board. The seat is one of four positions out of a
total of thirty-seven members allocated for representation
by science and technology professionals. Simons was
appointed to the board position by Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid. The EAC was established by the Help America Vote
Act of 2002 (HAVA) to assist in the administration of
Federal elections.
"With the increasing use of technology in the voting
process, it is important for the EAC to have the benefit of
strong scientific knowledge and advice," said Eugene
H. Spafford, who chairs USACM. "Dr. Simons brings valuable
technical expertise to the Board of Advisors to help inform
the Commission's focus on the intersection between voting
issues and computing technologies. Her extensive experience
with USACM as well as her advisory roles in high-profile
national voting groups qualifies her as an expert on voting
systems, election technology, and election processes."
Dr. Simons was a member of the National Workshop on
Internet Voting, convened at the request of President
Clinton, which produced its report in 2001. She
participated on the Security Peer Review Group for the
U.S. Department of Defense's Internet voting project
(SERVE), and co-authored the report that led to the
cancellation of SERVE because of security
concerns. Dr. Simons also co-chaired the ACM study of
statewide databases of registered voters.
An encryption and privacy expert, Dr. Simons served on a
subcommittee of the President's Export Council for
Encryption. In preparation for anticipated security
considerations for the year 2000, Dr. Simons also served on
the information Technology-Sector of the President's council
on the Year 2000 Conversion.
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By Ed Felten, Princton University
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July 31, 2008 |
This article was posted on Ed Felten's Freedom to Tinker Blog and is reposted here with permission.
Barbara Simons, an accomplished computer scientist and e-voting expert, was recently appointed to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Board of Advisors. (The EAC is the U.S. Federal body responsible for voting technology standards, among other things.) This is good news.
The board has thirty-nine members, of which four positions are allocated for “members representing professionals in the field of science and technology”. These four positions are to be appointed by Majority and Minority leaders in the House and the Senate. (See page 2 of the Board’s charter.) Given the importance of voting technology issues to the EAC, it does seem like a good idea to reserve 10% of the advisory board positions for technologists. If anything, the number of technologist seats should be larger.
Barbara was appointed to the board position by the Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid. Kudos to Senator Reid for appointing a genuine voting technology expert.
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By EAC Media Release
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July 24, 2008 |
U.S. Election Assistance Commission Chair Rosemary Rodriguez today emphasized the need to be prepared for record turnout this presidential election by calling for a recruitment goal of two million poll workers.
"We have seen historically high voter turnout during the primaries and continued high registration rates this year," said Chair Rodriguez. "Poll workers have always been central to ensuring smooth and accurate elections, and we will need them more than ever in November. Recruiting two million poll workers is an ambitious goal, but I believe if we can get the word out to the public, they will respond and participate.
"Election officials throughout the nation anticipate high voter turnout to continue in the general election. Preparation for high turnout includes extra ballots and voting machines, but most important, we must have as many poll workers--including bilingual poll workers--as possible to prevent long lines."
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By EAC Media Release
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July 22, 2008 |
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has delivered a report to Congress on state government spending of Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds. The report covers expenditures from April 2003 through December 2007 that are authorized under Sections 101, 102 and 251 of HAVA. The final report may be downloaded at www.eac.gov.
States have spent 67 percent of the nearly three billion in funding they received under these three sections. HAVA does not specify the year in which the funds must be used, so the roughly $1.2 million (including interest earned) of unspent funds remain available to states.
For funds spent in 2007, 64 percent went toward acquiring and administering voting system technology. The remainder was divided among the following election activities:
* 17 percent on developing and implementing computerized statewide voter registration databases.
* 11 percent on federal election administration improvement.
* 7 percent toward uncategorized election administration costs.
* 1 percent on provisional voting and polling place information for voters.
Funds covered by the report are described below:
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By EAC Media Release
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June 18, 2008 |
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Chair Rosemary E.
Rodriguez today issued a statement about the EAC's Voting System
Testing and Certification Program. The Election Technology Council
(ETC), an organization that represents voting machine manufacturers,
has issued a report calling for the EAC to reform its voting system
certification process.
The report cites concerns regarding the fact that the EAC has not
certified any voting systems, the associated costs to participate in
the program, and urges the EAC to "move quickly to recognize the
limitations and challenges of regulating the voting industry." The ETC
also asks for more participation in the development of voluntary voting
system guidelines (VVSG) by occupying a position on the Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC).
"We always welcome feedback about our programs, and we understand
that some stakeholders think our certification program is too tough and
takes too long," said EAC Chair Rodriguez. "However, we take our
responsibility to certify voting systems very seriously, and we will
take the time necessary to thoroughly review them.
"Simply put, the EAC will not sacrifice the integrity of the certification process for expediency."
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