Electronic Voting in Massachusetts: problems and prospects

Electronic Voting in Massachusetts: problems and prospects
A Massachusetts Conference on Electronic Technology and Voting Transparency
Saturday, February 28, 2004
Suffolk University Law School, Boston MA

As the debate about electronic voting heats up around the country, a day-long conference is being planned in Boston to look at the range of issues involved in technology and voting integrity.

Confirmed speakers include:

Stephen Ansolabehere, Professor of Political Science at MIT and member of the Cal Tech/MIT Voting Project;
Arlene Ash, Research Professor at the BU School of Medicine;
Jim Dickson, American Association for People with Disabilities;
David Harris, Executive Director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law;
Rebecca Mercuri, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University;
Curt Nyquist, New England School of Law;
George Pillsbury, Policy Director at Mass VOTE;
Ted Selker, Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT;
Jonathan Zittrain, The Berkman Centre for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School
C. Scott Ananian, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, Electronic Civil Disobedience activist

This event is free of charge. To register or obtain more information, email evoting@lawyerscom.org or telephone (617) 988 0604. Because space is limited, we will only hold seats for those who have registered until 8:45 AM on the morning of the conference.

Co-sponsors:

ACLU of Massachusetts
Alliance for Democracy
Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
Association of Computing Machinery - Greater Boston Chapter
Institute for Electronic & Electrical Engineers - Computer Society - Boston chapter
Institute for Electronic & Electrical Engineers - Society on Social Implications of Technology - Boston chapter
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
League of Women Voters - Massachusetts
League of Women Voters - Boston Chapter
Mass VOTE
Suffolk University Law School.

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For more information:
ACLU of Massachusetts
99 Chauncy Street, Suite 310
Boston, MA 02111
tel: (617) 482-3170