Ohio Voting Systems Integrity: The EVEREST Report Voter
Education Public Forum
February 21, 2008 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Case Western Reserve University
Strosacker Auditorium
Parking in the Veale Garage at the corner of Adelbert
Road and Circle Drive--please look for "special event"
signs for direction
Open to the public
Speakers: Chris Nance, Ohio Assistant Secretary of
State
Professor Patrick McDaniel, EVEREST Academic Team Principal
Investigator
Learn how Ohio is working to assure that your vote will matter
on March 4 and November 4. This public forum will address The
EVEREST Report, the academic study that investigated the security
and integrity of electronic voting equipment in Ohio. The study
influenced Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner’s decision
to move away from electronic voting systems and implement paper
ballot voting systems statewide for the 2008 elections. The
forum will begin with a formal presentation by Assistant Secretary
of State Chris Nance and Professor Patrick McDaniel, principal
investigator of the study. Audience Q&A will follow. The
voter education program is free and open to the public
In the winter of 2007, the Ohio secretary of state, Jennifer
Brunner, initiated the "Evaluation & Validation of
Election-Related Equipment, Standards and Testing (EVEREST)"
study. Largely in response to growing public concerns, the study
participants where charged to analyze technical and procedural
issues associated with electronic voting systems used in Ohio.
In supporting the study, the secretary worked with equipment
manufacturers to provide internationally-known security researchers
with unprecedented access to electronic voting equipment. Released
in December of 2007, the far-reaching report highlighted a number
of critical security failures that could impact the integrity
of elections held in Ohio. In this forum, the speakers will
present the core findings of the EVEREST report and the Secretary's
plans for ensuring the integrity of elections.
In the first part of the forum, Professor McDaniel will present
the independent academic report. A description of the physical
and technical processes of running an election will be given,
and the study participants and scientific methods detailed.
Summary findings will be overviewed and demonstrated via examples
of security vulnerabilities present in the voting systems currently
used in Ohio. Particular attention will be given to the ways
that these vulnerabilities can be exploited to affect the integrity
and voter privacy of Ohio elections. The speaker will conclude
by presenting the research team's views on critical challenges
facing election officials in Ohio.
The forum will conclude with an extended open microphone question
and answer period. All members of the University community and
public are encouraged to attend and participate in this public
forum.
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