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Tuesday, November 4, 2003 at 10:00 AM EST
Electronic Voting
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the voting booth, computer scientists are warning of the vulnerability of electronic voting machines. What has been done since the election fiasco of 2000 to improve the way votes are cast and counted in America? On Point examines the effort to make elections safer and the challenges and vulnerabilities of electronic voting machines.

Guests:

David Dill, Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University. Founder of VerifiedVoting.org

C.Scott Ananian, MIT Graduate studies in Computer Science

Dan Tokaji, Professor of Law, Ohio State University and attorney for the ACLU

 
 

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