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Please Explain: Voting Technology

Friday, October 20, 2006

Do you trust electronic voting machines? Are you more comfortable with paper ballots? Two experts answer your questions about voting technology, and respond to your concerns, on today’s Please Explain. Roy G. Saltman has worked in the field of election policy and technology for over 30 years. Aviel Rubin is professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins, and the founder and president of Independent Security Evaluators--a security consulting firm. He has received a National Science Foundation Grant to study electronic voting.

How confident are you that your vote will be counted on November 7th? Tell us your opinion.

Roy G. Saltman’s The History and Politics of Voting Technology is available for purchase at amazon.com

Aviel Rubin’s Brave New Ballot is available for purchase at amazon.com


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