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Friends of the Rutgers Law Library

Reception and Panel Discussion on

"ELECTRONIC VOTING: WILL YOUR VOTE COUNT?"

Thursday, March 8, 2007
6 pm - Reception, 7 pm - Panel Discussion
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
123 Washington Street

Panelists:
Edward W. Felton, Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University
Penny Venetis, Clinical Professor of Law and Associate Director, Constitutional
Litigation Clinic, Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Michelle Mulder, Counsel to Rep. Rush Holt (12th District, NJ)

Problems with vote counting in the 2000 election prompted Congress to pass the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002. HAVA provided funds to help states modernize antiquated voting systems. As a result, counties throughout the U.S. rushed to purchase computerized voting machines. Not everyone agrees that these computers offer an improvement. Many believe that they can be hacked easily and votes can be manipulated.
Professor Penny Venetis of the Constitutional Litigation Clinic challenged the constitutionality of electronic voting machines and won a victory in the NJ Appellate Division. Professor Felton has done extensive work on the vulnerabilities of the software and hardware of voting machines. Representative Rush Holt has introduced federal legislation to protect electronic votes. Come hear this panel of experts debate the value of electronic voting machines on March 8 at 7 pm. A Friends of the Law Library reception will be held before the program at 6 pm.

Please RSVP by March 1 to egiordano@kinoy.rutgers.edu or 973-353-3121.
For information on how to become a Friend of the Law Library, contact
Professor Carol A. Roehrenbeck, Associate Dean for Library and Information Resources,
at 973-353-3152 or visit the website at http://law-library.rutgers.edu/friends/.

Full post as published by Rutgers Law Library on February 28, 2007 (boomark / email).