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eVote Proposal presentation

eVote Proposal presentation. Team Members. Javier Torres Santiago Sylvia Rodríguez Rodríguez Laura Cruz Rodríguez Angel Vega Cortés. Background. 1948, first election for governor is held in Puerto Rico. After 60 years, the traditional paper ballot is still used.

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eVote Proposal presentation

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  1. eVote Proposal presentation

  2. Team Members • Javier Torres Santiago • Sylvia Rodríguez Rodríguez • Laura Cruz Rodríguez • Angel Vega Cortés

  3. Background • 1948, first election for governor is held in Puerto Rico. • After 60 years, the traditional paper ballot is still used. • 2000 Election incident in Florida, USA

  4. Problem Statement • Puerto Rico’s current voting system: • Time consuming process of managing and tallying paper ballots • Probability of human error

  5. Current Issues • “History is littered with examples of elections being manipulated in order to influence their outcome.” • – Analysis of an Electronic Voting System • “It is my strong recommendation that all election officials refrain from procuring any system that does not provide an indisputable, voter verified paper ballot.” – Dr. Rebecca Mercuri

  6. Project Overview

  7. Objectives • Design an electronic voting system that features: • Touch screen ballots for Puerto Rico elections • Secure electronic storage of vote counts • Paper Trail • Deliver eVote “Sparrow” prototype with specified hardware and software components by December 1, 2008.

  8. Deliverables

  9. Raven Block Diagram

  10. Sparrow Block Diagram

  11. Team Organization Hardware Program Manager Javier Torres Computer Engineer Sylvia Rodríguez Computer Engineer Angel Vega Computer Engineer Laura Cruz Software

  12. Budget For Raven

  13. Budget For Sparrow

  14. Risks • LCD Damaged or Broken • Natural Disaster • Hardware components arrival delay • Team member becomes ill

  15. Project Impact • Speed of Results • Biased voting • Privacy Considerations • eVote system must comply with all privacy laws and maintain voter anonymity • Changes in Legislation • Electronic voting systems are still being standardized by governments and the eVote needs to evolve with these changes

  16. Conclusion • Voting Assurance • Physical Receipt • Feel Validated • Law Requirement • Reliable and timely results

  17. References • "Analysis of an Electronic Voting System." IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2004. 23 July 2003. IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2004. http://avirubin.com/vote.pdf. • Mercuri, Rebecca. "Electronic Voting." Notable Software, Inc. 15 Mar. 2007. Notable Software, Inc. <http://www.notablesoftware.com/evote.html>.

  18. Questions?

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