Internet Voting

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Internet Voting

• Due Process Through Subroutine

By Aaron Weiner
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How Do We Vote?
Infamous Butterfly Ballot Gore on the Floor
Voting Booth note dim lights, ease of mistakes,
unctuous plastic case
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But havent I already done this?

• Some of you believe youve already voted on the
  Internet. You would be wrong.

• The most computerized form of voting in
  widespread use is touch screen voting
• A whopping 7.7 of districts used this
  technology in 2000 2 people in this class

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Types Of Internet Voting

• Poll Site Voting Same, But Improved

• Kiosk Voting Do you want fries with that?

• Remote site Internet voting pajama time

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Poll Site Voting
Touch Screen Voting in Morris County, NJ

• Less safe than electronic poll site voting

• Probable better poll results

• Little advantage to the voter

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Pros And Cons of Poll Site Booths
Pros
Cons
Votes go directly to election board
Little additional convenience for voter
Instant recounts
Over-enthusiasm
Possible Interference with Booth
Net voting so uncertain, baby steps are necessary
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Kiosk Voting
Executive kiosk by Meridian Kiosks
You may not realize it, but youve probably used
a kiosk several times before Automatic teller
machines are kiosks. So are ticket machines.
Kiosks are the next logical step after poll site
attempts are proven safe
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The Voting Booth, new at J. C. Penneys.
Where could you put a kiosk booth?
Absolutely anywhere you can link a modem.
Is electioneering in a supermarket legal?
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The Pinnacle Remote Site Internet Voting
Your, er, average voter after voting on-line
Biggest concern security
After that implementation?
Can votes be secure if the government knows the
source?
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Its already here!

• Remote Internet voting is so viable, its
  already been tried by the Department of Defense.
  -Source-Center for
  Public Integrity

And thankfully for the taxpayers, it didnt cost
them much. Eighty-four military personnel voted
in the last election for the low price of
6.2 Million Dollars, just 73,809 per vote!
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Remote Voting is Far In the Future
This election had a runaway result
One person could stop an election.
DOS Attacks Denial of Service
Greek Sneak Attack Trojan Horse
Still issues with poll site voting
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Consequences of Internet Voting
If Successful
If Unsuccessful
Poll site Jumping-off place
Poll site disaster
Kiosk Powerful tool
Kiosks Buying votes, vote robbers
Remote Site Convenient
Remote site Utter disaster
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Unforeseen Benefit Due Process

• In the last election, at least 4,000,000
  peoples votes were discounted. -Source-MIT study

Many of these people were disenfranchised because
of their race or language. Thats ridiculous in
this day and age.
Neither electronic nor Internet voting watches
the voter to see their color, and can be adjusted
for language easily.
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Ay, theres the rub.
All of this may sound wonderful. However

• We have yet to establish a reliable electronic
  system
• Electronic votes had a higher rate of residual
  votes
• Paper and lever votes were most reliable
• Electronic machines auditing impossible?
• Internet voting auditing impossible.

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Conclusion

• Internet voting completely ridiculous at this
  point

• Voting in pajamas silly pipedream, passionless
  voting and completely unsafe

• Internet voting inevitable result of society,
  remote site voting will some day lead to disaster.

• BUT a reliable electronic system means
  Internet voting is not far away from reality.