Prime III: A 3rd Generation Electronic Voting System

Date: Wednesday Sept. 5
Time: 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Place: 238 Broun Hall

Juan GilbertJuan Gilbert
TSYS Distinguished Associate Professor
Computer Science and Software Engineering
Auburn University

Abstract

Prime III: A 3rd Generation Electronic Voting System
Subsequent to the debacle of the 2000 U.S. Presidential election, it became abundantly clear that America's archaic voting system was in dire need of a major overhaul. Consequently, Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machines were purchased by several states. The use of these machines has not been without controversy with respect to security, trust and ease of use. Professors and security research teams have found several vulnerabilities in current voting technologies. In 2002, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) was created to provide all citizens equal access to participate in the electoral process, regardless of ability. The Prime III voting system, http://www.PrimeVotingSystem.com, is a secure, multimodal electronic voting system that takes a usable security approach to address security, trust and ease of use.