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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/28/us/28vote.html?ex=1343620800&en=985acc7423727bdf&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink New York Times - Scientists’ Tests Hack Into Electronic Voting Machines in California and Elsewhere] | |||
* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Help_America_Vote_Act Congresspedia - Help America Vote Act] | * [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Help_America_Vote_Act Congresspedia - Help America Vote Act] | ||
===Relevant Class Website Links=== | ===Relevant Class Website Links=== | ||
* [http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/risks/reliability/voting/receipts/new.html Articles on Paperless Electronic Voting] | * [http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/risks/reliability/voting/receipts/new.html Articles on Paperless Electronic Voting] | ||
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Paperless Electronic Voting
Examine the ethical issues regarding paperless electronic voting (e.g. voting machines with no voter-approved persistent paper record of the electronic ballots cast). Include a brief overview of what paperless electronic voting is and instances where it has been used. Draw from a variety of internet resources to explain its advantages and disadvantages (including obstacles to adoption of equipment that maintain a paper record). Is there an ethical responsibility to create and maintain a persistent paper record of votes, if so, whose?
The discussion questions listed at the bottom of the weekly assignments page should be answered through the content you provide on this wiki page.
Relevant External Links
- New York Times - Scientists’ Tests Hack Into Electronic Voting Machines in California and Elsewhere
- Congresspedia - Help America Vote Act