• DocumentCode
    884767
  • Title

    Election security: Perception and reality

  • Author

    Evans, David ; Paul, Nathanael

  • Author_Institution
    Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    24
  • Lastpage
    31
  • Abstract
    Voters´ trust in elections comes from a combination of the mechanisms and procedures we use to record and tally votes, and from confidence in election officials´ competence and honesty. Electronic voting systems pose considerable risks to both the perception and reality of trustworthy elections.
  • Keywords
    government data processing; security of data; social aspects of automation; election security; electronic voting systems; trustworthy elections; Cameras; Computer security; Displays; Electronic voting; Electronic voting systems; Fingerprint recognition; Nominations and elections; Privacy; Protection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSECP.2004.1264850
  • Filename
    1264850