1:00 9/23 Forum on EVoting in Ohio (from dKos)

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http://streaming.service.ohio-state.edu/live2.htm

Today, September 23, from 2004, 1:00 - 4:45 p.m. Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law is having a panel discussion on election law and touch screen voting and electronic voting machines. It is being Webcast live for anybody interested in how this is playing out in Ohio and around the country at least according to scholars.

Time Schedule

1:00 - 1:15 Arrival and greeting - Professor Ned Foley & Professor Peter Shane
1:15 - 1:30 Analysis of legal and policy debate over voting technology - Professor Daniel Tokaji
1:30 - 2:30 Panel One - Electronic Voting: Promise or Peril?
Prof. David Dill - Stanford University
Prof. Michael Shamos - Carnegie-Mellon
Tova Wang, Esq. - Century Foundation
Deborah Goldberg, Esq. - Brennan Center for Law & Justice
Moderated by Prof. Peter Swire, Moritz College of Law
2:30 - 3:00 Question and Answer
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 4:15 Panel Two - Voting Technology in the Courts
Prof. Henry Brady - U.C. Berkeley
Prof. Martha Mahoney - University of Miami

Matt Zimmerman- Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Prof. Daniel Tokaji - Ohio State University
Moderated by Prof. Peter Shane, Moritz College of Law

4:15 - 4:45 Question and Answer and Wrap-Up

[GregD]

1. Robust cast of characters

Here's a few thoughts on this robust lineup:

Prof. David Dill -
www.verifiedvoting.org

Prof. Michael Shamos
Has been a consultant to www.LWV.org and http://www.civilrights.org/. While generally opposing the notion of a paper trail, I've seen him somewhat flip-flop in his statements.
http://www.lwv.org/join/elections/hava_dre_shamos.html

Deborah Goldberg, Esq. - Brennan Center for Law & Justice
They published this statement:
http://www.civilrights.org/issues/voting/details.cfm?id=23809

Prof. Henry Brady - U.C. Berkeley
Was involved in the opposition to paper trail. Key litigator in the disabled-rights lawsuits in CA.

Prof. Martha Mahoney - University of Miami
Traveled all the way from FL to CA earlier this year in order to spead for 3 minutes in opposition to the use of ES&S systemts in CA. 'Nuff said - she's on our side.

Matt Zimmerman- Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation
http://www.eff.org and http://www.verifiedvoting.org are closely aligned in opposing paperless e-voting

Prof. Daniel Tokaji - Ohio State University
Outspoken advocate of paperless, opposes the paper trail. ACLU staff lawyer.

Prof. Peter Shane, Moritz College of Law
http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/

[GregD]

2. Kick

This is worth watching for anyone interested.