Elting R. Morison Professor at the Department of Political Science of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Position:
Con to the question "Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process?"
Reasoning:
"Systems using direct recording electronic devices (DREs) had significantly higher average rates of spoiled, uncounted, and unmarked ballots than any of the other systems."
An Assessment of the Reliability of Existing Voting Equipment," Caltech/MIT Voting Project Report, March, 2001
Experts
Election officials, people with post-graduate degrees in a computer or political science, JD's, Members of Congress, or elected officials with significant involvement in, or related to, electronic voting machine issues.
Involvement and Affiliations:
Elting R. Morison Professor and Associate Head, Department of Political Science, MIT
Voting Technology Task Force Leader, Election Reform Initiative of The Constitution Project, 2001-2002
