Last updated on: 2/28/2008 | Author: ProCon.org

Bruce McPherson Biography

Title:
Former Secretary of the State of California
Position:
None Found to the question "Do Electronic Voting Machines Improve the Voting Process?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of July 6, 2006

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Individuals with JDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to electronic voting machine issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to electronic voting machine issues.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Former Secretary of the State of California, 2006-2007
  • Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Cal Poly, 2005
  • Legislator of the Year, Cal Poly’s Associated Students Inc, 2002
  • Outstanding Legislator of the Year, California School Boards Association, 2001
  • Leadership Award, Legal Community Against Violence, 2001
  • Legislator of the Year, California League of High Schools, 2001
  • Public Policy Excellence Award for Public Policy, California Non-Profit Policy Council, 2001
  • Legislator of the Year, California Small Business Association, 2000
  • Legislator of the Year, California School Boards Association, 1999
  • State Senator, 1996-2004
  • State Assemblyman, 1993-1996
Education:
  • Journalism, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, 1965
Other:
  • None found
Quoted in:
  1. Are Electronic Voting Machines Mechanically Reliable?