The John Marshall Law School

Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law


E-Lection Symposium

Friday, October 1, 2004


Panels

ARE WE READY TO E-VOTE?
An overview of what has happened since 2000 and how the Help America Vote Act will affect the 2004 election

Doug Chapin, Director, electionline.org
Electionline.org is administered by the Election Reform Information project, a non-partisan non-advocacy website
ARE CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS READY FOR E-VOTING?
A panel discussion with state and local officials

David Orr, Cook County Clerk

Daniel W. White, Executive Director, Illinois State Board of Elections
Co-author of the Help America Vote Act Illinois State Plan

James M. Scanlon, Attorney for Chicago Board of Elections

Richard Barnett, Chicago elections activist and campaign consultant

Moderator: Linda R. Crane, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Professor, The John Marshall Law School

WHAT DO E-VOTING MACHINES KNOW ABOUT MY VOTE?
A panel discussion on privacy issues surrounding electronic voting

Jane E. Kirtley, Professor, University of Minnesota, School of Journalism
Former Director of Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press

Richard K. Means, Chicago attorney, specializing in election contests
Founder of Project LEAP and the Public Access Project

Lillie Coney, Policy Analyst, Electronic Privacy Information Center
Coordinator of National Commitee on Voting Integrity

Moderator: Leslie Ann Reis, Director and Adjunct Professor, Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law, The John Marshall Law School

WHAT IS IN THAT BLACK BOX ANYWAY?
A panel discussion of copyright and the First Amendment and e-voting

Ann Bartow, Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina School of Law

Wendy Seltzer, Attorney for Electronic Frontier Foundation
Attorney for plaintiffs in Online Policy Group et al v. Diebold, Inc. et al

Joe Tasker, Senior Vice President for Governmental Affairs and General Counsel Information Technology Association of America

Moderator: Doris Estelle Long, Professor, The John Marshall Law School

WHO CAN PLUG INTO E-VOTING MACHINES?
A panel discussion on the technical aspects of e-voting

Dan Wallach, Assistant Professor, Rice University
Contributing author to Johns Hopkins study finding critical flaws in electronic voting code

Eugene Spafford, Professor, Purdue University
Executive Director, Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security

Michael I. Shamos, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Statutory examiner of e-voting systems for Pennsylvania and Texs, 1980-2000

Michael E. LaVelle, Chicago attorney specializing in election contests
Chair and vice chair, Illinois State Board of Election Commissioners, 1978-1988

Moderator: David E. Sorkin, Associate Professor, The John Marshall Law School

WILL ELECTRONIC VOTING CREATE ANOTHER FLORIDA ELECTION DEBACLE?
A view from the front lines in Florida

Lida Rodriguez-Taseff, Counsel and Chair, Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition

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