The Computer Ate My Vote
- When?
- Thursday 10 September 2009, 13:30 to 15:15
- Where?
- LT A, University of Surrey
- Open to:
- Public
- Speaker:
- Dr James Heather and Mr David Bismark
- Admission price:
- £5.00
- Tickets:
- Tickets are available from the University Box Office: T: 01483 686876, E: boxoffice@surrey.ac.uk
How will you know if your vote is counted in the next election? With technological advances, and more and more elections being run on computers, trustworthiness and transparency are critical to public confidence. Join us to find out about the latest advances in electronic election systems, and how they can enable you, the voter, to check the integrity of an election.
An introduction to secure e-voting
Dr James Heather
Is the current voting system secure? How can we use technology to make voting easier and safer?
E-voting in action: a demonstration
Mr David Bismark
Use tomorrow's technology to cast your vote in our demonstration election. If you have a laptop with you, you will be able to check afterwards that your vote has been correctly recorded.