Team Members

Javier Torres Santiago Sylvia Rodríguez Rodríguez Laura Cruz Rodríguez Angel Vega Cortés

Background 1948, first election for governor is held in

Puerto Rico.

After 60 years, the traditional paper ballot is still used.

2000 Election incident in Florida, USA

Problem Statement

Puerto Rico’s current voting system:

Time consuming process of managing and tallying paper ballots

Probability of human error

Current Issues “History is littered with examples of elections being

manipulated in order to influence their outcome.” – Analysis of an Electronic Voting System

“It is my strong recommendation that all election officials refrain from procuring any system that does not provide an indisputable, voter verified paper ballot.”

– Dr. Rebecca Mercuri

Project OverviewRaven SparrowVoting Module

Check In SoftwarePrint Receipt Summary

Tallying ModuleBarcode recount

eVote DeviceColor Touch ScreenThree Ballots

Database

Voting ModuleCheck In SoftwarePrint Receipt Summary

eVote DeviceMonochromeKeypadOne Ballot

Database

Objectives Design an electronic voting system that

features:Touch screen ballots for Puerto Rico

electionsSecure electronic storage of vote countsPaper Trail

Deliver eVote “Sparrow” prototype with specified hardware and software components by December 1, 2008.

DeliverablesDeliverables Duration Start Date End Date

Proposal and Oral

Presentation I

12 days Mon 8/25/08 Wed 9/10/08

Software Prototype 53 days Thurs 9/11/08 Wed 11/26/08

Sparrow Prototype 53 days Thurs 9/11/08 Wed 11/26/08

User Manual 2 days Thurs 11/27/08 Fri 11/28/08

Oral Presentation

II and Progress

Report

6 days Thurs 10/24/08 Wed 10/29/08

Final report 4 days Fri 11/28/08 Mon 12/1/08

Final Presentation 4 days Tues 12/2/08 Fri 12/5/08

Raven Block Diagram

Liquid Crystal Display Screen

(LCD)Touch Panel

Microprocessor

Database

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Server

Printer

Barcode ScannerBallot Box

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Server w/ Tallying Software

Administrator

Voter

Administrator

Database Database

...

eVote Device

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Employee and Registration Station

Voters

Sparrow Block Diagram

Liquid Crystal Display Screen

(LCD)Key Pad

Microprocessor

Database

`

Server

Printer

Administrator

User

Database Database

...

`

Employee and Registration Station

Voters

Team Organization

Program ManagerJavier Torres

Computer EngineerSylvia Rodríguez

Computer EngineerLaura Cruz

Computer EngineerAngel Vega

Software

Hardware

Budget For Raven

Personnel Total $183,940.00

Materials $617.99

Overhead Cost 190%

Total $481,118.17

Budget For Sparrow

Personnel Total $33,185.47

Materials $178.57

Overhead Cost 95%

Total $65,059.88

Risks LCD Damaged or Broken Natural Disaster Hardware components arrival delay Team member becomes ill

Project Impact Speed of Results

Biased voting

Privacy ConsiderationseVote system must comply with all privacy laws

and maintain voter anonymity

Changes in LegislationElectronic voting systems are still being

standardized by governments and the eVote needs to evolve with these changes

Conclusion

Voting Assurance

Physical ReceiptFeel ValidatedLaw Requirement

Reliable and timely results

References "Analysis of an Electronic Voting System." IEEE

Symposium on Security and Privacy 2004. 23 July 2003. IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2004. http://avirubin.com/vote.pdf.

Mercuri, Rebecca. "Electronic Voting." Notable Software, Inc. 15 Mar. 2007. Notable Software, Inc. <http://www.notablesoftware.com/evote.html>.

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