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ASPA Luncheon - October 7th
Computer
Voting: Are
We Ready For
It?
12:00 – 1:30
p.m.
Auditorium
of State Office
Building
(first
floor – north
of State Capitol
Building )
Featured
speakers:
Gary
Herbert, Lt. Governor
Sherrie
Swensen, Salt Lake
County Clerk
Mark
Langston, Director
of Information Services,
Davis County
New
electronic voting
equipment that will
be up and running
for the 2006 election
was recently selected
by the state of
Utah. The touch
screen computers
manufactured by
Diebold will allow
voters to correct
errors before casting
their final votes
and allow those
with disabilities
to vote in private,
as guaranteed by
HAVA, the Help America
Voter Act. A printed
record will be attached
to each machine
that can be verified
by the voter and
potentially be used
for recounts, as
mandated by the
legislature last
session. The
new equipment was
selected by a committee
made up of county
election officials,
computer experts
and State Elections
officers, headed
up by Lt. Governor
Gary Herbert. At
our luncheon, members
of the committee
will be on hand
to answer some of
the questions that
have been raised
by voters. Will
the equipment be
secure from computer
errors and tampering?
How will new costs
to the counties
of storage, maintenance,
transportation and
poll-worker training
be met? Will more
machines be needed
to avoid long lines
or are there ways
to head off that
added cost? You
are invited to join
the discussion of
these issues and
more on October
7th.
Due
to limited space,
please make your
reservations early.
The luncheon will
be catered. Reservations
or cancellations
must be received
no later than
Tuesday, October
4th. No
shows will be
billed.
Limited parking
is available
in the east
parking lot.
Please carpool
or use public
transportation
where possible.
The cost of the luncheon is
$12.00 for members, students
and Buzz Supporters
and $15.00 for nonmembers.
To
make a reservation,
call Jolaine at
581-6493 or email
here
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