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SUMMARY:Caveat coercitor: towards coercion-evident elections - Mark Ryan (
 University of Birmingham)
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CONTACT:Wei Ming Khoo
DESCRIPTION:It has proved very difficult\, and is perhaps impossible\, to 
 design an electronic voting system which satisfies the three desired prope
 rties of voter-incoercibility\, results-verifiability\, and usability. The
 refore\, we\nhave looked at forgoing incoercibility\, and replacing it wit
 h "coercion evidence" -- after an election\, it will be possible for obser
 vers to see how much coercion has taken place\, and therefore whether the 
 results\nconstitute a mandate for the winner. The system we describe is in
 tended to be practical to use.\n\nThe talk will include an introduction to
  the concerns and issues of electronic voting\, as well as a brief survey 
 of existing systems. The body of the talk ongoing\, unpublished work. I wi
 ll welcome comments during and after the seminar.\n
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building
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