tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146592592011-12-01T14:43:39.940-08:00HelloUF SG Voting Options Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239572047171346420noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14659259.post-1121994616011447612005-07-21T18:10:00.000-07:002005-07-22T08:22:31.546-07:00<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Below is most of what was covered during the online voting forum presentation.<br /></span></strong><br /><strong>Paper Ballot System<br /></strong>1. Integrity of the ballot<br />Multiple votes are possible (i.e. Freshman can vote at both Turlington and the Reitz, and no one would find out until after the election.) could be addressed with identification system<br />Ballots may be compromised<br />- Stray marks/folds that make it difficult to determine the intent of the voter<br />- Damaged ballots<br />- Possible ballot stuffing<br />2. Accessibility of the poll<br />Must vote at limited designated polling locations<br />(i.e. Business Students can only vote at Matherly)<br />3. Participation in the process<br />5% to 10% of students vote in fall elections<br />10% to 20% of students vote in spring elections<br />4. Associated costs<br />Recurring Costs ~ $20,000 to $40,000+<br /><br /><strong>Electronic Ballot System</strong><br />1. Integrity of the ballot<br />Multiple votes are possible, could be addressed with identification system<br />Ballots are not as easily compromised<br />2. Accessibility of the poll<br />Must vote at limited designated polling locations<br />3. Participation in the process<br />5% to 10% of students vote in fall elections<br />10% to 20% of students vote in spring elections<br />- Similar to current turnout<br />4. Associated costs<br />Initial Costs ~ $315,000+<br />Recurring Costs ~ $25,000<br /><br /><strong>Secured* Site Online Voting<br /></strong>1. Integrity of the ballot<br />128 bit encryption<br />No chance for multiple votes<br />Ballots are not easily compromised<br />- Highest number of security checks of the voting options<br />2. Accessibility of the poll<br />May vote at any designated polling location<br />- Accessibility increased<br />3. Participation in the process<br />Likely to increase due to higher accessibility and speed<br />4. Associated costs<br />Initial Costs ~ $8,000 to $10,000<br />Recurring Costs ~ $10,300<br />(This includes 10 polling locations with 2 pollworkers at each location)<br /><br /><strong>Unsecured* Site Online Voting</strong><br />1. Integrity of the ballot<br />128 bit encryption<br />No chance for multiple votes<br />Ballots are not easily compromised<br />Voter coercion possible/Voter insulation<br />2. Accessibility of the poll<br />Students could vote from home or on campus<br />- Higher accessibility of voting options<br />3. Participation in the process<br />Likely to increase due to higher speed and accessibility<br />- Higher expected participation of voting options<br />4. Associated costs<br />Initial Costs ~ $8,000 to $10,000<br />Recurring Costs ~ $7,200<br /><br /><br />* Secured and un-secured refer to physical locations where voting takes place not the website/method of voting itself.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14659259-112199461601144761?l=ufsgvote.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>UF SG Voting Options Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239572047171346420noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14659259.post-1121868277970631742005-07-20T07:00:00.000-07:002005-07-21T18:11:08.306-07:00Welcome to UF Student Government's first official Blog! The purpose of this blog is to inform the students of the University of Florida about the work of the voting options committee and to allow them to give us their feedback. We hope that this allows all students to critique and comment on the work of our committee.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;">Event:</span></strong><br />July 20th, 2005: in room 282 at 7pm there will be a public forum to discuss the voting options available to SG. Please come and add your opinion to what the committee will propose! Thanks and Go Gators!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14659259-112186827797063174?l=ufsgvote.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>UF SG Voting Options Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239572047171346420noreply@blogger.com33