NIST hosts groundbreaking voting standards symposium.Over 280 computer scientists, vendors, voting rights Voting rights The right to vote on matters that are put to a vote of security holders. For example the right to vote for directors. voting rights The type of voting and the amount of control held by the owners of a class of stock. activists, secretaries of state, and local election officials participated in NIST's First Symposium on Building Trust and Confidence in Voting Systems Noun 1. voting system - a legal system for making democratic choices electoral system legal system - a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws in Gaithersburg, Md., on Dec. 10-11, 2003. In addition, two newly appointed election assistance commissioners addressed the attendees. Participants discussed and debated challenging computer security and usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. issues related to the Help America Vote Act The Help America Vote Act (HAVA, Pub.L. 107-252) is a United States federal law passed the House 357-48 and 92-2 in the Senate[1] and was signed into law by President Bush on October 29, 2002. and the role NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. will play in the law's implementation. Thirteen vendors of election equipment and technologies--one traveling all the way from the Netherlands--demonstrated their systems. NIST panel moderators briefed the attendees on relevant expertise available to the election community to improve public trust and confidence in voting systems. A NIST scientist chaired the fourth panel, which reviewed consensus issues and possible next steps. NIST Director Arden Bement closed the symposium, noting the common purpose shared by all in attendance: that every vote has to count and every eligible voter has to be able to vote. The Web site is vote.nist.gov. CONTACT: Allan Eustis, (301) 975-5099; allan.eustis@nist.gov. |
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