Mock election to demonstrate electronic voting system
State party leaders will discuss their parties' views and electronic voting system Prime III will be available during the fall convocation and mock election on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 5:30 p.m. in 113A Lowder Business Building. The university community is invited to attend this event, where Chick-fil-A will provide refreshments. First, Mike Hubbard, Alabama Republican Party chairman, and Joe Turnham, Alabama Democratic Party chairman, will explain their candidate's positions on key issues in the 2008 presidential election. Following remarks from Christa Slaton, faculty member in political science, and Juan Gilbert, faculty member in computer science, attendees will have the opportunity to vote in a mock election using the Prime III electronic voting system. Developed by Gilbert's research group, Prime III is a secure, multimodal electronic voting system that allows persons who might have trouble voting due to a disability to be able to vote through a secure process. The mock election is sponsored by Auburn University's Honors College, Human Centered Computing Lab, Office of the Dean of Students and Chick-fil-A. For more information, contact Sarah Teague at teagusa@auburn.edu.
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