http://homepage.cs.uiowa.edu/~dwjones/voting/civic/
Jones Talk, Slide 3

Pressure for Reform

• Shortcomings of the 1990 FEC Standards
  -- Very apparent by mid 1990's
  -- No reference to trusted computer system standards
  -- Poor regulation of 3rd party components
  -- No coverage of key human factors issues
  http://homepage.cs.uiowa.edu/~dwjones/voting/congress.html

• Proposed new FEC Standards
  http://homepage.cs.uiowa.edu/~dwjones/voting/fec.html

• 2000 General Election
  -- Florida
  -- Iowa margin of 4,144 of 1,315,563 votes (0.3%)

• Bush vs. Gore in Supreme Court
  -- A serious civil rights issue!

• Federal Legislation
  -- 54 bills, 15 hearings!
  -- HR 1165, Election Voting Systems Act of 2001
  -- HR 2275, Voting Technology Standards Act of 2001
  -- upcoming Help America Vote Act