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1. Name: Mikel Haas  
2. Title: Registrar of Voters, San Diego County (California)

3. Voting Machines
Position:		 Pro to the question "Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process?"
4. Reasoning:

"Although San Diego, like many other California counties, only used touch screen voting to meet the 2002 Help America Vote Act requirement for disabled-accessible voting, the county plans to be all-electronic for the November election... Counties choose touch screens for a reason. We have ballots in four languages and many versions of an increasingly complicated ballot. You can't tell me that doesn't call out for a computerized solution." (From an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle; June 19, 2006)

5. Credibility
Ranking:		  Experts
Election officials, people with post-graduate degrees in a computer or political science, J.D.s, Members of Congress, or elected officials with significant involvement in, or related to, electronic voting machine issues

6. Involvement:
  • 1995-2001, 2005-present - Registrar of Voters, San Diego County
  • 2001-2005 - Director, San Diego County Animal Services
  • 2004 - Special Policy Adviser to San Diego County Chief Administrative Officer overseeing county efforts related to certification and use of electronic voting machines
  • 2004 - Oversaw preparations for the November 2004 general election for San Diego County
  • 1994 - Assistant Registrar of Voters, San Diego County
  • Former Election Officer, City of San Diego
7. Education:
  • Not listed
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors:
  • Not listed
9. Contact Info:
Phone: (800) 696-0136 Fax: (858) 694-2955
E-Mail: rovmail@sdcounty.ca.gov
Web Site: www.sdvote.com
10. Other: Not listed
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