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1. Name: Stanley A. Klein, D.Sc.  
2. Title: Principal Consultant, Stan Klein Associates, LLC

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

"The reliability of Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting equipment is so poor, and the likelihood of undetectable, unrecoverable change or loss of entered votes so great that the uncertainty (due to statistical sampling) in a pre-election poll or exit poll of 1000 people is far superior to the uncertainty (due to machine unreliability) in tabulated votes on election day." ("Statement for Election Assessment Hearing," June 29, 2005)

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:
  • Principal Consultant, Stan Klein Associates, LLC, a software and systems engineering company
  • Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Project 1583 on electronic voting machine standards
  • Member, National Committee for Voting Integrity
  • Member, TrueVoteMD Technical Committee, an election integrity organization
7. Education:
  • D.Sc. (Doctor of Science), Operations Research, George Washington University
  • M.S.E. (Master of Science in Engineering), Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
  • B.E.S (Bachelors of Engineering Science), Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors:
  • Member, IEEE Committee on Communications and Information Policy
  • Member, International Electrotechnical Commission Technical Committee 57 Working Group
  • Member, North American Electric Reliabilty Council, Control System Security Working Group
9. Contact Info:
Phone: (301) 881-4087 Fax: Not listed
E-Mail: sklein@cpcug.org
Web Site: Not listed
10. Other: Author of over 60 publications, including:
  • "Statement for Election Assessment Hearing," available at the Election Assessment website; June 29, 2005
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