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1. Name: Thad Hall, Ph.D.  
2. Title: Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Utah

3. Voting Machines
Position:		 No Position Found to the question "Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process?"
4. Reasoning:

No position found as of 7/27/2006

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

6. Involvement:
  • Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Utah
  • Collaborator with the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
  • Testified regarding election administration before the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (2005) and U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (2003)
  • Invited Speaker on electronic election issues at the National Academy of Sciences (2005), American Association for the Advancement of Science (2004), and the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project (2001, 2004)
  • Member - American Political Science Association Working Group on the Mechanics of Voting
7. Education:
  • Ph.D., Political Science, University of Georgia, 2002
  • M.P.A., Georgia State University, 1993
  • B.A., Political Science, Oglethorpe University, 1990
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors:
  • Member - American Political Science Association, American Society for Public Administration, Midwest Political Science Association, Political Science Association

9. Contact Info:
Phone: (801) 585-7344 Fax: (801) 585-6492
E-Mail: thad.hall@poli-sci.utah.edu
Web Site: www.poli-sci.utah.edu/HALL.htm
10. Other: Select publications include:
  • The Next Big Election Challenge: Developing Electronic Data Transaction Standards for Election Administration, IBM Center for the Business of Government, August 2005
  • "Lessons and Trends in E-Voting: Initiatives in the U.S. and Abroad," R.M. Alvarez and T.E. Hall, Caltech/MIT Voting Project Working Paper 38, July 2005
  • "Rational and Pluralistic Models of HAVA Implementation: The Cases of Georgia and California," T.E. Hall and R.M. Alvarez, Publius, 2001
  • "American Attitudes About Electronic Voting: Results of a National Survey," T.E. Hall and R.M. Alvarez, Center for Public Policy and Administration, University of Utah, September 2004
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