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1. Name: Kim Zetter  
2. Title: Senior Reporter, Wired News

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

"Over the past year, doubts about the accuracy and integrity of e-voting equipment have been growing...[S]omething is seriously wrong with electronic voting systems and the companies that make them." ("How E-Voting Threatens Democracy," 2004)

5. Credibility
Ranking:		  VIP/Organizations/Other
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6. Involvement:
  • Senior Reporter, Wired News
  • Writer and Editor, PC World magazine
  • Freelance journalist and author on topics of electronic voting and cryptography
7. Education:
  • Not listed
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors:
  • 2005 - Finalist, Investigative Reporters and Editors Award for series of articles on electronic voting
  • 2005 - Maggie Award, Best Web Article-Consumer for "How E-Voting Threatens Democracy"
  • 2000 - National Silver Award, American Society of Business Publication Editors
  • 2000 - West Coast Bronze, American Society of Business Publication Editors
9. Contact Info:
Phone: Not listed Fax: Not listed
E-Mail: Not listed
Web Site: None listed
10. Other: Select publications include:
  • "An Introduction to E-Voting," Wired News, 2005
  • "How E-Voting Threatens Democracy," Wired News, 2004
  • "Activists Find More E-Vote Flaws," Wired News, 2004
  • "Did E-Vote Firm Patch Election," Wired News, 2003
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