Rebecca Mercuri

Rebecca Mercuri is among the foremost experts on electronic voting. She has been interested in electronic voting since 1989. She is continuing her research at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

She devised the Mercuri Method of electronic voting, whereby the electronic voting machine prints a paper ballot for the voter to verify after casting the vote. Brazil uses the Mercuri Method for elections thanks to the efforts of its namesake.

Mercuri put up a web site when she noticed the 2000 Presidential election falling into confusion, and within 15 minutes had a call from the Associated Press - who had found her web site. She has testified before Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court about voting systems.

External Links

• Electronic Voting -- Rebecca Mercuri's web site, includes articles, published papers, an e-mail list, and other information related to her interests.

• Election glitch news -- Google news on the term "election glitch," Mercuri's favorite way to keep up with the latest troubles, as told at her presentation "A Better Ballot Box?" November 14, 2003 at North Carolina State University.