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Roy G. Saltman (July 15, 1932 – April 21, 2023) was an American electrical engineer. He was known for being the United States Federal Government leading expert on computerized voting.

Life and career

Saltman was born in Manhattan. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University and the American University.

Saltman was a computer security specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Saltman died on April 21, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland, at the age of 90.

References

1. "Computer ballots are unsecure according to government study". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. November 9, 1988. p. 25. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Roberts, Sam (May 5, 2023). "Roy Saltman, Who Warned About Hanging Chads, Dies at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
3. Improving Voting Technologies: The Role of Standards: Hearing Before the Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, May 22, 2001, U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001
4. "FEC seeks national voting standards". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. August 25, 1989. p. 19. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Rosenwald, Michael S. (April 26, 2023). "Roy Saltman, election expert who warned of hanging chads, dies at 90". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
6. "Roy Gilbert Saltman". Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care Inc. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

External links

• Roy G. Saltman at IMDb

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