Typically, Professor Rubin decided to confront the issue of whether he had experience with elections by taking part in one.

When asked to comment on Professor Rubin's work, the company issued a statement that did not mention him by name.

Professor Rubin is not the first person to take on the risks of high-tech voting.

Since Professor Rubin's paper came out last year, other reports have broadened and deepened his conclusions.

The only damage Professor Rubin has sustained along the way is largely self-inflicted.

Professor Rubin, 36, a child of two college professors, seems too soft-spoken to be a firebrand.

"It brings back memories of the way things were not so long ago - and at a very critical moment," Professor Rubin said.

Professor Rubin says the group hopes to raise $300,000 to $400,000 in its first year.

Professor Rubin said he feared the new report would be misinterpreted.

Professor Rubin said the teachers could have a hard time challenging the law.