EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | John S. Groh
Organization : | Election Systems & Software
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 6.8.6.6.4
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Comment : | "… vendor shall provide a software program that will display the exported records and that may include other capabilities …" Comment: I-6.8.6.6.4 requires the vendor to provide a program that displays the information in the exported electronic vote records. (At least part of) The purpose of those records, which are required to be in a public/non-proprietary format, is to allow independent 3rd party evaluation of the information using COTS or other 3rd party software. Having the vendor provide the program defeats this purpose.