EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Lillie Coney
Organization : | National Committee for Voting Integrity
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
General Comments
Comment : | Audits should include a representative hand count of ballots or ballot images; documentation of the chain of custody of all voting technology; and a chain of custody on all unmarked, and marked ballots. States are well within their prerogative to determine how the results of audits will be treated, however, they should be strongly encouraged to incorporated audits into every aspect of election administration, and make the results public. States should be encouraged to engage the technology community in the decision-making process to help meet the unique needs of state or local governments to routinely audit their elections. [Statements submitted at EAC public hearing, August 23, 2005, Denver]