EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | David B. Aragon
Organization : | N/A
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 6.7.2.1.1
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Comment : | In any case, the requirements conflict, in a manner that cannot be resolved if wireless is used. §6.7.2.1.1 states: In general, convenience is not a sufficiently compelling reason, on its own, to justify the inclusion of wireless communications in a voting system. However two other sections state that wireless is not an essential capability: 6.7.2.3 If a voting system includes wireless capabilities, then the voting system should be able to accomplish the same function if wireless capabilities are not available due to an error or no service. 6.7.6.1 The voting system shall be able to function properly throughout a DoS attack, since the DoS attack may continue throughout the voting process. 6.7.6.2 The voting system shall function properly as if the wireless capability were never available for use. If the voting system accomplishes the same function with or without wireless, then "convenience ... on its own" is the only rationale for wireless, but that rationale is disallowed by §6.7.2.1.1. No vendor documentation can resolve this conflict, and the vendor ought not to be invited to try. WSG should encourage compliance with reasonable requirements, not sophistry to circumvent them.