EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Ian S. Piper
Organization : | Diebold Election Systems, Inc.
Post Date : | 9/29/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 2.2.4.1
Page no. : | 2-5
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Comment : | The requirement in item (h) to "Maintain a permanent record of all original audit data that cannot be modified or overridden but may be augmented by designated authorized officials in order to adjust for errors or omissions (e.g., during the canvassing process.)" is contradictory. The inviolability of the audit record assures its relevance and importance - the ability of individuals, even authorized officials, to manually alter the audit log to adjust for 'errors' or 'omissions' would compromise the integrity of the audit record. If errors or omissions exist, then a supplement to the audit record should be created to explain those occurrences. Proposed change: Remove, from the requirement, the language "but may be augmented by designated authorized officials in order to adjust for errors or omissions (e.g., during the canvassing process.)"