EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Steve Angelica
Organization : | none
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 6.8
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Comment : | The 2 major problems are: Section 6.8 :Voter Verified Paper Ballot is considered OPTIONAL!!! Please make a comment saying this is a MUST - use your own words - it can short, but it is absolutely IMPERATIVE that as many of us make our comments today! APPENDIX D (put in Section 1) It is completely absurd to assume that a machine can check itself. Just like spammers can always find a way to get their spam through, people with intent and enough money will find their way to subvert any computer system. We must preserve the true intent of the voting public. Independent Dual Verification is undoable. We CANNOT allow it. Only Voter Verified Paper Ballots that are randomly picked (with no advanced warning) with a 5% recount can ASSURE our votes. Furthermore, in a dispute, the paper should always be used for the definitive decision of the outcome of the election.