EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | John S. Groh
Organization : | Election Systems & Software
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 2.2.7.1.2.2.6
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Comment : | "If the normal procedure includes VVPAT, the Acc-VS should provide features that enable voters who are blind to perform this verification. If a state requires the paper record produced by the VVPAT to be the official ballot, then the Acc-VS shall provide features that enable visually impaired voters to review the paper record." Comment: Section I-2.2.7.1.2.2.6 requires VVPAT to provide verification to blind/visually impaired voters but section I-2.2.7.1.2.2.3.8 lists a preference for recorded speech over synthesized speech. Verification of printed information on the VVPAT would seem to require synthesized speech. These seem to be in conflict.