EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Aviel D. Rubin
Organization : | ACCURATE
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 2.2.7.5.4
Page no. : | 2-41
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Comment : | A. THE HUMAN FACTORS CHALLENGE: USERS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VOTING SYSTEM 3. Defining The Accessibility Requirements Human Factors: 2.2.7.5.4 There are currently no guidelines addressing input method for DREs. The currently dominant forms are touchscreen, scroll wheel and older button-matrix machines. There are potential issues with touchscreen calibration and accuracy (e.g., misrecordings because of double-touching when the "off" hand is inadvertently rested on the edge of the touchscreen) which are not mentioned. There should be guidelines in place for users to report touchscreen miscalibration and for the complexity of the recalibration process.