EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | John S. Groh
Organization : | Election Systems & Software
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 6.8.4.4
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Comment : | "Following the close of the polls, a means shall be provided to reconcile the number of spoiled paper records with the number of occurrences of spoiled electronic records, and procedures shall be in place to address any discrepancies." Comment: I-6.8.4.4 identifies a requirement to reconcile spoiled paper records with spoiled electronic records. However, the electronic entry provided by DREs does not spoil ballots the way paper ballots are spoiled. What is the definition of a spoiled electronic record and what requirements are being created for them? The ES&S iVotronic does not store electronic records until the paper record is accepted. There is therefore nothing to reconcile against. (See comment for 6.8.4.3) Recommended Change: "Following the close of the polls and if spoiled electronic records are stored, a means shall be provided to reconcile the number of spoiled paper records with the number of occurrences of spoiled electronic records, and procedures shall be in place to address any discrepancies."