EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Alfie Charles
Organization : | Sequoia Voting Systems
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 6.8.4.4
Page no. : | 42
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Comment : | This section should be eliminated. The “spoiled ballot” is a function of paper voting where voters required a replacement ballot. In electronic voting, voters are permitted to correct their own ballots and do not require a replacement ballot. Consequently, there is no need to make provisions for retaining and reconciling “spoiled electronic ballots”. There is, however, value in reconciling “spoiled paper records” or paper records that were rejected by voters. We recommend this procedure be part of the state and local election administration practices at the local elections office rather than an item for the VVSG.