EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Sue Sautermeister
Organization : | N/A
Post Date : | 9/15/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 3.2.4.3.2
Page no. : | 13
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Comment : | [Note* Actually section 3.2.4.3.2] 1.1.1.4 DRE System Vote Recording To ensure vote recording accuracy and integrity while protecting the anonymity of the voter, all DRE systems shall: a. Contain all mechanical, electromechanical, and electronic components; software; and controls required to detect and record the activation of selections made by the voter in the process of voting and casting a ballot; b. Incorporate redundant memories to detect and allow correction of errors caused by the failure of any of the individual memories; c. Provide at least two processes that record the voter’s selections that: 1) To the extent possible, are isolated from each other; 2) Designate one process and associated storage location as the main vote detection, interpretation, processing and reporting path; and Use a different process to store ballot images, for which the method of recording may include any appropriate encoding or data compression procedure consistent with the regeneration of an unequivocal record of the ballot as cast by the voter. d. Provide a capability to retrieve ballot images in a form readable by humans; and e. Ensure that all processing and storage protects the anonymity of the voter. (something isn’t right above. Should “Use a different…) be 3) or d.?)