EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | David Beirne, et al.
Organization : | N/A
Post Date : | 9/27/2005
Glossary Comments
Glossary Term : | Directly Verifiable/Indirectly Verifiable
Definition : |
Comment : | In our review of the drafted Glossary for Voting Systems, I have prepared a listing of specific terms which need clarification. Below is a listing of these terms which require adjustments and/or clarification in their definitions prior to their adoption by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and United States Election Assistance Commission: Directly Verifiable/Indirectly Verifiable: While the intent is understood in attempting to differentiate between types of DRE voting systems, the use of the phrase “directly verifiable” would be only relevant in instances in which the contemporaneous paper record is the primary reflection of voter intent and is used in the initial tabulation. Any voting system which relies on computer tabulation may, at best, be referred to as indirectly verifiable.