EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Diane Cordry Golden, Ph.D
Organization : | Missouri Assistive Technology Council
Post Date : | 9/28/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 2.2.7.1.2.1.3
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Comment : | Delete 2.2.7.1.2.1.3 All voting stations using paper ballots should make provisions for voters with poor reading vision. Explanation: Placing this standard right after the requirement for a two font display could be misinterpreted to mean that you can get by with a paper ballot system that does not deliver the required two font display and just have a magnifying device available at the polling place. Magnifying lenses (non-electronic) are NOT an appropriate option for providing access as they need to be matched to an individual’s vision limitations, their visual tracking skills, and their personal refractive lens. Suggesting the use of a magnifying lens is is contradictory to 2.2.7.1.1.2 which indicates that the Acc-VS shall provide direct access rather than requiring personal use AT (a magnifying lens is personal use AT.) Since this is a “should” and not a required standard now or one to be required in future VSS, suggest deleting it does more harm than good.