EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Christopher J. Dodd
Organization : | U.S. Senate
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 6.8
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Comment : | The VVSG provisions regarding security of VVPAT raises serious concerns about the applicability of HAVA accessibility rquirements to VVPAT and appear to be in direct conflict with the statutory requirements of HAVA regarding alternative language accessibility. The requirements under 6.8 appropriately do not require a VVPAT in any jurisdiction using direct election voting systems, but instead apply only to "states that have decided to include VVPAT as a requirement for their voting systems" (6-36). However, the statute is clear that the accessibility requirements apply to "each voting system used in an election for Federal office" (42 U.S.C. 1548 1). Consequently, the Commission should revise any reference to action by "states" to include action by any jurisdiction" that requires VVPAT.