EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Ian S. Piper
Organization : | Diebold Election Systems, Inc.
Post Date : | 9/29/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 6.8.7.2.5
Page no. : | 52
Line no.: | 2
Comment : | In this requirement, "Printer access to replace consumables such as ink or paper shall only be possible if it does not compromise the sealed printer paper path.", there is a contradiction. How can a consumable such as paper be replaced without compromising the sealed paper path of which the paper is a part? It seems the intent is that the replacement of the consumables not compromise the sealed paper record "container" or "ballot box" that contains the records of the voter's selections (see requirement 6.8.7.2.6). Proposed change: Replace the requirement with the following language, "Printer access to replace consumables such as ink or paper shall only be possible if it does not compromise the sealed paper record storage container."