EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Aviel D. Rubin
Organization : | ACCURATE
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 2.7
Page no. : | 2-10
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Comment : | V. APPLYING A SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE TO VOTING TECHNOLOGY A. THE HUMAN FACTORS CHALLENGE: USERS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VOTING SYSTEM 1. Voting Systems Pose Complex Usability Issues 2. The Proper Framework For Usability Certification And Testing Long-term Goals: • Voting systems that are both objectively usable and perceived as usable. • Standards that ensure reliable casting of votes as a result of a system's technical capacity and human interaction with the system. • Guidelines supported by empirical data obtained through comprehensive research on human factors. • Achieve optimal usability by incorporating human factors early in design of the voting system. SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS: New Provision: Outreach to usability and accessibility experts to perform usability evaluation.