EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Ted Selker
Organization : | CalTech/MIT Voting Technology Project
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
General Comments
Comment : | The standards should require two people to think separately as they certify any aspect of voting equipment or results. I have not seen ballot creation, technology and use specifically discussed in the guidelines. However, I've observed frequent mistakes with the distribution of ballots for use with Optical Scan, Direct Record Electronic and punch-card voting equipment. The photograph shows many people who were unable to vote on some races in the Reno / Sparks, NV September, 2004 election because they were accidentally issued provisional ballots. [Statements submitted at EAC public hearing, July 28, 2005, Pasadena]