EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Alfie Charles
Organization : | Sequoia Voting Systems
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 6.8.4.5
Page no. : | 42
Line no.: |
Comment : | From a human factors standpoint, this is an important requirement to include. Voters need to know when they will be permitted to make changes and when it will be their last opportunity to do so. In the unlikely event that a voter’s selections on their electronic ballot are not displayed on the paper record, election officials should implement a complaint procedure to call attention to the issue and create a detailed record in the event it is ever necessary for post-election audits and investigations. They should also implement procedures to cancel the voter’s ballot before it is cast and ought to consider providing the voter with either a paper ballot or an opportunity to vote on a properly functioning machine.