EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Ian S. Piper
Organization : | Diebold Election Systems, Inc.
Post Date : | 9/29/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 6.4.6.3.1
Page no. : | 19
Line no.: | 1
Comment : | There is a contradiction between the following requirements: "6.4.6.2.1 The process used to verify software should be possible to perform without using software installed on the voting system.", and "6.4.6.3.1 The verification process shall be able to be performed using COTS software and hardware available from sources other than the voting system vendor." The first requirement indicates that the process could use software that is installed on the voting system. The second requirement indicates that only COTS software and hardware outside of the voting system will be used. These two requirements conflict. As discussed in our comment regarding 6.4.6.2, the vendor should be allowed to perform both requirements with their software as that software is qualified by the test lab. Proposed change: Replace the word "shall" with "should".