EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Nancy Boulicault
Organization : | N/A
Post Date : | 9/1/2005
General Comments
Comment : | Dear Commissioners, I am grateful for an opportunity to express my concern about American's voting system. Guidelines for transparent and trustworthy elecitons should definitely include recommendations that all systems be open source and easily monitored by the public. We applaud Illinois legislation (House Bill 1968) covers many of the bases which must be touched when dealing with voting issues. It states: "All test plans, test results, documentation, and other records used to plan, execute, and record the results of the testing and verification, including all material prepared or used by independent testing authorities or other third parties, shall be made part of the public record and shall be freely available via the Internet and paper copy to anyone." It is urgent that this precedent spread throughout the 50 states. A paper trail should not be 'under glass' but should belong to the voter. A voter must know that his/her vote has been recorded and counted properly. Wireless voting is a huge error and an unnecessary risk.