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Name :   Robert Kibrick
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/27/2005

Glossary Comments
Glossary Term :  Electronic Voting Machine
Definition :  
Comment :  Electronic Voting Machine: Any system that utilizes an electronic component. Term is generally used to refer to DREs. See also Voting Equipment, Voting System.  
Association: voting  
Source: NASS  

This definition is overly broad (e.g., it would include a radio) and also inconsistent with the definition of “voting machine” that appears elsewhere in this glossary.