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Name :   R. Ford
Organization :   University of Minnesota
Post Date :   9/2/2005

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Section :  6.8
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Comment :  Electronic voting machines should only be approved if they produce a  
voter-checked paper record that can be used in recounts.  A "recount" of  
records that exist only in electronic form is unreliable because software  
errors or hacker attacks can affect ALL copies of the electronic voting  
record.