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Name :   John R. Smith
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/30/2005

Section Comments
Section :  6.8
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Comment :  I want Section 6.8 to require a voter-verified paper audit trail for ALL  
voters and voting systems. It should be mandatory. The reasons why should  
be obvious.  
The current proposal does NOT require voter-verified paper audit trail.  
(I also added the following:)  
Also to be included in the proposed guidelines:  
- No secret, proprietary code for any voting systems.  
- No voting machine companies to be used as the "central tabulating"  
center during elections or in any other capacity.  
- No voting machine employee or executive, no state official or state  
employee that is involved in election planning or execution can be  
associated with any particular party's political campaign. (e.g. Blackwell  
as Sec. of State of Ohio AND Chairman of the Republican Party in Ohio -  
ridiculous and obviously flagrant conflict of interest.)