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Name :   Caroline Eastman
Organization :   Concerned citizen
Post Date :   9/29/2005

General Comments
Comment :  Just as there are provisions in most paper ballot systems for ordinary citizens to examine the election process in operation, there should be provisions for the same ordinary citizens to examine an electronic election process. This means being able to examine the hardware and software used (obviously not when it is in operation). There should be no proprietary software involved. This is too important a public function for part of the process to be hidden.