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Name :   Jim Dickson
Organization :   American Assoc. of People With Disabilities (AAPD)
Post Date :   9/30/2005

Section Comments
Section :  2.2.7.4.2.1
Page no. :  2-44
Line no.:  10
Comment :  Issue 3:  Ensure privacy of paper ballots.  
 
Current Standard 2.2.7.4.2.1 -- No information shall be kept within a  
non-paper-based Cast Vote Record that identifies any accessibility  
feature(s) used by a voter.  (Page 2-44, line 10)
 
Current Standard 6.8.5.3 -- The privacy and anonymity of voters whose  
paper records contain any of the alternative languages chosen for making  
ballot sections shall be maintained.  (Page 44, line 15)
 
These requirements together seem to require that electronic vote records  
and VVPAT ballots must preserve privacy and anonymity of voters * BUT  
other paper based ballot systems do not necessarily have such a  
responsibility.  In fact, the discussion for 2.2.7.4.2.1.notes  
"Large-print paper ballots unavoidably preserve such information."  This  
is inconsistent with 6.8.5.3 and denies individuals with low vision a  
secret ballot as is required by HAVA.  
 
Recommendation:  Revise the Human Factors Section to be consistent with  
VVPAT Section (Standard 6.8.5.3) by deleting 2.2.7.4.2.1 and 2.2.7.4.2.2  
and leaving 2.2.7.4.2 as is written.