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Name :   Carol Coggins
Organization :   Systest
Post Date :   9/30/2005

Section Comments
Section :  6.8.4.7
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Comment :  Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (Optional)

Imprecise

• 6.8.4.7: The voting system should not record the electronic record as being approved by the voter until the paper record has been stored. What should happen to the record if it is not approved? (Must a VVPAT be approved in order to cast the vote?)  

[Statements submitted at EAC public hearing, June 30, 2005, New York]