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Name :   David Dill
Organization :   Verified Voting Foundation
Post Date :   9/30/2005

Glossary Comments
Glossary Term :  Electronic Voting Machine
Definition :  
Comment :  Any system that utilizes an electronic component. Term is generally used to refer to DREs. See also Voting Equipment, Voting System.
Association: voting
Source: NASS
This definition is overly broad (e.g., it would include a radio) and also inconsistent with the
definition of “voting machine” that appears elsewhere in this glossary.  

Suggested change:
“Any voting system that utilizes an electronic component....”