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Name :   Sanford Morganstein
Organization :   Populex Corporation
Post Date :   8/26/2005

Section Comments
Section :  6.8.7.2.2
Page no. :  51
Line no.:  14
Comment :  Discussion:
This requirement produces no security and is in fact probably impossible for
systems that are ballot marking systems and not DRE systems. In addition to
the practical difficulties, many feel that a voter’s confidence is enhanced when
the voter can handle a ballot and place it in a ballot box. This tangible
relationship between the voter and the voter’s ballot is, in the opinion of
many, positive. We recommend that the requirement be made clear to apply
to DRE and not ballot marking systems.