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Name :   Stanley A. Klein
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/30/2005

General Comments
Comment :  In addition to meaningless requirements, the draft VVSG is deficient in failing to correct known
problems with voting systems. These deficiencies include:
Failing to prohibit use of pseudorandom
number generators with seeds known to a human
for randomizing data storage to protect ballot anonymity. If the seed is known, a pseudorandom
number generator produces a known, reproducible sequence, capable of being
used to match voters with their ballots.