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Name :   Michael Melio
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/6/2005

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Comment :  Without transparency,openness, and verifiability no election is certain...

Dear EAC:  
 
Working on the issues of elections for over a year, I am compelled to  
write on behalf of many who want the following guidelines enforced in an  
election:  
 
1.        Open and transparent elections:  
a.        Machines should have open standards and software, no proprietary  
information.  
b.        The public should have immediate access to all processes of an  
election, able to monitor them unobstructed.  
2.        Auditable Elections and Verifiable Votes  
a.        Every vote should have a paper trail because without one there  
is no way to audit an election.  
b.        Mandatory audits after every election with statistically  
significant sampling of all machine types.  
 
 
Sincerely,  
 
Michael David Melio  
meliom@comcast.net  
 
"The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which all  
other rights are protected. To take away this right is to reduce a man to  
slavery." -- Thomas Paine