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Name :   Dan McCrea et al.
Organization :   Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition
Post Date :   9/30/2005

Section Comments
Section :  1.6.1
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Comment :  Below is a table with reference to where some of the points we have raised should be addressed in The Guidelines. It also raises additional questions and points. Because we’ve called on the EAC to broaden its scope, this table cannot be complete as numerous of our comments are not encompassed in the current draft.

KEY
Proc : Needs more procedure guideline
BalAcct : Ballot Accounting issue
EV : Early voting issue
MacEth : Machine Ethics issue
Sec : Security issue


Proposed
VVSG Section number 1.6.1
MDERC Section Sec

This section is about certifying the election systems. Many of the current systems  would not pass this guideline standard.  Is there a procedure for recertifying current systems? Alternatively, after a system has been certified and certification tests have been subsequently upgraded, is there a procedure to decertify systems?