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Name :   Sanford Morganstein
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/27/2005

Glossary Comments
Glossary Term :  VVPAT-Printer
Definition :  
Comment :  VVPAT-Printer: Printing capability of the voting system, including the printer and any associated device involved in printing the paper records and transferring them to ballot boxes. The definition as drafted implies that the Printer has an obligation to transport a printed ballot into a ballot box. That is not necessarily true. We recommend the following:

VVPAT-Printer: Printing capability of the voting system, including the printer and any associated device involved in printing the paper records.