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Name :   Thad Hall
Organization :   Department of Political Science, University of UT
Post Date :   9/30/2005

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Comment :  The VVSG explicitly cover voting technologies, as well as election management systems.  For some reason, the guidance does not address the beginning of the election management process-which is voter registration-even though voter registration (VR)is becoming a completely integrated part of election management.  Moreover, the VVSG do explicitly cover items that are functions of voter registration, so it is not a stretch to wonder why the VVSG does not cover VR in its entirety.  

[Statements submitted at EAC public hearing, July 28, 2005, Pasadena]