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Name :   Aviel D. Rubin
Organization :   ACCURATE
Post Date :   9/30/2005

Section Comments
Section :  2.7
Page no. :  2-10
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Comment :  V. APPLYING A SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE TO VOTING TECHNOLOGY  

A. THE HUMAN FACTORS CHALLENGE: USERS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VOTING SYSTEM  

1. Voting Systems Pose Complex Usability Issues
2. The Proper Framework For Usability Certification And Testing  

Long-term Goals:

• Voting systems that are both objectively usable and perceived as usable.  
• Standards that ensure reliable casting of votes as a result of a system's technical capacity and human interaction with the system.  
• Guidelines supported by empirical data obtained through comprehensive research on human factors.
• Achieve optimal usability by incorporating human factors early in design of the voting system.

SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS:  

New Provision:

Outreach to usability and accessibility experts to perform  
usability evaluation.