The new Secretary of State just announced that he supports touch screen

vendors being required to print a receipt.  This has major implications for

our new unit.  He is only convening a task force at this point, so we don't

know the answers to questions like:



We don't know whether the voter would be allowed to touch the receipt.

We dont' know whether the voter will be allowed to see the receipt.



If voters know that a printed receipt is there, I believe there will be

demand to see it.  I am suggesting that R7 development and design folks

begin having some discussions on various scenarios of a printed ballot

receipt and how we could "hide" the receipt from the voter if necessary or

keep them from touching if it comes to that.



Clearly, we can't begin design on anything until we know the parameters.  On

the other hand, we will be asked for input, and we should have some well

conceived input, vs. myself or frank or deborah speaking for development.



Yes, another bad idea, brought to you by our elected politicians.



SteveK

I found this at a mirror site via the Unknown News.

There are a ton of other emails and memos at the site.



The point of having printed ballots is two-fold:

1) so that a recount can be done

2) so that a voter can verify who they voted for



In places where they have computer voting, voters should get a printed

receipt that they can look at and then place in a box.  There doesn't

need to be a confidentiality issue here...no name needs to be

associated with the receipt.  There is a fraud issue involved with

voters not being able to be positive if their vote is counted

correctly, especially if exit polls differ greatly from the election

results.



Regardless of whether Tuesday's election results can be successfully

challenged, we need to scream for election reform in this country.

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