Re: [ieee] RE: Hand Recounts of votes recorded on DREs
I'm interested in hearing the basis for your opinion here. Do you have
any statistics which would indicate that it is common for voters to vote
on a touchscreen, ignore the on-screen (where their interactions have been
taking place) feedback, and catch a "wrong candidate" event by noticing it
on a paper ballot copy?
I know of no studies to look at those rates, but would be very interested
in learning more.
-andrew
On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:49:35 -0800, Arthur Keller <ark@soe.ucsc.edu> wrote:
> Paper trails do partially address touchscreen calibration issues. Having
> an independent voter-verified copy of the vote would help voters detect
> when the wrong candidate was selected by touchscreen miscalibration. Of
> course, the review screen also helps with this problem.
>
> Miscalibrations of touchscreens are very serious, since they can mean
> voting for the wrong candidate, or even being unable to vote for some at
> all.
>
> Best regards,
> Arthur
>
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andrewb@votehere.com