Re: Hand Recounts of votes recorded on DREs
At 2:24 AM -0600 12/7/04, Vern Williams wrote:
>It would be interesting if you would compare the accuracy of the
>DRE voting systems with Mark Sense and see which is more accurate.
I understand how you go back and check the accuracy of the Mark Sense
systems by hand comparing the paper record with the electronic
record. The thing many people are concerned about is how you
determine the accuracy of a DRE voting system, particularly in a real
election. What do you use, exit polls? The benefit of a
combination of paper and electronic records (such as in DREs with
AVVPATs or precinct-based optical scanned paper ballots) is that you
can do effective audit and recount checks.
Best regards,
Arthur
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