Should voting systems offer flexibility in “verification” mechanisms?
As above, all records that are processed and stored strictly electronically and internally to a voting system cannot be verified except by comparison to a companion set of records actually verified by voters. Any system that offers paper ballots only to voters who choose them and otherwise relies on various sorts of electronic or digital records cannot by fully audited; at best, the voter verified paper ballots, to the extent used, would serve only as a “sample” or a “poll” of the accuracy of the total electronic tally, not an “audit” of the accuracy of the electronic tally. There may be instances in which access to the verification process for individuals with disabilities is facilitated by the use of a hard copy format other than paper, and HR 550 allows in the case of systems for use by individuals with disabilities. However, a complete audit or recount of any particular contest (1) can only be undertaken if every vote cast in the contest has an independent paper or other hard copy
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