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Jeff, Resume
Counting is accessible only once an election has been ended on the AccuVote-TS
unit, placing the unit in Post-Election Mode,and not before. In order to
have accessed Post-Election Mode, the election must first have been ended using
the Administrator card and the entry of a Supervisor Password, and presumably
also printed a results report. Therefore, the results will be known
anyway. The provision of the Administrator card and the Supervisor
password provide the security interface necessary that assures that the election
is not fraudulently ended on the BallotStation and results
reported.
All steps of
election close must by necessity occur in a secure manner, under the supervision
of polling judges, thus preventing any fraudulent entry of results.
Remember also that the change in election mode is reflected in the Audit log,
that election media may be uploaded once only, and the voting device results
reports must balance against the GEMS results reports.
This behavior is
consistent with the AccuVote-OS, which we have been using for many years
now. Resume Counting may only be accessed on the AccuVote-OS from
Post-Election Mode, and not before. In order to access Post-Election Mode,
an AccuVote Ender card must be submitted to the unit, upon which the results
report is automatically printed. Again, in order to even have reached the
Resume Counting option, a results report must have been
printed.
Nel
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