----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: Removal of "Resume Counting"
feature
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
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 7:09
PM
Subject: Removal of "Resume Counting"
feature
Ballot Station 4.3.4.0 is currently in process at Wyle
Laboratories for
certification. The Resume Counting feature has become an
issue. The feature
is considered undesirable because it is viewed as a
breach of security as it
allows the "interim printing" of results and the
subsequent resumption of
the election process. We have been asked for the
reason(s) that the Resume
Counting feature is available, it is imperative
that anyone desiring this
feature respond to this post. Explain
how this feature has been beneficial
to customers.
Jeff
Hallmark