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Public
Comments & Position Statements
This
page organizes comments and positions into three general areas:
- NIST
solicited position statements prior to the December 10, 2003
voting symposium. These responses are listed further
down this page.
- Oral
and written testimony provided by speakers at public hearings
held at NIST September 20-22, 2004 to gather data and information
relative to the work of the TGDC. These statements are
available on the page for those
hearings.
- Written
comments to the Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC),
listed directly below.
Written Comments and Position Statements
Submitted to the TGDC
(March
3, 2008) Comment: Election
Standards Must Comply With The Law And The Public Interest!,
Multiple Senders
(December
2,2007) Comment
on "Retro-Control" Voting Technology, A.M. Zulin
(hmtl)
(9/21/07) VVSG
Recommendations on Software Recommendations on Software Correctness
and the COTs Exemption, Roy Saltman (html)
(8/16/07)
Comments
on Draft VVSG Requirements regarding Paper Ballot Accessibility,
National Disability Rights Network (html)
8/13/2007
Comments
on VVSG Usability Requirements, Clayton H. Lewis (html)
(7/30/07)
Comments
on Random Auditing of E-Voting Systems:How Much is Enough? Howard
Stanislevic
(6/12/07)
VVSG
Draft Comments on Volume 3, Chapter 5.2 Electronic Records, Organization
for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (html)
(06/11/07)
Comment
on Draft VVSG Requirement Volume III, Chapter 5, Section 5.2.2-C
Electronic Records Poll Opening Certificate Requirement, Richard
C. Johnson (html)
(5/31/07)
Comment
on VVSG Innovation Class, Chris Backert
(5/30/07)
Comments
on E Poll Book Requirements, David Watson, VR Systems
(5/30/07)
Comments
on Accessibility Standards from May 2007 TGDC Meeting, Diane Golden
(5/24/2007)
Comments
on VVSG (May 2007) Draft Requirements for Voter Verified Paper
Records, Roy Saltman
(5/21/07)
Comments
on Computer Security versus the Public's Right to Know, Doug Jones
5/21/07
Comment
Section 2.2 of Draft VVSG (May 21, 2007 Version) , Roy Slatman
(5/21/07)
Comments
on the May 2007 Draft of VVSG, Sandy Steinbach
(5/17/07)
Comments
on Accessibility of Paper Records, Kenin Chung, AVANTE
(5/17/07)
Comments
on May 2007 VVSG Requirements, Diane Golden
(5/10/07)
Comments on Draft VVSG Accessibility Requirements, Diane Golden
(4/26/07)
Comment
on Requirements for Accessibility of Paper-based Vote Verification,
David Baquis
(4/6/06)
Comments
on Electronic Record Capabilities of ES&S and Diebold Voting
Systems, Kim Brace
(3/20/07)
Comment
on Draft VVSG Draft, Ginny Redish
3/20/2007
Comments
on VVSG Draft Document-Section 3 Human Factors, Josephine S. Scott
(3/12/07)
Comment
on Core Requirements and Testing Subcommittee Benchmarks, National
Association of State Election Directors
(2/12/07)
Comments
on Accessible- Verifiable Voting, Gregg C. Vanderheiden
(01/25/07)
Comments
on the Need for Ballot Screen Layout Standards, Chris Nelson
(01/17/07)
How
Big Should an Election Audit Be? Kathy Dopp
(01/17/07)
Spreadsheet
for Calculating Minimum Audit Sample Sizes, Kathy Dopp
(01/09/07)
The Path to Perfect Voting in the 21st Century, David Biddulph
(12/15/06)
Comments
on Boulder Colorado November 2006 Election Audit
(12/12/06) Comments
on Lack of Funding for Verification of Electronic Votes, Dominic
Reo
(12/6/06) Comments
on Paper-less Voting, Robert Brownlee
(12/06/06)
Comment
on Vote by Mail Procedures and HAVA Statute, Fernando Morales
(12/5/06)
Comment: Election
Standards Must Comply With The Law And The Public Interest!,
Multiple Senders
(12/05/06)
Banking Analogy
and Independent Audits, James, J . Moore
(12/4/06)
Comments
on Software Independence Resolution, James Horning
(12/04/06)
Independent Auditing
Solution, Ed Gerck
(12/1/06)
Comment
on "Vote-Verifiable versus "Voter Verified", Jonathan
Lundell
(12/01/06)
ACM
Recommendation to TGDC, Cameron Wilson
(12/01/06)
Design
and the Support of Transparency in VVPAT Systems in the US Voting
Systems Market Joseph Lorenzo Hall (UC Berkeley, School of Information)
(11/26/06)
Considering
Vote Count Distribution in Designing Election Audits, Jerry Lobdill
(10/09/06)
Election
Audit Sampling Plan Design--It's Not Just About Sampling Without
Replacement , Jerry Lobdill
(10/08/06)
Comments on Quality control and the Voluntary
Voting System Guidelines, Seth Johnson
(9/25/06)
The Election Integrity Audity,
Kathy Dopp and Frank Stenger, ElectionArchive.org
(10/29/05)
Registrar's Comment on Computer
Voting Equipment, Gina de Miranda
(10/19/05) Comment on Lottery Machines
and Voting, Doc Farmer
(10/4/05) Comment on WiFi
Threat Analyses, James Johnson
(10/3/05) Comment on Votoscope
Software, Harri Hursti
(9/30/05) Comment on Complexity
of Voting Guidelines and Lack of Public Oversight, Carol Pfeffer
(9/29/05) Comments on
Voting System Guidelines, Citizens for Accurate Mail Ballot
Election Results
(9/29/05) Comment on Verifiable
Paper Ballots, Felipe Vidal
(7/7/05) Comment on The Opinion
Of Those Who Write The Voting System Standards, John Gideon
(4/28/05)
Comment
on Public Interest Mandate of TGDC, Votersunite.org
(4/27/05)
Comment on Voter Verifiability
for DREs, Scytel Secure Electronic Voting
(4/22/05)
Comments on 4/20-21/2005 TGDC
Meeting, John Gideon
(4/21/05)
Sip & Puff Switch Activation
of Voting System, Rucker Ashmore
(4/21/05)
Comments on Voluntary Voting
System Guidelines, Nat'l Assoc. of Protection and
Advocacy Systems
(4/21/05)
Comment on Voting Standards, James B. Reed
(4/21/05)
Comment on Spoiled Ballot Standard, Brooks E. Garrett-Jones
(4/19/05)
Comments on Blind Voter Accessibility,
Ann Pimley
(4/19/05)
Comments on Voluntary Voting
System Guidelines, Arc & United Cerebral Palsy Disability
Policy Collaboration
(4/19/05)
Comment on Wireless Requirements,
James C. Johnson
(4/18/05)
Comment on Voter Verification
Issues, National Assoc. of State Election Directors
(4/15/05)
Comment on Voluntary Voting System
Guidelines (April 2005), Diane Cordry Golden
(4/14/05)
Comment on NIST Preliminary Report:
Disposition of 2002 VSS Requirements, ES&S International
(4/14/05)
Comment on NIST Preliminary Report:
Usability and Accessibility Requirements, ES&S International
(4/14/05)
Comment on NIST Preliminary Report:
Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails, ES&S International
(4/14/05)
Comment on NIST Preliminary Report:
Security Testing, ES&S International
(4/14/05)
Comment on NIST Preliminary Report:
Wireless Communications Requirements, ES&S International
(4/14/05)
Comment on NIST Preliminary Report:
Interim Conformance Clause, ES&S International
(4/14/05)
Comment on NIST Preliminary Report:
Direct and Indirect Verification, ES&S International
(4/14/05)
Comment on NIST Preliminary Report:
Software Distribution & Setup Validation, ES&S International
(4/14/05)
Comment on Voter Perceptions
and Political Deceptions, Mike Swinford
(4/13/05)
Comment on PVC Proposals,
David Webber
(4/11/05)
Comment on Untrustworthy Logic,
Fernando Morales
(4/10/05)
Comment on Current Audio Accessible
Ballots for the Blind, Ann Pimley
(3/28/05)
Comment on TGDC Resolution #12-05, Kathy Dent
(3/25/05)
False Statements, Minuscule Progress … What Next?
Fernando Morales
(3/22/05)
Comment on Council of Europe
E-Voting Standards, David Webber
(3/11/05)
Comment on Voting Technology
Standards, National Committee for Voting Integrity
(3/11/05)
Trusted Ballot Processing Systems,
David Webber
(2/23/05)
Phone Based Voting System for
the Visually Impaired, Mark Headd
(2/23/05)
Comment on A Recount Worthy of
Trust, Lee Ohringer
(2/15/05)
Comment on Election Integrity,Thelma
Davidson
(2/15/05)
Comment on TGDC Resolution# 35-05,
Fernando Morales
(2/15/05)
Comment on TGDC Resolution# 15-05,
Fernando Morales
(2/14/05)
Comment on TGDC Resolution# 14-05,
Fernando Morales
(2/14/05)
Comment on TGDC Resolution# 12-05,
Fernando Morales
(2/14/05)
Comment on TGDC Resolution# 05-05,
Fernando Morales
(2/10/05)
Comment on TGDC Resolution# 04-05,
Fernando Morales
(2/8/05)
Comment on TGDC Resolution# 03-05,
Fernando Morales
(2/3/05)
Comment on a Fair Voting Process, David Scenga
(2/3/05)
Comments on TGDC Resolution 02-05, Fernando Morales
(2/3/05)
Paul Craft's Questionable Behavior, Fernando Morales
(2/01/05)
Dr. Williams' Violation Acknowledgement, Fernando Morales
(2/01/05)
Comment on Electronic Voting, Verda W. Ingle
(1/25/05)
Comment on Electronic Voting Machines, Rady Ananda
(1/24/05)
Comment on Verifiable Paper Trail, Randolph A. Gaul
(1/21/05)
Comment on Resolution 12-05, Jen Porter
(1/18/05)
Comment on Voting Systems and Procedures, League of Women
Voters of the United States
(1/17/05)
Comment on Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail, The Election
Center
(1/17/05)
Comment on Post Election Vote Verification, Fernando Morales
(1/17/05)
Comment on 2004 Voting Equipment, Fernando Morales
(1/16/05)
Comment on Paper Ballots, Clyde Michael Morgan
(1/14/05)
Comments on Transparency and Security, Fernando Morales
(1/14/05)
Comments on Paper Absentee Ballots, Fernando Morales
(1/12/05)
Comment on IEEE P1583 Conflict of Interest, Fernando Morales
(1/06/05)
Comment on the IEEE P1583 Draft Standard, NEDAP
(1/05/05)
Comment on the IEEE P1583 Voting Standard, Barbara Simon
(1/04/05)
Voluntary Voting Guidelines, Fernando Morales
(1/03/05)
Recommendations on Verification Systems, Democracy Systems
Inc.
(12/29/04)
The "Perfect Voting System", David Biddulph
(12/27/04)
Comment on the IEEE P1583 Standard, Charles E. Corry
(12/27/04)
Comment on the IEEE P1583 Draft Standard, Al Kolwicz
(12/21/04)
Comment on the IEEE P1583 Draft Standard, Pete Klammer
(12/21/04)
Comment on IEEE P1583 Draft Standard, Jim Adler
(12/20/04)
Comment on the IEEE P1583 Draft Standard, Rebecca Mercuri
(12/20/04)
Comment on the IEEE P1583 Draft Standard:
Part 1,
Part 2, Vincent J. Lipsio
(12/19/04)
Comment on the IEEE P1583 Draft Standard, David Aragon
(12/17/04)
Comment on the IEEE P1583 Draft Standard, Stanley A. Klein
(12/13/04)
2002/2005 VSS Issues re: Accessibility, AVANTE International
(12/13/04)
2002/2005 VSS Issues re: Accuracy, AVANTE International
(12/13/04)
2002/2005 VSS Issues re: Accuracy-Security-Reliability, AVANTE
International
(11/19/04)
Building Trust and Confidence, Christopher Hundt
(9/19/04)
Paper Trail, Peter Hacke
(9/18/04)
Electronic Voting System, David Wheeler
(9/17/04)
Voting Booth Standards , Haley Moore
(9/16/04)
Easter Eggs/Types of Certainty , Stephen Samuel
(9/15/04)
Paper Trail, Derek Archer
(9/15/04)
Electronic Voting, Allen Gordon
(9/15/04)
Register Tape, Craig Della Penna
(9/15/04)
Electronic Voting, Chen Ling
(9/15/04)
Paper Audit Trail, Matt Weatherford
(9/15/04)
HAVA Testimony, James Salsman
(9/15/04)
Trustworthy Electronic Voting, Thomas Vitolo
(9/15/04)
Electronic Voting, Nathaniel Gray
(9/15/04)
E-Voting , David Querin
(9/15/04)
Voting Comment , James Hourihan
NIST
solicited position statements prior to the December 10, 2003 voting
symposium. Responses are listed below.
1.
Common Cause position on Election reform
2. Congressional Research Service Report on Election Reform
and Electronic
Voting Systems (DREs): Analysis of Security Issues
3. Roy G. Saltman: Auditability of Non-Ballot,
Poll-Site Voting Systems
4. National Association of Secretaries
of State (NASS) Statement on Security of Voting Systems
5. July 2001 Report of the Caltech-MIT Voting Technology
Project
6.
University of Maryland Center for American Politics and Citizenship:
Study of Voting Technology and Ballot Design
7. Avi Rubin: Analysis of an Electronic Voting System
8. USACM Policy Brief: E-Voting Technology and Standards
9. Federal Elections Commission Voting Systems Performance
and Test Standards: An Overview
10. National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): Voting
in America:
Final Report of the NCSL Elections Reform Task Force
11. Cal tech MIT Recommendations to EAC to Avoid Lost Votes
12. California Ad Hoc Touch Screen Task Force Report
13. Douglas Jones: Why trustworthy voting systems require
institutionalized distrust
14. Al Kolwicz, Citizens for Accurate Mail Ballot Election
Results (CAMBER)
15. American Association of People With Disabilities: Policy
Statement on Voter Verified Paper Ballots
16. David Chaum: Secret-Ballot Receipts and Transparent
Integrity
17. Gregg Vanderheiden, Ph.D., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison:
Accessible Voting
18. Neal McBurnett: Disclosure of Software for Voting Systems
19. Congressional Research Service Report: Internet Voting:
Issues and Legislation
20. Congressional Research Service Report: Voting Technologies
in the United States: Overview and Issues for Congress
21. The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
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