http://www.sequoiavote.com/article.php?id=56WASHINGTON, DC - Sequoia Voting Systems today announced it has successfully passed federal testing of the VeriVote ® printer upgrade to the company's popular AVC Edge touch screen voting system. The printer, which allows voters to view a paper copy of their electronic ballot before leaving the polling place, will be used throughout the State of Nevada for their September 7, 2004 Primary Election and the November 2, 2004 Presidential General Election.
"We commend the State of Nevada for taking the national lead in the implementation of electronic voting with voter verifiable paper records," said Sequoia President Tracey Graham. "Changing voting systems is difficult work under the best of circumstances, but using a new technology under tight timelines with the whole world watching a presidential election race is a daunting task for state and local officials. We appreciate the confidence that the state has placed in Sequoia and we appreciate the professional and dedicated county election officials who are working around the clock to make this project succeed for the voters of Nevada.
The printer is mounted beside the touch screen and displays the voter's selections behind glass so that neither voters nor poll workers are able to physically handle, remove or alter the paper record. After voters confirm that the selections on the paper are correct, they will be prompted to officially cast their ballot via the touch screen. After the ballot is cast, the paper record is scrolled inside the unit to maintain a voter-verified paper audit trail.
The additional paper audit trail will supplement existing features such as the system's redundantly stored electronic ballot images and unalterable electronic audit logs to provide multiple methods of verifying the accuracy of an election.
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