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DRE Voting System Testing

DRE Voting System Testing. What is it for?. Current Practice (example). Research Needs. What is testing for?. To insure that ballot is accurate and complete. To insure that votes are recorded as cast. To insure that votes are stored accurately.

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DRE Voting System Testing

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  1. DRE Voting System Testing What is it for? • Current Practice (example) • Research Needs

  2. What is testing for? • To insure that ballot is accurate and complete • To insure that votes are recorded as cast • To insure that votes are stored accurately • To insure that tabulation will produce a result that reflects the selections made by the voters. For DRE Machines this means: To be sure that what is not seen is the same as what is seen.

  3. Set up database (Vendor or BOE) How do we test DRE systems? • Check proofsheets (BOE) • Prepare programming for machines to be tested • Logic & Accuracy Test • Test vote should be scripted vote pattern

  4. L & A Testing (cont.) • Allballot styles should be included in test • Test pattern should vary from election to election, eg. • 1-2-3-4-5 • 1-2-1-2-1 • 3-2-1-3-2

  5. L & A Testing (cont.) • Print out results and tester checks for consistency with test vote pattern then signs or initials • Supervisor checks tape for consistency with test vote pattern and signs or initials • Upload results to central tabulation system and check for consistency with test vote pattern

  6. Research Needs • On how many units should L&A (Logic & Accuracy) testing be done • All machines? • One machine per ballot style? • One machine per polling place? • One machine per unique programming device? Answers to these questions may vary from voting system to voting system.

  7. Research Needs (Cont.) • At what stages should L&A testing be done? • Pre-Election • Parallel (election day) • Post Election

  8. Research Needs (Cont.) • How many votes should be cast? • Is automated test voting an acceptable substitute for manual test voting? • What additional testing will be required with the paper trail requirement? And many more questions!

  9. Conclusion More testing and better documentation will be required.

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