State E-Voting Meeting is Coming Up, Public Comment Requested (Diebold on the agenda)

NOTICE AND AGENDA
VOTING SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES PANEL MEETING

SCHEDULE OF MEETING
April 21 and 22, 2004 10:00 a.m.
LOCATION
Office of the Secretary of State
1500 11th Street
1st Floor  Auditorium
Sacramento, California 95814

Pursuant to Elections Code section 19204, notice is hereby given that the Voting Systems and Procedures Panel will meet to consider the following items:

1. Diebold Investigation

2. Reports on the March 2, 2004 Primary Election

3. Voting Systems for Use in November 2004 General Election

4. Other Business

5. Public Comment


ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY. ALL ITEMS MAY BE RE-ORDERED TO BE HEARD ON ANY DAY OF THE NOTICED
MEETING. THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE.

The VSP encourages the public to submit written comments on agenda items. Persons wishing to address the Voting Systems and Procedures Panel at this meeting, including any matter that may be designated for public hearing, are asked to notify the VSPP Office (see telephone/e-mail numbers below). Comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 6th to ensure their delivery to the VSP members prior to the meeting. If you wish to provide information or present an oral statement at the meeting, please contact Michael Wagaman at (916) 657-2166 or mwagaman [at] ss.ca.gov. In all cases, the presiding officer
reserves the right to impose time limits on presentations as may be necessary to ensure that the agenda is completed.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY

Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires
reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting or
function of the Voting Systems and Procedures Panel, may request
assistance by contacting Michael Wagaman at (916) 657-2166 or
mwagaman [at] ss.ca.gov

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Contact: Doug Stone
Carol Dahmen 916-653-6575

Secretary of State Shelley Releases Draft Standards on
Paper Audit Trail for E-Voting Machines Welcomes Public Comments on the Draft Proposal Through April 19, 2004

SACRAMENTO --- California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley announced today that he is seeking public comment on draft standards for a verified paper trail feature he has required for electronic voting machines.

In November 2003, Secretary of State Shelley announced that beginning July 1, 2005, no county or city may purchase a touch screen voting system that does not include an accessible voter verified paper audit trail (AVVPAT). As of July 2006, all touch screen voting systems used in California, regardless of when they were purchased, must have an AVVPAT that can be used by all voters, including the visually impaired, to verify that their voting preferences are accurately recorded.

“These standards will be used by voting system manufacturers to develop the next generation of California’s electronic voting machines,” Shelley said. “In order to be certain that the systems developed ensure the integrity of the voting process, I encourage the public to submit their comments, on-line or in writing, for consideration in helping us to adopt final standards.”

The Secretary of State’s staff developed the draft standards with input from a working group of county elections officials, voting machine manufacturers, advocacy groups, and others.

The six-page Draft Standards will be available for public comment for 30 days (through April 19 at the Secretary of State’s website at http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/touchscreen.htm. Comments will be reviewed and considered by the Secretary in consultation with the working group of county elections officials.

During this 30-day period the public is encouraged to send written comments by any of the following methods:

Write to: Secretary of State Kevin Shelley
Attn: AVVPAT Draft Standards
1500 11th Street, 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Email: AVVPAT [at] ss.ca.gov

Fax: (916) 653-3214


AVVPAT - Accessible Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail

Draft Standards for AVVPAT (PDF format | Word format)
Public comment from March 18 - April 19.
Press Release (PDF format)| Word format)
http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/touchscreen.htm