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Ad Hoc Touch Screen Task Force of the California Secretary of State Biography

Position:
Pro to the question "Do Electronic Voting Machines Improve the Voting Process?"
Reasoning:

“California’s testing and certification procedures are considered among the strongest in the nation, and DRE systems currently used in California are certified to conduct an accurate and reliable election.”

Report to the Secretary of State, July 1, 2003
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Description:

An ad hoc committee commissioned by the California Secretary of State

Mission:

To study concerns expressed over the security of DRE voting equipment, and to make recommendations to the Secretary of State and Voting Systems and Procedures Panel

Other:
None found
Quoted in:
  1. What Is the Difference between Qualification Testing and Certification Testing?
  2. Does the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) Mandate Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails?
  3. Do Electronic Voting Machines Accurately Capture Voter Intent?