From Deseret News archives:
Audit is next for e-vote
Panel to evaluate the November tallies on ATM-style machines
"As long as we're in this office, we want to do everything we can to ensure the security of the vote," Demma said.
The extent of the audit would depend heavily on the associated costs, especially since there is no specific money appropriated for the audit. It is likely, however, that they will seek funding from the Legislature next year for future elections.
They may also try to pass a law requiring the audits, although Demma said that the problem with any law would be in the specifics. Because the machines are new and only a few states have conducted audits, the procedures are still being developed.
"We don't know what will work and what won't work," he said. "But we hope to use this one go-around to determine some of the better methods."
Lawrence Norden, associate counsel for the Brennan Center and chair of the task force that put together the study, said audits need to be "random and transparent" and happen as quickly as possible after an election to be effective. There also needs to be a clear chain of command for the machines and paper receipts.
Any audit should include a count of the votes cast on the paper receipts and in the machines, as well as a comparison of the votes cast on the machines within a precinct to the number of voters who registered. Auditors can also look for other signs of malfunction or malfeasance, such as a high number of canceled ballots.
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