election-law_gl-digest      Monday, July 2 2001      Volume 01 : Number 035




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Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 21:48:27 -0700
From: "Rick Hasen" <Rick.Hasen@lls.edu>
Subject: forwarded question regarding FEC standards and the secret ballot

List members,
I received the following question from David Chaum of
Sure-Vote.com.  Does anyone have any guidance?  Please
forward responses both to the list and to
<david@sure-vote.com>
Rick

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Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 09:34:20 -0700
From: "Rick Hasen" <Rick.Hasen@lls.edu>
Subject: Re: forwarded question regarding FEC standards and the secret ballot

Here's the question I neglected to post the first time:

David Chaum wrote:

The FEC has recently published a draft of
"Volume I of the voluntary standards for computer-based voting systems"
http://www.fec.gov/press/062801nvra.htmldraft

In section 2.4.3.1 Common Standards, it states:

     All systems shall provide the means for: ....
     b.protecting the secrecy of the vote such that the content of the
voted ballot may not be  viewed and associated with the voter at any
time, unless specifically required by State law (for example, Arkansas).

I found a lot of detail on Arkansas and have also read that a similar
approach is taken in England.
My question is: What other states might the FEC be alluding to and how
does the approach taken by those states differ from that of Arkansas?

Thank you in advance.

David Chaum

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Rick Hasen
Professor of Law and William M. Rains Fellow
Loyola Law School
919 South Albany Street
Los Angeles, CA  90015-1211
(213)736-1466 - voice
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rick.hasen@lls.edu

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