Electronic Voting with an Audit Trail

Electronic Voting with an Audit Trail By Bill Meacham Comments and suggestions for clarification are welcome. Please email comments to the author at bmeacham@bmeacham.com. Revision History Version Date Author Changes 1 5 May 2003 Bill Meacham First draft 2 30 December 2005 Revise some links Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................... 1 Scenarios............................................................................................................................. 2 Pre-conditions..................................................................................................................2 1. Normal Course ............................................................................................................ 2 2. Voter Disagrees with Paper Ballot.............................................................................. 3 3. Voter Fails to Finish the Transaction – Ballot Printed................................................ 3 4. Voter Fails to Finish the Transaction – No Ballot Printed......................................... 4 After the Polling Place Closes......................................................................................... 5 Additional Resources.......................................................................................................... 5 Introduction Electronic voting (e-voting) machines are ...