Touch-screen voting validated Touch-screen voting validated (December 03, 2004)

Secretary of State Kevin Shelley released preliminary results last week of the parallel monitoring program, which indicated that California touch-screen voting systems recorded votes accurately.

The program tested the accuracy of touch-screen voting in the 10 California counties that used the system during the Nov. 2 General Election.

According to the secretary of state's office, teams of testers lodged predetermined votes while simulating actual election conditions.

All test voting was videotaped with a time and date stamp to provide a method of determining tester or equipment error.

The program was one of approximately two-dozen security measures imposed by Shelley as conditions for use of the touch-screen systems.

Alameda, Napa and Santa Clara counties used the new system.
-- Bay City News

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