[E-voting] Why we can't decide on a VVAT method?

[Aidan Delaney]

Hey all,
	Given that everyone here has an interest in democracy, some are voting
geeks, some are techno-literati and some are Margret McGaley, why can't
we come up with a universally accepted manner of implementing VVAT for
DRE?
	Simply, it's a _very_ complex problem.  We've got to go back to the
very start
	* research and devise all reasonable VVAT methods,
	* formally specify the methods,
	* research the effectiveness of each varient,
	* verify the accuracy of each varient.
We deride the government for not having done this and instead choosing a
Commercial Off-The Shelf (COTS) system that is not up to the task.
	So an observation; the above list will take about two years of work for
a small, dedicated research team (approx three members).  And some
questions:  Do we have the resources for such a project (knowing that
Mags herself is currently working on it)?  Where can we get the
resources for said project?  Is there any point in suggesting a solution
without knowing the above data?
	This is a tricky problem.  I don't think we can "make up" possible
solutions without extensive research.
-- 
Aidan Delaney   email: adelaney at cs.may.ie
                web:   http://www.cs.may.ie/~adelaney
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