Voting Methods and Equipment for 2006

57.	For the November 2006 general election, how will your state be involved, if at all, in local jurisdictions' selection of voting method (e.g., paper, lever, punchcard, DRE, optical scan)?
	(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
	1.		State will require local jurisdictions to use one specific voting method
	2.		State will provide list of voting methods from which local jurisdictions are required to choose
	3.		State will require method chosen by local jurisdiction to be approved by the state
	4.		State will not be involved in method selection
	5.		Don't know

58.	For the November 2006 general election, how will your state be involved, if at all, in local jurisdictions' selection of specific voting equipment (i.e., manufacturer/make/model)?
	(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
	1.		State will require local jurisdictions to use specific equipment
	2.		State will provide list of equipment from which local jurisdictions are required to choose
	3.		State will require equipment chosen by local jurisdiction to be approved by the state
	4.		State will not be involved in equipment selection
	5.		Don't know

59.	For voting systems first used for the November 2006 general election, with which of the following federal standards or guidelines, if any, will your state require its local jurisdictions to comply?
	(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
	1.		1990 Federal Election Commission Voluntary Voting System Standards
	2.		2002 Federal Election Commission Voluntary Voting System Standards
	3.		Draft Election Assistance Commission Voting System Guidelines
	4.		Specified hybrid of more than one of the above standards or guidelines
	5.		Any federal standards or guidelines (no specified version)
	6.		State will have no requirements for compliance with federal standards or guidelines
	7.		Not yet determined

60.	For the November 2006 general election, will your state require or not require that local jurisdictions' voting systems be certified by the state?
	(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
	1.		State certification will be required
	2.		State certification will not be required (GO TO QUESTION 63.)
	3.		Don't know (GO TO QUESTION 63.)

61.	Who will conduct the certification?
	(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
	1.		State
	2.		Local jurisdictions
	3.		National independent testing authority
	4.		Other
	5.		Don't know

62.	Will testing of required system functions be required or not required for certification?
	(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
	1.		Required
	2.		Not required
	3.		Don't know

63.	Does (or did) your state need to purchase, replace, or modify any voting equipment to meet the January 1, 2006 HAVA requirements for error correction by voters?
	(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
	1.		Yes
	2.		No
	3.		Don't know

64.	Does (or did) your state need to purchase, replace, or modify any voting equipment to meet the January 1, 2006 HAVA requirements for production of a permanent paper record with manual audit capacity?
	(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
	1.		Yes
	2.		No
	3.		Don't know

Full Report: GAO-06-450

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