Election System Requirements
The major election system expectations are:
Effective
· Secure
· Accurate
· Verified
· Transparent
· Accountable
· Accessible
· Anonymous
Efficient
· Cost
· Time to decisive results
. Participation
. Convenient
1. We need to reach a preliminary consensus on the categories and expectations included above.
2. We must create strict definitions for each expectation. This will probably require reaching consensus on a conceptual model of the “election system”.
3. We must then agree on the way that each expectation will be measured and its acceptable level of performance.
4. We must then prioritize the expectations and the categories.
5. We must then approach election officials with our model, and learn how it conforms to theirs.