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Part 5 – Accuracy and Secrecy of the System
5.1 Introduction
Part 4 of this report concludes that, given the close proximity of the June elections, given the Commission’s analysis of the level and comprehensiveness of testing to date, and given the very high standards that must be satisfied by a system for counting votes in public elections, it is not possible for the Commission to establish the trustworthiness and reliability of the proposed system at this time.
It follows directly from this that it is also not possible for the Commission to draw definitive conclusions about the accuracy and secrecy of the proposed system. Indeed it is at this late stage not possible for anyone to satisfy themselves on these matters in advance of the June elections.
On this ground alone, the Commission is not in a position to satisfy itself as to the accuracy and secrecy of the proposed system.
However, it may be helpful in this part to review in more detail the conclusions on the accuracy and secrecy of the proposed system that the Commission was able to arrive at on the basis of the work it carried out.
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