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PHYSICS 2
“.PICOS MACHINE.”
PCOS or Precinct Count Optical Scan machines . An optical scan voting
system is an electronic voting system and uses an optical scanner to read marked
paper ballots and tally the results.
-These systems are that the voters don't have to learn to use a voting machine.
Physically able voters can simply use pen and paper to mark their intent. Some disabled
voters could use a machine to print a voted ballot, which can then be fed into the optical
scanner along with all the other ballots, thus preserving the secrecy of their ballot.
-Optical scan voting systems can allow for manual recounting of ballots.
Statistically relevant recounting can serve as a tool to detect or deter malfunction or
fraud. Once an error in the counting process is suspected a full recount can determine
the proper results.
-An advantage compared to DRE voting machines is that even if the optical
scanner fails, voters can still fill out their paper ballot, and leave it to be scanned when
the machine is fixed or replaced with a spare.
REFERENCES:
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/waves/u10l3c.cfm
www.thepoc.net/automated-elections/3055-get-to-know-the-2010-automated-
election-machine
http://computerworld.com.ph/tag/pcos/