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Return to Sub-Issues Issue: Verification Sub-Issue:: Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails Questions: What is a voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT)? Should electronic voting machines have voter verified paper audit trails? Does the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) mandate voter verified paper audit trails? Do voter verified paper audit trails disenfranchise disabled voters and language minorities? Do voter verified paper audit trails increase the likelihood of an electronic voting machine malfunctioning?

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