论文标题
选民对BMD选票的验证是一个由两部分组成的问题：是吗？通常，他们可以。他们吗？通常，他们没有
Voter Verification of BMD Ballots Is a Two-Part Question: Can They? Mostly, They Can. Do They? Mostly, They Don't
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论文摘要
目前，选民是否真正验证选票标记设备（BMD）产生的选票的问题目前是一些争议的主题。最近的研究（例如Bernhard等，2020）表明验证率很低。从以前的研究中不清楚的是，这是否更多是由于选民无法准确地做到这一点还是因为选民只是选择不尝试不尝试验证的结果。为了理解这个问题，我们进行了一个实验，其中108名参与者参加了一次模拟选举，在该选举中，BMD展示了选民的真实选择，但随后在印刷投票中更改了这些选择的子集。印刷投票的设计，投票的长度，投票的更改数量，这些更改的位置以及提供给选民的说明作为实验的一部分。结果表明，在那些选择审查印刷投票的选民中，有76％的选民发现异常情况，表明选民只要简单地审查投票就可以可靠地检测出其选票的错误。这表明，可以采用行政补救措施，而不是试图改变基本的人类感知能力，以鼓励选民检查他们的选票，这可以证明是有效的对策。
The question of whether or not voters actually verify ballots produced by ballot marking devices (BMDs) is presently the subject of some controversy. Recent studies (e.g., Bernhard, et al. 2020) suggest the verification rate is low. What is not clear from previous research is whether this is more a result of voters being unable to do so accurately or whether this is because voters simply choose not to attempt verification in the first place. In order to understand this problem, we conducted an experiment in which 108 participants participated in a mock election where the BMD displayed the voters' true choices, but then changed a subset of those choices on the printed ballot. The design of the printed ballot, the length of the ballot, the number of changes that were made to the ballot, the location of those changes, and the instructions provided to the voters were manipulated as part of the experiment. Results indicated that of those voters who chose to examine the printed ballot, 76% detected anomalies, indicating that voters can reliably detect errors on their ballot if they will simply review it. This suggests that administrative remedies, rather than attempts to alter fundamental human perceptual capabilities, could be employed to encourage voters to check their ballots, which could prove as an effective countermeasure.
