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Mr. Waldeep Singh and Mr. Dave MacDonald December 4, 2009 Page 2 ranked choice con#ests only. Regardless of language selection, the audio feature did not inform a voter reviewing his or her completed ballot of the rank the voter had assigned to any write-in candidate in a ranked choice conies#. The results of the Logic and Accuracy testing established #hat neither of the two software errors affected the accuracy with which votes were entered, recorded or tabulated. Working closely with the San Francisco Elections Department and Secretary of State staff, Sequoia developed mitigation measures for the two errors. The mitigation measures can be implemented without software code changes that would require comprehensive new federal and state testing. The Secretary of State, San Francisco Elections Director and Alameda County Registrar of Voters observed and tested the mitigation measures as incorporated by Sequoia in a modified version of the ballot image definition for San Francisco's November 3, 2009, Municipal Election. They requested and Sequoia implemented several modifications to enhance the effectiveness of the mitigation measures. The Secretary of State has determined the mitigation measures are sufficient to ensure the usability of the system and that it will record each voter's selections exactly as intended. The Secretary of State has added a requirement to implement the new mitigation measures to the Approval Of Use Of Sequoia Voting Systems' System 4.0 Voting System (December 4, 2009, Revision), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A. Based on a review of the cities' charters, the San Francisco testing, and the fact that the City and County of San Francisco successfully conducted the November 4, 2008, Genera! Election and November 3, 2009, Municipal Election, uti#izing RCV on the blended V11inEDS 4.0.1168 voting system, the Secretary of State has determined that further testing of the voting system specifically for Alameda County is not required. Alameda County has informed the Secretary of State that its first use of the RCV function of WinEDS 4.0,'1168 would be in the 2010 Consolidated Gubernatorial General Election. Therefore, in accordance with Section 19213 of the California Elections Code, use of the Sequoia Voting Systems WinEDS 4.0.116E voting system and its RCV functionality is approved for use in Alameda County far the 2010 Consolidated Gubernatorial General Election. This administrative approval is subject to the following conditions: • The administrative approval is a one-lime approval for Alameda County far the 2010 Consolidated Gubernatorial General Election • Any votes cast on the Edge 2 device must be remade onto a paper ballot, using the voter verif-ed paper audit trail (WPAT), and tabulated through the Optech 400-C Central Scanner • Alameda County must adhere to all Use Procedures, including Addendum A California Procedures for RCV, as approved by the Secretary of State