1. A system for progressive feature evaluation of an electronic document image to identify user supplied elements, the system comprising: a controller in communication with a storage device configured to receive and accessibly store a generated plurality of candidate images, wherein the controller is operable to: analyze the electronic document image to identify a first feature set and a second feature set, wherein each of the first and second feature sets represent a different form feature; compare the first feature set to the second feature set; define a third feature set based on the intersection of the first and second feature sets, wherein the third feature sets represents the user provided elements.