[CAVO] EAC / DOD -- Points of focus

[Tim Mayer]

Excellent!

Thank you,

Tim Mayer

On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 2:37 PM, David RR Webber (XML) <david at drrw.info>
wrote:

> Considerations for Voting Systems implementation
>
> 1. Open Source ( GPL )
>
> The solution source code is provided in an open public repository and
> published using the GPL3 license that together provides the highest
> level of integrity and transparency. Also the implementation
> architecture uses open source based system components for the operating
> system, middleware and database infrastructure giving the maximum
> flexibility to adoption and delivery. Further more the security
> infrastructure is using open source solutions that provide community
> support along with transparency and open support and verification.
>
> 2. Uniformity (  Voting systems / election management systems / voter
> file systems )
>
> Where solutions are from a diverse set of providers the lack of
> consistent standards dramatically inhibits the capabilities to support
> accurate auditing and verification in the ballot processing. Also voters
> experience widely differing levels of service at the ballot stations.
> Integration costs and deployment impact election authorities budgets and
> resources adversely and ultimately tax payers absorb the costs.
>
> 3. Accessibility ( Prime III - All 4 one / Smartphone voting )
>
> Voting kiosks need to provide support for a range of voters including
> provision for special needs voting without prohibitive cost penalties.
> By pooling resources toward shared delivery solutions the overall cost
> can be managed while also ensuring high quality. Leveraging
> off-the-shelf components also enhances reliability and long term support
> and delivery.
>
> 4. Voter confidence - ability to verify vote tally
>
> Independent auditing is a key need providing the means to support an
> open verification process and ensure that cast ballots are correctly
> tabulated as cast and intended. Also that only ballots cast are
> tabulated.  Too often there is zero transparency in vote tabulation and
> ability to reference back to precincts to verify tallying and
> particularly in digital-only solutions.
>
> 5. Universal Registration
>
> Citizens expect that the voter registration process and renewal services
> should be delivered with maximum ease and minimum burden to citizens.
> Also that individual privacy be protected so that election directories
> are not compromised or accessible to third parties without adequate
> controls and security management. Exchange of information between
> election jurisdictions should also be enabled (e.g. States and Counties)
> to support verification of entitlement for voters.
>
> 6. Open Standards for elections data recording
>
> Elections processing should use open public standards (such as OASIS
> Election Management Language - EML) specifications. This ensures that
> all information within the election system can be independently audited
> and verified and that processing conforms to the highest design levels
> that have been peer reviewed and authenticated. It also creates an open
> market place where solution providers can build to a common set of best
> practices.
>
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