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U.S. To Certify Labs For Testing E-Voting Machines

Posted by Zonk on from the who-certifies-the-certifiers dept.

InternetVoting writes "In a clear counter to the recent criticisms of secrecy involving Ciber labs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued recommendations (pdf) to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). NIST recommends the accreditation of two labs, iBeta Quality Assurance and SysTest Labs. The recommendation, emphasizing the need for transparency, includes on-site assessment reports, lab responses, and on-site reviews for each lab. These reports shed much needed light into the process of voting machine certification. Learn more from the Q&As About NIST Evaluation of Laboratories that Test Voting Systems."

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  1. Re:i like the way i vote now by truthsearch · · Score: 2, Informative

    With electronics, the biggest issue is the tallying, not as much the method of voting. Tallying can be corrupt with no voter noticing.

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  2. Why do they even bother? by wiredog · · Score: 2, Informative

    Florida, 2000. Hanging chads. Confusing paper ballots. The electronic voting mess was supposed to prevent that from ever happening again.

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