In the last few weeks, The EAC received several inquiries regarding its ability to certify voting systems without a quorum of EAC Commissioners.

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On February 1, 2012, EAC issued a Notice of Non-Compliance to ES&S regarding the DS200 Precinct Count Optical Scanner in the EAC certified Unity 3.2.0.0 voting system.

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EAC has issued its Formal Investigation Report regarding the Election Systems & Software (ES&S) DS200 Precinct Count Optical Scanner in the EAC-certified Unity 3.2.0.0 voting system.

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There's always something happening in the Voting System Testing and Certification Program, and here's the latest:

• Posted -- Democracy Suite 4.0 voting system draft test plan (revision A)
• Revised --status of systems spreadsheet updated. This spreadsheet is a comprehensive collection of all program activities.

Are you curious to know if your voting system has been certified by the EAC? Take a look at the Certificate of Conformance for each EAC-certified voting system. It describes the scope of the validation and certification of the voting system, including system components, software or firmware versions, hardware versions and the operating system or COTS. The Certificate also includes detailed diagrams of the voting system.

Sign up for automatic program updates and follow us on Twitter. Election officials—contact us if you have questions or need assistance about EAC-certified voting systems or systems under test.
 

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There’s been lots of activity in the Voting System Certification & Testing Program the past two weeks, so below is a summary of updates, new documents posted and related info. Don’t forget to sign up for automatic updates or follow us on Twitter to get these updates. Election officials—this info may come in handy especially if you’re using/testing the same or similar voting systems. Contact us or comment here if we can be of assistance or if you have questions.

• New EAC-certified systems locations added to map
• Draft Test Plan submitted for Unity 3.4.0.0 Modification
• Unity 5.0.0.0 voting system status timeline posted
• Test plan Ver. 1.3 approved for WinEDS 4.0 voting system
• Voting system modifications reorganized; easier to track mods certified or under test

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The voting system certification process is complex and varies depending on the type of system and other circumstances. Describing it can be a challenge, so EAC staff came up with a hypothetical situation – a fictional voting system, ElecTab, manufactured by a fictional company, Tabulate Inc., and wrote about it in the 2011 IFES Guide.

The article written by EAC staff follows ElecTab through the entire process, beginning with EAC’s recommendation that Tabulate, Inc. perform pre-submission testing to verify that ElecTab conforms to the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. EAC recommends that manufacturers take these preliminary steps which will save time and money by making sure that they will be prepared for EAC’s rigorous process, which has four components:

• Pre-testing
• Certification testing
• Grant of certification
• Post certification compliance

Read the article to find out more about how EAC conducts conformity assessment testing for voting systems, a process EAC calls the Voting System Testing and Certification Program.
 

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