Are the current national voting system standards up-to-date?
Not entirely. Standards are not permanent. They must evolve alongside technological advancements. Indeed, it is common practice to review and update technical standards every five years or so. The voting system standards, issued in 1990, are no exception to this rule. Vendors are now using new technology and expanding system functions that are not sufficiently covered by the existing standards. Therefore, the FEC is drafting the next version of the standards to cover the newer technology as well as to change standards that currently unduly restrict design. Still in all, the current standards remain for the most part adequate and useful for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and reliability of voting systems.
