Are the DRE voting systems tested?
Yes. The voting system goes through a rigorous set of tests that are performed by the Independent Testing Authorities (ITAs) one for the software (source code) and one for the hardware. The ITAs are certified by the Federal Election Commission and follow the Voting System Standards. The ITA tests to ensure that the voting system accurately tallies votes and that the hardware is impervious to destructive handling and magnetic devices. Maryland receives the executable software directly from the ITA, not from Diebold. In addition to the testing performed by the Independent Testing Authorities, the State of Maryland conducts tests on each voting unit before it can be certified for use in the State. The pre-certification tests are defined by the Federal Elections Commission and can be found at www.fec.gov. An independent contractor hired by the State and overseen by state and local election officials tests each and every voting unit before the unit is accepted for use in Maryland. Each and
Yes. The voting system goes through a rigorous set of tests that are performed by the Independent Testing Authorities (ITAs) – one for the software (source code) and one for the hardware. The ITAs are certified by the Federal Election Commission and follow the Voting System Standards. The ITA tests to ensure that the voting system accurately tallies votes and that the hardware is impervious to destructive handling and magnetic devices. Maryland receives the executable software directly from the ITA, not from Diebold. In addition to the testing performed by the Independent Testing Authorities, the State of Maryland conducts tests on each voting unit before it can be certified for use in the State. The pre-certification tests are defined by the Federal Elections Commission and can be found at www.fec.gov. An independent contractor hired by the State and overseen by state and local election officials tests each and every voting unit before the unit is accepted for use in Maryland. Each an
