How can I determine if voting equipment has met the voting system standards?
First, it is important to recognize that the independent testing authorities are not in the business of approving whole companies. Instead, they test and qualify only specific voting systems. Any given vendor may offer both systems that have been tested and systems that have not been qualified. It is essential, then, that you get a description of the configuration, the model number, and the software version of any equipment that you want check up on. There are then three avenues you can take. You can: • ask the vendor to provide documented evidence that the equipment you are interested in has been successfully tested by an independent testing authority (ITA) designated by the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED). • ask your chief State election official if the equipment has been successfully tested by an ITA designated by NASED and if it has been certified by the State. • contact the Election Center which, in its capacity as secretariat to NASED’s ITA Committee, mai
First, it is important to recognize that the independent testing authorities are not in the business of approving whole companies. Instead, they test and qualify only specific voting systems. Any given vendor may offer both systems that have been tested and systems that have not been qualified. It is essential, then, that you get a description of the configuration, the model number, and the software version of any equipment that you want check up on. There are then three avenues you can take.
