What is to prevent someone from fabricating an MBB and filling it with phony votes?
Security for the Hart Voting System software applications is provided by sealed equipment, tracking of equipment by serial number, and the eSlate Cryptographic Module (eCM), a physical security device. This electronic device is required for access to secure functions in the BOSS, Ballot Now, Tally, Rally, and SERVO applications. Before allowing access to the Hart Voting System applications, each eCM device requires an encrypted device ID, signing code, and a PIN or password. Only the jurisdiction’s elections office staff with access to the Hart Voting System equipment and software has access to this information. Also the BOSS ballot creation software and Tally tabulation software databases track the MBBs that have been created per election, so a fabricated MBB would not be accepted.
