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GTRI Future of Voting Technology in a Networked Environment Workshop - Voting Equipment Standards

GTRI Future of Voting Technology in a Networked Environment Workshop - Voting Equipment Standards. Stephen Berger TEM Consulting (512) 864-3365 stephen.berger@ieee.org.

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GTRI Future of Voting Technology in a Networked Environment Workshop - Voting Equipment Standards

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  1. GTRI Future of Voting Technology in a Networked Environment Workshop - Voting Equipment Standards Stephen Berger TEM Consulting (512) 864-3365stephen.berger@ieee.org

  2. 1975 Joint Technical Report byNational Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology) and the Office of the Federal Elections • 1984FEC began the development of standards • 1990 First federal voting equipment standards produced by FEC

  3. 1994NASED initiates national testing program through ITA’s • 1997FEC Begins Revision Effort • June 2001 IEEE P1583 initiated • May 2002 FEC Revised Standards Approved

  4. Organization of Revised FEC Standards • Volume 1 – Requirements • Volume 2 - Tests

  5. Overview of the Revised FEC Standards Volume 1 • Introduction, Objectives & History • Overview of Qualification Tests • Hardware Standards • Software Standards • Telecommunications Standards • Security Standards

  6. Overview of the Revised FEC Standards Volume 1 • Quality Assurance • Configuration Management • Overview of Qualification Tests • Glossary • Applicable Documents • Usability

  7. Overview of the Revised FEC Standards Volume 2 • Introduction • Technical Data Package • Functionality Testing • Hardware Testing • Software Testing • System Integration Testing • Configuration Management & QA

  8. Overview of the Revised FEC Standards Volume 2 • Qualification Test Plan • Qualification Test Report • Qualification Test Design Criteria

  9. FEC Revision • Focus Issues • Primary purpose unchanged from 1990 – To assure the integrity of the computerized voting system. • Organized to provide technology independent requirements rather than technology specific requirements of 1990

  10. FEC Revision • Revised Performance Features • Election Management Functions • Feedback to Voter • Accessibility • Audit Trails • Telecommunications • Broadcasting of Unofficial Results

  11. FEC Revision • Revised Test Features • Expanded Testing Standards • Staging of Test Process • Refined Testing of Modified, Previously Qualified System • Vendor Documentation Requirements • Telecommunications • Broadcasting of Unofficial Results

  12. FEC Revision • Revised Organizational Features • Multiple Volumes • Clear Identification of Requirements & Recommendations • Usability • Inclusion of Test Procedure Details

  13. FEC Revision • Issues Not Addressed • Administrative Functions • Integration of Voter Registration System • COTS • Internet Voting • Human vs System Error Rate

  14. IEEE Standards AssociationVoting Standard-IEEE SCC 38 & P1583

  15. Progress • Over 150 Working Group members • IEEE Societies participating • Computer • Control Systems • Reliability • Electromagnetic Compatibility • Engineering Management • Social Implications of Technology • Professional Communications

  16. Progress • Non-IEEE Organizations Participating • National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers • Association of Access Engineering Specialists • Human Factors and Ergonomics Society • ASTM International(formerly American Society for Testing and Materials) • Information Systems Security Association • International Committee on Systems Engineering • US Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board • Federal Election Commission • National Association of State Election Directors

  17. Meetings • Meetings approximately every other months with intermediate conference calls • April 30 – Atlanta, Ga. • Georgia Tech hosting • June 20 – Kansas City, Kn. • International Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers hosting • Sept. 9-10 – New York, NY • New York Section & National Academy of Science hosting

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