EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Kevin Tyne
Organization : | Arizona Secretary of State's Office
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
General Comments
Comment : | Voting System Software in Escrow at ITA's The EAC should require that vendors must place all application source codes into either public domain or software escrow with an ITA before a voting system may be used in an election. This action would allow qualified election staff to review such source codes if and when it became necessary while also protecting the vendor's right to keep that code private. The requirement should also include the vendor placing the software executable and software compiler in escrow. The compiler is necessary to ensure that the source code can be converted into an executable software program that can be run on a computer. Again, thank you for your consideration of these comments.