COPS Comments on VVSG 2.0
CitizensOversight (2023-06-07) RayLutz
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COPS VVSG 2.0 Comments
- This is our primary comments document to the Election Assistance Commission (AEC) as comment to the Voluntary Voting Systems Guidelines (VVSG)
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- Here is the current (and working) document which may be updated from the formal submission.
- The version submitted to the VVSG
- COPS VVSG 2.0 Comments (M1998).pdf.pdf): COPS VVSG Comments
Improving Election Systems Cybersecurity
- This document details the steps in the protocol to fully secure the ballot images from when they are scanned and can be tracked all the way through the system
- Working Version
- The version submitted to the VVSG
- Improving Election Systems Cybersecurity (M1999).pdf.pdf): Improving Election Cybersecurity (official Submission as VVSG 2.0 comments on 2023-06-07
Hand Marked Ballot Standard
- We need a better standard for the paper ballot so all machines will use the same format which is much better cryptographically, and can limit some copying scams.
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H898yQcvzBAhZwqPtZpXSkFmxz3kkAkjBdKOYKcnnjg
Guidelines and Terminology on the Ease of Vote Verification
- This paper defines different levels of vote verification by voters and auditors. The conclusion is that the best voting method is the hand-marked paper ballot, and worst are BMDs with unverifiable QR Codes or Barcodes.
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qz9Iin4AwzwNxVPHPoZZmV9W0EfQp5JcdSN6JqEAErM/edit?usp=sharing