Quality monitoring program eacs quality monitoring program is designed to ensure that voting systems certified by eac are the same systems sold by manufacturers. The application was accepted by the voting systems certification program testing board testing board. To file for state office, please prepare to file online. Today, our products and solutions continue to capture accurate voter intent, reduce waste, improve accessibility and protect elections from outside threats. We accomplish this through continuous investments in research and development. If you have any questions, please contact the office of voting systems technology. Unity online is a new product in the unity election system software suite, and an alternative. Under state law, a voting system may not be marketed, sold, leased, installed, or implemented in indiana before an application for certification of the system is approved by the indiana election commission. To file an initiative or referendum, please visit our page regarding the closure. An engineering change order approved before october 1, 20 is not set forth in the.
Results of elections for other local offices are certified by the authority charged with conducting that particular election. Approved voting systems report date 12202019 company name and address voting system only the versions listed are approved for use in iowa. Election data manager the unity election data manager edm is a windows xp application which is used for creating and updating the election database used by the other software components of unity. Voting technologies approved for use in california as of. The compromised unity system, in turn, may be programmed to load corrupted firmware into all m100s and ivotronics in the county when provisioning a subsequent election. Voting system certification evaluation report election systems and software ess unity 3. Voting systems certified by the kentucky state board of elections krs 117. The purpose of the testing is to test the compliance of the voting system with california and federal laws. The unity software is menu driven and allows the user to describe all aspects of an election. The system consisted of both optical scan paper ballots and electronic ballots cast via ivotronic voting machines. Sep 29, 2016 the voting technology business, after a frenetic decade of mergers, acquisitions, and renamings, is dominated by just a few companies. Idaho certified voting systems as of august 19, 2016 idaho certified voting systems as of august 19, 2016 1.
The engineering change orders designated as ecn 983, 996, 1004, and 1005 for this system were approved by the indiana election commission on july 26, 2019. Unity election system fact sheet printelect voting equipment. Unity ballot image managers bim manipulate the image of an optical scan ballot populated by information from the unity. Election management systems dell server and workstation the dell server is a windowsbased server configured as a file server with the purpose to store and share the election data of unity workstations. Information systems used at the davidson county elections commission are enterpriseone, election systems and software s ivotornic, unity, and megaprofile voter registration election management systems. This new version addresses various issues that were first publicly discovered in cuyahoga county, ohio during pre election testing in april 2010. The companys offerings include vote tabulators, directrecording electronic dre machines, voter registration and election management systems, ballotmarking devices, electronic poll books, ballot on demand printing services, and absentee votingbymail services. The system consisted of both optical scan paper ballots and. Reading these scans, with software independent of the election system, is the only practical way to audit a large number of close races, without large hand counts. This report summarizes the findings and observations regarding the conformance of the election systems and software ess unity 3. Certified voting systems in indiana revised june 29, 2016. Unity is the windowsbased software suite for manag ing elections. Elections division secretary of states office 1700 broadway, suite 270 denver, co 80290 dear mr. This is a new version of the currently inuse unity 3.
The companys offerings include vote tabulators, directrecording electronic dre machines, voter registration and election management systems, ballotmarking devices, electronic poll books, ballot on demand printing services, and absentee votingbymail. The elections office is closed to the general public until further notice. Election systems and software wisconsin elections commission. Therefore, i recommend that the systems be certified. Idaho certified voting systems as of august 19, 2016. This new version addresses various issues that were first publicly discovered in cuyahoga county. Enterpriseone enterpriseone is the primary accounting software system used to record and report all financial reporting transactions for metro. The companys offerings include vote tabulators, directrecording electronic dre machines, voter registration and election management systems, ballotmarking devices, electronic poll books, ballot on demand printing services, and absentee votingby. Testing also uncovers other findings, which do not constitute noncompliance, and those findings are reported to the voting system vendor to address the issues procedurally.
This examination was performed per the direction of the. The engineering change orders designated ecn 983 and 1005 for this system were approved by the indiana election commission on july 26, 2019. In june 2014, the virginia board of elections certified evs 5201, the. The voting technology business, after a frenetic decade of mergers, acquisitions, and renamings, is dominated by just a few companies. Certified voting systems in indiana revised june 29, 2016 under state law, a voting system may not be marketed, sold, leased, installed, or implemented in indiana before an application for certification of the system is approved by the indiana election commission. Voting systems certification program binder a201ess introduction introduction on april 3, 2007, election systems and software ess approached the colorado secretary of states office with an application to certify a voting system. The company provides machines such as voting, digital scan tabulator, election management software, poll books, ballot on demand. The system satisfies the requirements outlined in the texas election code. Election systems and software approved unity election management system, v.
The purpose of this release is to create a bridge from unity 3. All product information and material disclosure contained in this document is furnished subject to the terms. Aims is a windowsbased election management system software. Voting system qualification test report elections systems. Company name and address voting system only the versions listed are approved for use in iowa. They need to ensure their inhouse counting software is secure and independent of any bugs or hacks in the election software, just as users of risklimiting audits do. How would unity erm election reporting manager pass election results to elvis. It is comprised of a number of individual programs which interact with one another through shared data les collectively referred to as the. A corporate filing is called a foreign filing when an existing corporate entity files in a state other than the. The following voting systems are currently certified in indiana, and are listed in alphabetical order by applicant name.
In preparation for ballot counting, the user enters office descriptions, positions, precinct combinations, ballot types, and any statistical information such as registered voter totals. Voting system qualification test report elections systems and. All product information and material disclosure contained in this document is furnished subject to the terms and conditions of a purchase, lease or other agreement. The eac acknowledges and appreciates the level of cooperation received. Voting system certification evaluation report election. Unity election data manager edm is a foundation software application that enters, maintains and stores all electionrelated information e. Shop online to get the election supplies and election equipment you need to support your voting machines and other aspects of the democratic election process. Jurisdictions are prohibited from installing any software applications or utilities on any component of the voting system that have not been identified by the vendor. Unity online is used with other unity software to format and print ballots, to program ballotscanning equipment, and to produce election day reports. Unity is a complex software suite, consisting of many components that share a common database. Certified voting systems in indiana revised april 3, 2017. Election systems and software 11208 john galt blvd. Unity communicate with each other indirectly through common les stored on the windows lesystem. The computer voting revolution is already crappy, buggy, and.
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