Regulation and Certification

The State Boards of Examiners

Duties and composition determined by each state

Typical duties:

    Determine conformance of voting system to state law
    Protect against failures in the FEC/NASED process

Typical examination in the state of Iowa

    In advance, vendor submits
        System documentation
        Detailed report from testing authority

    For testing, vendor must supply
        A voting machine
        any support systems required for testing
        ballots for two example elections

    On the day of the test, the Board of Examiners
        conducts a test election

    Vendor pays cost of examination and test

The Iowa Board of Examiners for Voting Machines

    Created in 1920's
    reorganized in 1993
        add "and Electronic Voting Systems" to name

    3 members
        2 County Auditors (election commissioners)
        1 Computer professional (that's me!)