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Voting Equipment Standards

Project 1583


Project P1583 is charged with development of a standard of requirements and evaluation methods for election voting equipment. The standard will provide technical specifications for electronic, mechanical, and human factors that can be used by manufacturers of voting machines or by those purchasing such machines. 


Meeting Information 

 


Committee Leadership

Chair Herb Deutsch
Vice-Chair Merle King
Secretary/Technical Editor Doug Fletcher
Project Manager Neil McClure

Task Group Leaders

Security TG  Vern Williams
Reliability TG  Merle King
Usability & Accessibility TG Ian Piper
EMC TG Stephen Berger
Software TG Herb Deutsch

Special Task Group Leaders

STG1 - Provisional Ballots Scott Konopasek
STG2 - COTS Rebecca Mercuri & Vince Lipsio (Co-Chairs)
STG3 - VV (Voter Verifiable) Jim Adler & David Aragon  (Co-Chairs)
STG4 - FEC 2002 Cross Reference Peggy Sims
STG5 - TDP (Technical Data Package) Carolyn Coggins

The Special Task Groups were established at the October 20, 2003 meeting.

 

P1583 Membership Roster  10/11/2004  ( xls )

Project Scope & Purpose

P1583 was approved on June 14, 2001 with the following scope and purpose:

Scope
Develop a standard for the evaluation of election voting equipment.

Purpose
The purpose of this project is to develop an evaluation standard for election voting equipment. The standard will provide technical specifications for electronic, mechanical, and human factors that can be used by manufacturers of voting machines or by those purchasing such machines. The tests and criteria developed will assure equipment:
· Accessibility
· Accuracy
· Confidentiality
· Reliability
· Security
· Usability


Draft Standard Information ( public page ) ( private page )


Committee Documents


Helpful Resources


 

Reflector Archives 

The committee uses E-MAIL reflectors to facilitate its discussions, deliberations and the development of the standard.  The reflectors are archived and may be viewed at:

Main Committee                         - Reflector Archive
Discussion Forum                        - Reflector Archive
TG 1 - Security                            - Reflector Archive
TG 2 - Reliability                         - Reflector Archive
TG 3 - Accessibility & Usability - Reflector Archive
TG 4 - EMC                                 - Reflector Archive
TG 5 - Software                            - Reflector Archive
STG 3 - VVAT                              - Reflector Archive

To join the P1583 Working Group or for more information, contact:
Herb Deutsch, Chair, hdeutsch@ieee.org 

To contact the P1583 Project Webmaster, email to:                      Doug Fletcher
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