Tuesday, October 09, 2007

More E-Voting Tests Slated in Contested Fla. Voting District

Computerworld's article, "More E-Voting Tests Slated in Contested Fla. Voting District," discusses plans by a House of Representatives task force to examine machines used in a contested Florida election where 18,000 undervotes occurred. The tests are:

  • Firmware testing to verify that the firmware in the iVotronic machines used in Sarasota County matched the certified version of the firmware approved by election officials.
  • Ballot testing of the iVotronic machines using more than 112 scenarios, including casting votes, changing votes, changing votes again and other combinations, to confirm correct operation of the units.
  • Miscalibrating the iVotronic units to see if that has any effect on the undervote counts.