Current Draft VVSG August 2007

Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG)

Current VVSG [Full DRAFT Report] available for download in PDF

Companion Documents

• VVSG Voting System Requirements Reference Matrix
• Documentation Requirements Reference Matrix
• Testing Requirements Reference Matrix

VVSG Introduction [Draft]:

Overview

• Purpose
• Scope
• Audience
• Structure

Introduction to New and Expanded Material

• The VVSG Structure
• Organization of the VVSG
• Voting System and Device Classes
• Requirements Structure
• Strict Terminology
• Usability Performance Requirements
• Expanded Usability and Accessibility Coverage
• Software Independence
• Independent Voter-Verifiable Records
• The Innovation Class
• Open-Ended Vulnerability Testing
• Expanded Security Coverage
• Treatment of COTS in Voting System Testing
• End-to-End Testing for Accuracy and Reliability
• Metric for Reliability
• Expanded Core Requirements Coverage

VVSG Background

• Earlier NIST Involvement
• The 1990 VSS
• The 2002 VSS
• HAVA and VVSG 2005
• Relationship of HAVA and the VVSG

Using The VVSG

• Requirements Language and Structure
• The Conformance Clause and Classes
• Inheritance in Device Classes
• Instantiated Device Classes
• General Device Class Usage in Requirements
• Navigating Through Requirements

Appendix A: Definitions of Words with Special Meanings in the VVSG

Appendix B: References and End Notes