Public Hearing

• Douglas County Meeting  - 2-25-08
• Agenda Hearing  - HB 1155 Additional Testing - 2-21-08
• Notice of Public Hearing per HB 1155
• Updated Public Hearing Schedule

This web page has been developed for members of the public interested in the State Certification of voting systems in Colorado. The Voting System Certification Program employed in Colorado is one of the most challenging and thorough programs in the country. The program is intended to be open and transparent. All applications for voting system certification, examiner reports, and the actual certification of voting systems by the Secretary of State are "open records" as allowed under Article 72, Title 24 C.R.S.

Overview of Voting System Certification

• Three Levels of Testing: Federal, State, County
• State Certification at a Glance: The Five Phases of State Certification
• State Certification Overview and Timeline 
• Frequently Asked Question’s (this document will be updated as more information becomes available) 
• Certification Tests Master List

The State Certification Team

• State Certification Team Organization Structure
• Testing Board Members: Education and Qualifications

Audit of State Certification

• Independent Auditors - Names & Qualifications 
• Independent Audit of State Certification 

The Trusted Build - The Cornerstone of Certification

• Trusted Build Procedures
• Security Surrounding the Trusted Build
• Trusted and Witnessed Build Chain of Custody Model

State Document Review Process

• A “Triple Check” Process

Sample Reports

• Sample of Test Pages
• Sample of Test Status Report
• Jurisdiction Acceptance Test Form

Other Documents & Links

• Procedures Document for Certification
• Industry Approved Specifications for Electronics and Software
• Secretary of State Approved Voting System Vendors (2006)
• United States Election Assistance Commission

For Voting System Vendors

• Application for Certification - Updated 1/04/2008
• Voting System Vendor Affidavit of Certification
• Schedule “A” - Resubmittal Application for Certification of Voting System 

Details of Voting System Applications Submitted for 2007

• Premier (Diebold) receipt of Application and Components
• Election Systems & Software receipt of Application and Components
• Hart Intercivic receipt of Application and Components
• Sequoia Voting Systems receipt of Application and Components
  

Recent Correspondence 

• Certification results - ES&S - 02/25/08
• Certification results - Sequoia - 02/25/08
• ES&S Major Deficiencies Report (retest)
• Amended Project Overview rev. A.3 - ES&S
• Sequoia Major Deficiencies Report (retest)
• Amended Project Overview rev. A.3 - Sequoia
• Hart Major Deficiencies Report (retest)
• (No associated overview binder.)
• Stray marks data HART system 6.0 (78MB)
• Stray marks data HART system 6.2.1(13MB)

Request for Reconsideration

• Security Testing Review 12/31/07
• Certification results - ES&S - 12/17/07
• Project Overview – ES&S
• Certification results - Hart - 12/17/07
• Project Overview – Hart
• Certification results - Premier - 12/17/07
• Project Overview – Premier
• Certification results - Sequoia - 12/17/07
• Project Overview – Sequoia
• Schedule for Voting System Recertification Results and the Post Recertification Process - 12-11-07
• ESS AutoMARK Certification Withdrawl Letter - November 8, 2007
• Suspension Removal - ES&S - November 9, 2007
• Open Issues ES&S - Excel Document - October 30,2007
• Responses to Open Issues ES&S - October 30, 2007
• Open Issue Response Report From ES&S - October 30, 2007
• ES&S Response to Suspension - October 29, 2007 
• Suspension Notice:  ES&S - October 24, 2007
• Outstanding Items: Hart - October 10, 2007
• Outstanding Items:  ES&S - September 24, 2007
• Outstanding Items: Hart - September 21, 2007
• Outstanding Items: Sequoia - September 6, 2007
• Outstanding Items: Premier Election Solutions - August 31, 2007
• Outstanding Items: ES&S - August 31, 2007
• Letter to Diebold from Sec Coffman – August 29, 2007
• Letter to ES&S from Sec Coffman – August 29, 2007
• Letter to Hart from Sec Coffman – August 29, 2007
• Letter to Sequoia from Sec Coffman – August 29, 2007