VotingWorks is a nonprofit organization that creates and sells open-source voting systems in the U.S. They currently have three products: one for casting and counting ballots,[1] another, named Arlo, for risk-limiting audits (RLAs),[2] and a third for accessible at-home voting.
| Formation | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Headquarters | N/A (Virtual) |
Executive Director | Ben Adida |
| Website | https://voting.works |
Organization edit
VotingWorks is a 501(c)3 founded in 2018. At the time, the next youngest election systems provider in the United States was 13 years older, with the second youngest being 40 years older.[3] Ben Adida, who helped found the organization, holds a PhD from MIT in cryptography with a focus on elections and had previously worked as the Director of Engineering at Mozilla and Square.[3] VotingWorks had a staff of 15 as of 2021.[3]
Adoption edit
In 2019, VotingWorks piloted its election systems for vote counting in the primary and general elections in Choctaw County, Mississippi, thanks in part to a favorable regulatory environment.[4] Since then, other counties in Mississippi have signed-on and the state of New Hampshire has conducted a pilot,[1] with other counties such as San Francisco looking to work with VotingWorks.[5] New Hampshire's audit of its pilot found the software to be accurate, but the state has requested some hardware improvements.[6][7]
Risk-limiting audits have also been performed using VotingWorks' other product, Arlo, in a few states including in Georgia.[2]
| Vote Casting+Counting | Risk-Limiting Audit | Accessible Vote-by-mail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | ᚷ[8] | ||
| Kentucky | ᚷ[8] | ||
| Massachusetts | ᚷ[9][8] | ||
| Mississippi | ᚷ*[10][4] | ||
| New Hampshire | ᚷ*[1] | ᚷ[9][8] | |
| Georgia | ᚷ[11][10][2] | ||
| Michigan | ᚷ[10] | ||
| Pennsylvania | ᚷ[10] | ||
| Rhode Island | ᚷ[10] | ||
| Virginia | ᚷ[10] | ||
| California | ᚷ*[10] | ||
| Nevada | ᚷ*[10] | ||
| New Jersey | ᚷ*[10] | ᚷ[8] | |
| North Carolina | ᚷ*[10] | ||
| Washington | ᚷ*[10] |
*select local jurisdictions (vs. statewide use)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "3 N.H. towns are testing out new ballot counting machines that use open source software". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ a b c "The key to future election security starts with a roll of the dice". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ a b c Wofford, Ben (June 25, 2021). "One Man's Quest to Break Open the Secretive World of American Voting Machines". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ a b Huseman, Jessica. "The Way America Votes Is Broken. In One Rural County, a Nonprofit Showed a Way Forward". ProPublica. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ Elder, Jeff (November 14, 2021). "How one company came to control San Francisco's elections". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ "State audit of open-source voting machine gives thumbs-up, mostly". Concord Monitor. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ Han, Jeongyoon (2023-01-16). "NH Ballot Law Commission moves forward with assessing new counting machines". New Hampshire Public Radio. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ a b c d e "Voting Equipment Database – VotingWorks VX Accessible Vote-by-Mail". Verified Voting. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ a b Corpuz, Mina. "Technology, advocacy groups help make voting accessible for people with disabilities". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "VotingWorks FAQ". www.voting.works. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ "Georgia Sec. of State chooses own race for election audit". 11Alive.com. November 10, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-09.