Voter Registration Databases and Electronic Pollbooks Nelson Hastings

Voter Registration Databases and Electronic Pollbooks Nelson Hastings National Institute of Standards and Technology http: //vote. nist. gov 12/9 -10/2009 TGDC Meeting

Motivation n Requirements to support EAC certification program VVSG 2. 0 has requirements for ballot activation devices such as an electronic pollbook A starting point to begin discussion of scoping and questions to be addressed 12/9 -10/2009 TGDC Meeting Page 2

Scoping via interactions n Voter registration database systems n n n Electronic Pollbook Systems n n n Systems used to register voters such a Department of Motor Vehicle systems Electronic Pollbooks Voter registration database Ballot activation of voting system via smartcard, activation code, etc. Ballot creation via ballot on demand voting systems No direct interaction with voting system Real time verses offline interactions impact where a voter may be able to vote 12/9 -10/2009 TGDC Meeting Page 3

Open Questions n n n What is the boundary between voter registration database, electronic pollbook, and voting system Can/should a common data format be defined for voter registration databases and electronic pollbooks Should voter registration databases and electronic pollbooks support voting outside a specific polling location What are core verses optional voter registration database and electronic pollbook functionality What additional requirements would need to be created for the VVSG How to address threat of associating completed ballots to individuals 12/9 -10/2009 TGDC Meeting Page 4