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NVLAP - Laboratory
Accreditation
The Help
America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 Section
231 requires EAC and NIST to develop a national program for accrediting
voting system testing laboratories. On June 23, 2004, NIST published
a notice in the Federal
Register (html)
announcing the establishment of this program. In June 2005, NIST/NVLAP
announced the availability of applications for the voting systems
program in the Federal
Register (html).
The purpose
of the Voting System Testing laboratory accreditation program
(VST LAP) is to accredit Voting System Test Laboratories (VSTLs)
to conduct testing of voting systems and components, providing
a measure of confidence that such laboratories are capable of
performing testing to meet the requirements of HAVA. VSTLs will
provide testing services for core voting requirements and may
subcontract requirements that are not voting-specific. VSTLs will
use tests and test methods from the VSS-2002
[PDF version], including test methods
incorporated by reference (e.g., electromagnetic compatibility).
Laboratories
that achieve NVLAP accreditation will be recommended by NIST to
the EAC. The EAC will then decide whether to certify the recommended
testing laboratories as EAC-certified VSTLs. The EAC may add additional
criteria as part of their process.
More detailed
information about NVLAP and its Voting System Testing Program
can be viewed at http://www.nist.gov/nvlap
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