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NIST Draft
Voting System Test Suites for VVSG-NI
The
draft test suites are now open for public review and comment.
NIST is interested in and greatly appreciates comments from individuals
who can review the test suites and provide specific feedback.
The test suites are highly technical in nature and assume some
knowledge of testing, voting standards, and many other voting
system-related issues. For readers who are more interested in
summary and background information about voting system testing
and the test suites, please consult the pages located at
http://vote.nist.gov/SystemTesting.htm.
General
comments about the test suites can also be sent to
voting@nist.gov.
Overview
for Reviewers
The
test suites are written for the voting system requirements in
the "Voluntary Voting System
Guidelines Recommendations to the Election Assistance Commission
- TGDC Version for Fall 2007 Public Review," otherwise
known as the VVSG-NI for "Next Iteration." They are
NOT necessarily applicable to the VVSG
2005 or the VVSG
2005 revision that is in progress. Each test suite addresses
a subset of the VVSG-NI requirements, such as usability and accessibility,
security and audit architecture, vote variations, and hardware
workmanship.
General Reviewing
Guidelines
Please
send comments on the test suites by July 1, 2009. You may provide
comments directly in email and/or send attachments in MS-Word
or PDF. If you wish, you may also embed your comments within the
PDF documentation using the instructions provided here.
In general, please tell us the features you like and provide us
with comments, corrections, and suggestions on how to improve
the test suites.
Test suite reviewers are advised to first read and understand
the VVSG-NI especially the sections relevant to the test suites
under review, before reviewing the test suites. Please provide
the following items:
- Test
suite version number (found in the test suite documentation)
- Your
name and affiliation (include contact information if desired)
- Identification
of the particular tests and requirements in the VVSG-NI for
which your comment applies
- If
including suggestions for changes to the tests, a description
of the suggested change including an adequate justification
for the change, or a draft replacement for the test including
the justification and any other necessary documentation or commentary
All
comments will be considered. After all comments have been received
and incorporated into the test suites, a new version of test suites
will be posted on the NIST website.
Test Suites
The
pages below contain links to the test suites, including test suite-specific
notes to readers/reviewers and specific email addresses for reviewer
comments.
- Core
Requirements:
- Human
Factors:
- Security:
- Other:
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