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August 22, 2018 10:40 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/OuBCeDxfblY/la-county-gets-state-approval-of-new-vote-counting-system-using-open-source-software
LA County Gets State Approval of New Vote-Counting System Using Open-Source Software
A new voting system that uses open-source software for counting ballots has been approved by California elections officials. "The certification of the new tally system for the county paves the way for other improvements, including redesigned absentee ballot packets, in the Nov. 6 election," reports Los Angeles Times. "It is the first election system of its kind, using publicly available source code that has been certified for use in California." From the report: The ballot-counting equipment is part of a broader redesign of Los Angeles County's voting system, which will include new equipment while relying on a traditional paper ballot. The county's existing system, portions of which are now decades old, has been targeted for replacement for several years.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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