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To throw the baby out with the bath water is certainly shortsighted," said David Beirne, executive director of the Election Technology Council, which represents manufacturers of 90 percent of electronic systems used in the country.

Voting-machine vendors join forces for progress Hoping to quell growing concerns about the security of electronic voting machines, vendors have formed an Election Technology Council to develop standards for the industry.

Report points to the current regulatory process for voting technology as an obstacle for viability of open source products HOUSTON -- The Election Technology Council (ETC), an industry trade association representing providers for over 90% of the voting systems used in the United States, today issued a report examining the viability of open source software products for voting.

The full report issued by the Election Technology Council is available here: http://www.

As recognized by the Election Technology Council (ETC), the election industry trade association of which Sequoia is a founding member company, such an independent review is a complex and interdisciplinary process involving a broad knowledge of election law, public administration and technical matters (see the ETC's Guidelines for States conducting "Top-to-Bottom" Reviews found on the organization's website at http://www.

Election Technology Council represents 90% of the voting systems used in the United States HOUSTON -- The issue of voting technology continues to be an important topic of discussion for national and local media outlets.

HOUSTON -- The Election Technology Council today announced the release of industry guidelines outlining best practices for election officials to adopt in response to potential and perceived threats to electronic voting systems.

Although the ITIF report highlights the issues surrounding electronic voting well, the Election Technology Council feels a few important points were left out of the report that are critical for us to stress: [TABLE OMITTED] The ITIF report also recommends a preference given for those vendors who disclose source code information to the general public.