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CALIFORNIA, USA — California Democratic lawmakers are pushing to advance a package of election-related bills they say would protect the state’s voting system from potential federal interference ahead of the November general election. The proposals come as President Donald Trump continues to criticize California’s election system, alleging without evidence the state’s elections are fraudulent. Jenny Huh, ABC10.
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The Road to Widespread Deployment of Next Generation VVSG 2.0-Certified Voting Systems
William T. Adler, Theo Menon
Bipartisan Policy Center
The transition to next generation voting systems that conform with the federal Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) version 2.0 represents a critical opportunity to strengthen the security and accessibility of U.S. elections. VVSG 2.0, which was adopted by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) in February 2021, establishes the most rigorous federal standards for certifying voting systems to date.
More than five years later, two systems have been certified to VVSG 2.0, and multiple systems are in the pipeline.
Even after a voting system has been federally certified, deployment does not happen overnight. States first have to certify it, procure it, integrate it into existing systems, and train workers to use it.
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