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Board approves updates to Virginia voting‑system standards to align with federal VVSG‑2
Summary
The State Board approved updates to the Virginia voting system standards to align with the Election Assistance Commission’s VVSG‑2, adding requirements such as multifactor authentication, role‑based access control and updated ADA language, and said it will not decertify currently certified systems immediately.
The Virginia State Board of Elections approved proposed updates to the Commonwealth’s voting‑system standards to align Virginia requirements with the Election Assistance Commission’s VVSG‑2 guidelines. Department of Elections staff told the board the revisions include multifactor authentication, role‑based access control (RBAC), updated ADA accessibility language, and Virginia‑specific test assertions and methodologies.
Department staff said the updates were prompted by the EAC’s 2021…
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