Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
County approves memorandum to offer electronic UOCAVA voting option after security discussion
Summary
Utah County commissioners approved an MOU to allow overseas and certain disabled voters to submit ballots via a mobile app under UOCAVA, after staff addressed security concerns raised about an MIT report and described paper-ballot safeguards and audit trails.
Utah County commissioners on a unanimous vote approved a memorandum of understanding to permit an electronic voting option for voters covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).
The issue prompted questions from Commissioner Lee, who cited an MIT research paper identifying security vulnerabilities in an earlier version of a mobile voting app. "When I read down through that from MIT, it gives me pause," Lee said, pressing staff for details about the report and safeguards.
Josh from the Clerk-Auditor's office said staff had reviewed…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat