Grand jury finds open-source voting effort stalled by unclear ownership and risk aversion
The civil grand jury concluded San Francisco’s open-source voting project has lacked a clear project owner, timeline and funding commitment, leaving it 'in a hypothetical exploration' for about a decade; the report urges clarified responsibility and sustained direction if the city moves forward.
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Grady Ward, presenting the civil grand jury’s Open Source Voting report, told the committee that despite broad stakeholder interest the project has remained largely hypothetical for roughly a decade. The jury found two dominant obstacles: lack of a clearly defined project owner and widespread risk aversion in the elections ecosystem, which together prevented a coherent funding plan and timeline.
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