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Board approves HEART Verity 2.7 certification and hardware updates for Dominion systems
Summary
The board certified HEART InterCivics Verity Voting 2.7, approved multiple de minimis modifications to Verity 2.6/2.7 (including a Verity Transmit backup fix), and approved hardware replacements for Dominion suite 5.17, including a Dell ICVA workstation and Delkin card readers.
The Michigan Board of State Canvassers approved certification of the HEART InterCivics Verity Voting System 2.7 and a set of de minimis modifications to Verity and Dominion systems.
Director Breeder described Verity 2.7 as an upgraded version used in 11 counties that includes software improvements and a new "Verity Transmit" feature to move a v-drive from a tabulator to an external device and send unofficial results electronically. "This will definitely help HEART jurisdictions get unofficial results... more quickly and efficiently," she said, noting the upgrade had been certified in several other states.
Board members asked about several post-certification items flagged in the testing report. Breeder said the timeline for fixes depends on the vendor and that the board must approve any programming updates whether they qualify as de minimis or require a version modification.
The board voted to certify HEART Verity Voting 2.7 for use in Michigan.
The board then considered several de minimis modifications affecting Verity 2.6 and 2.7, described as hardware or minor changes that do not materially alter system functionality and that had EAC test-laboratory determinations. The board approved four separate motions: additional equivalent sources and clerical corrections for Verity 2.6; a party-selector contest missing-anomaly correction for Verity 2.7; a Verity Transmit streaming backup v-drive correction for Verity 2.7 (which ensures automatic backup of the v-drive when data is transmitted); and a ballot-targeting landmark detection improvement for Verity 2.7.
The board also reviewed de minimis changes for Dominion suite 5.17 (used in about 65 counties) that largely replace end-of-life hardware components. Questions included whether memory cards used battery-backed storage (staff said there are no batteries). The board approved use of a Dell Latitude model as an ICVA workstation for Democracy Suite 5.17 and approved Delkin USB 3 CF and SD memory card readers to replace commercially unavailable prior models.
Board members were reminded that future equipment or programming updates will require board approval, and staff said they will continue to work with vendors and counties to address implementation needs.
