Sunday, July 29, 2007

San Francisco Elections Commission adopts Open Source Voting Resolution

Last night, the San Francisco Elections Commission voted 6-1 to adopt a policy favoring the use of open source software in their voting systems, and, more generally, favoring the "maximum level of security and transparency possible consistent with the principles of public disclosure."

California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has expressed strong support for a move towards open source election software.

Read the report here.