John -
At least one US supplier (mine) is active in your
effort and is including EML in its newer systems.
- Peter
From: John Borras
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Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 3:43
AM
To: John McCarthy
Cc: EML TC; Lori
Steele
Subject: [election-services] Re: Where is EML required and
used?
John
Great news to hear of your contacts with USA suppliers and their
willingness to go with EML. Just wish they would join my committee to help
its development and adoption.
As you'll be aware most jurisdictions are taking a very cautious approach
to e-voting for a variety of reasons and thus there are not a lot of actual
citations to point to. You'll find at Appendix C in the attached document
the list of the major implementations that we know of. In
addition to this list I do know that several other suppliers, particularly
across Europe, are now embedding EML in their products. This is probably
because of the Council of Europe Recommendation, which we see as the most
significant endorsement of EML to date. So adoption of EML is a slow
process that can only go as fast as election officials want to go with their
e-voting plans.
As far as I know the Netherlands have taken a step back on e-voting
following some unsatisfactory experiences with DRE kit.
I'm copying in my colleagues on the EML committee as they may be able to
provide additional information about implementations.
The other major point that should help your case is our current activity of
getting EML endorsed as an ISO standard. Talks are in progress as we
speak and we are expecting to use the OASIS/ISO liaison agreement to fast track
it through the ISO approval process. Getting EML endorsed as an ISO
standard should surely carry significant weight in the EAC's
deliberations.
I look forward to reading your draft report.
Regards
John
M. +44 (0)7976 157745
Skype: gov3john
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Original Message ----
From: John McCarthy
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To: John Borras
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Sent: Wednesday, 16 April, 2008 5:49:10
PM
Subject: Where is EML required and used?
Hi John,
For the
white paper I'm putting together urging requirement of EML
in the U.S.
EAC's 2007 VVSG, I'd like to be able to cite current countries
or other
election jurisdictions where EML is now required or used.
Several items
are cited on the TC web page at
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=election
but
I was hoping there might now be others as well.
I thought I heard that
EML was used in the Netherlands, and is now required
or is being considered
for future requirement in the UK and EU.
Election Markup Language
(EML) Recommended to Member States by Council of Europe
seems a bit dated
(2004!).
Any other URL's or other citations you could provide would be
most appreciated.
I'm also glad to report that I've had excellent
conversations with Ian Piper at
Premier (Diebold) as well as Peter Z. at ESS
and have been exchanging email with
Neal McClure at Hart Intercivic (which
may be acquiring Sequoia), and it sounds
like the vendors would LIKE to have
EML required as part of the EAC's new VVSG.
Now I'm trying to figure out
how we can try to help make that happen.
Suggestions welcome.
I hope
to send you a draft of the paper later
today.
~John
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