United States Election Assistance Commission
Certificate of Conformance
Unisyn OpenElect 1.1
Unisyn OpenElect 1.1
Unisyn OpenElect 1.1
(Modification)
(Modification)
(Modification)
General Counsel and Acting Executive Director
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The voting system identified on this certificate has been evaluated at an accredited voting system testing
laboratory for conformance to the 2005
Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (2005 VVSG)
. Components
evaluated for this certification are detailed in the attached Scope of Certification document. This certificate
applies only to the specific version and release of the product in its evaluated configuration. The evaluation
has been verified by the EAC in accordance with the provisions of the EAC
Voting System Testing an
d
Cer-
tification Program Manual
and the conclusions of the testing laboratory in the test report are consistent with
the evidence adduced. This certificate is not an endorsement of the product by any agency of the U.S. Gov-
ernment and no warranty of the product is either expressed or implied.
Product Name: OpenElect
Model or Version: Version 1.1 (Modification)
Name of VSTL: Wyle Laboratories
EAC Certification Number: UNS10121966-OE-1.1
Date Issued: April 09, 2012
Scope of Certification Attached
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Manufacturer:
Unisyn Voting Solutions
Laboratory:
Wyle Laboratories
System Name:
OpenElect 1.1
Standard:
2005 VVSG
Certificate:
UNS10121966-OE-1.1
Date:
04/09/2012
Scope of Certification
This document describes the scope of the validation and certification of the system defined
above. Any use, configuration changes, revision changes, additions or subtractions from the
described system are not included in this evaluation.
Significance of EAC Certification
An EAC certification is an official recognition that a voting system (in a specific configuration or
configurations) has been tested to and has met an identified set of Federal voting system
standards. An EAC certification is not:
An endorsement of a Manufacturer, voting system, or any of the system’s components.
A Federal warranty of the voting system or any of its components.
A determination that a voting system, when fielded, will be operated in a manner that
meets all HAVA requirements.
A substitute for State or local certification and testing.
A determination that the system is ready for use in an election.
A determination that any particular component of a certified system is itself certified for
use outside the certified configuration.
Representation of EAC Certification
Manufacturers may not represent or imply that a voting system is certified unless it has
received a Certificate of Conformance for that system. Statements regarding EAC certification in
brochures, on Web sites, on displays, and in advertising/sales literature must be made solely in
reference to specific systems. Any action by a Manufacturer to suggest EAC endorsement of its
product or organization is strictly prohibited and may result in a Manufacturer’s suspension or
other action pursuant to Federal civil and criminal law.
System Overview:
The Unisyn OpenElect 1.1 modification is an end-to-end optical scan, paper based, precinct
voting system that uses touch screen and scan technology to scan, validate and
tabulate ballots. It provides second chance voting, assistance for a wide variety of special
needs voters, tabulates precinct results, and accumulates all results into a central reporting
system. Additional functionality includes central scan, election definition and ballot generation,
as well as full electronic adjudication.
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Certified System before Modification:
Unisyn Voting Solutions OpenElect 1.0
Certificate ID: UNS10121966-OE
Unisyn Voting Solutions OpenElect 1.0.1
Certificate ID: UNS10121966-OE-WI
Anomalies and/or Additions addressed in OpenElect 1.1:
The Unisyn OpenElect 1.1 modification provides enhancements to the Ballot Layout Manager,
including expansion to support ballots lengths of 11, 14, 17, 19 & 21 inches; support for single
sided ballots; ballot measures can extend the full width of the ballot page; creation of sample
ballots; and other ballot formatting enhancements.
Unisyn OpenElect 1.1 enhancements were also made to the OpenElect Central Suite
applications in the following areas: Tabulator, Election Manager, and OpenElect Voting Central
Scan applications. Supporting changes were also made to the OVI (OpenElect Voting Interface)
and OVO (OpenElect Voting Optical) firmware. Security enhancements were also added to
continue to extend the system's security features and capabilities.
The OpenElect Central Suite of applications was expanded with the addition of a new
application: the Adjudicator. This new application allows a jurisdiction to evaluate ballots with
questionable markings and change them if need, in accordance with the perceived intent of the
voter.
Unisyn also introduced a 15” LCD touchscreen as an option for OVI units.
Mark definition:
The Unisyn Open Elect 1.1 system will consistently recognize a contiguous mark that is placed
fully within the designated target area and fills 20% of the total target, or alternatively, a 1mm
wide line across the full length of the target area. Both types of marks must be made with a
marking device with sufficiently low reflectance in the visible red band and is of sufficient
density/color such that the scanner registers it as black. Most blue, black and green ballpoint
pens and markers also meet necessary reflectance requirements and may be used.
Tested Marking Devices:
Various commercially available marking implements were tested on the Unisyn OpenElect 1.1
scanner to determine their acceptability and readability when used with the Visible Spectrum
scanners used. Forty-six pens and pencils were tested, based on the following
criteria:
A. A prior indication of mixed results regarding scanning success using older technology
(with either PDI or competitive scanners).
B. Writing implements reported as problem markers by several State Lotteries.
C. Common writing instruments used throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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D. Background colors (primarily red and yellow tones) were excluded, based on their
usage as background colors (See Appendix E of the TDP).
The following 46 implements achieved 100% read reliability, regardless of the type of mark
made, or its size. The following is a list of the type of writing instruments tested:
No.
Mfg. Brand Name
Description
1
Uniball
Ballotpoint medium
2
Zebra
Felt-tip medium
3
Scripto Easy Roller
Ballpoint fine
4
Paper Mate (Write Bros.)
Ballpoint fine
5
Spectra
Ballpoint fine
6
Magic Marker
Liquid Caryon Felt-tip
medium
7
Flair
Felt-tip medium
8
Wearever Laundry
Ballpoint fine
9
Uniball
Ballpoint fine
10
Magic Marker
Liquid Crayon Felt-tip
medium
11
Scripto
Easy Roller Ballpoint
12
Flair
Felt-tip
13
Magic Marker
Super Hard Felt-tip very fine
14
Paper Mate (Write Bros.)
Ballpoint
15
Magic Marker
Liquid Crayon Felt-tip
16
Blue/White Pen
Ballpoint
17
Flair
Felt-tip
18
Flash
Felt-tip
19
Flash
Felt-tip
20
Buffalo Artist #10
Felt-tip large
21
Big Office Market
Felt-tip
22
Berol Eagle
Felt-tip large
23
Flash
Felt-tip
24
Flash
Felt-tip
25
Superiter
Felt-tip
26
Bic Biro
Ballpoint fine
27
Berol Roller
Roller Liner 5900 Ballpoint
28
Bic Biro
Biro Ballpoint medium
29
Wonderiter
Ballpoint
30
Pinpoint Faber-Castell
Ballpoint
31
Bic
Ballpoint fine
32
Bic
Ballpoint
33
Paper Mate
Ballpoint
34
Superiter
Felt-tip
35
Dixon
Pencil
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36
Magic Marker
Liquid Crayon Felt-tip
37
Pilot
Ballpoint
38
Berol
Felt-tip
39
Color Brite
Pencil
40
Buffalo
Felt-tip large
41
Magic Marker
Felt-tip large
42
Pentel
Felt-tip large
43
Pentel
Felt-tip large
44
Pentel
Felt-tip large
45
Magic Marker
Felt-tip large
46
Pentel
Felt-tip large
Language capability:
System supports English (default), Armenian, Cambodian, Cantonese, Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. Any language not explicitly listed
here is not supported.
Components Included:
This section provides information describing the components and revision level of the primary
components included in this Certification.
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System
Component
Software or Firmware
Version
Hardware
Version
Operating
System or COTS
Comments
OVO
1.1.0
Rev. E
Linux CentOS 5.0
OVI – 7’ Screen
1.1.0
Rev. F
Linux CentOS 5.0
OVI – 15’ Screen
1.1.0
Rev. A
Linux CentOS 5.0
OVCS
1.1.0
Hardware
v. 1.0
Linux CentOS 5.2
Ballot Layout
Manager (BLM)
1.1.0
--
--
+ Database
amendment for
font size – see
EAC CCR0001
Election
Manager(EM)
1.1.0
--
--
Software
Server(SS)
1.1.0
--
--
Election
Server(ES)
1.1.0
--
--
Tabulator
Client(TC)
1.1.0
--
--
Tabulator(Tab)
1.1.0
--
--
Tabulator
Reports(TR)
1.1.0
--
--
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System
Component
Software or Firmware
Version
Hardware
Version
Operating
System or COTS
Comments
Adjudicator
1.1.0
--
--
Scripter
1.1.0
--
--
Validator
1.1.0
--
--
Logger (Library)
1.1.0
--
--
COTS Components
--
Desktop
--
Dell Precision
T3500
Dell
PC, Intel
Core2Duo 2.4
GHZ or faster
processor, 300GB
Hard Drive, 4GB
1333 MHZ
Memory.
Desktop
--
Dell Optiplex
755
Dell
PC, Intel
Core2Duo 2.53
GHZ or faster
processor, 4 GB
RAM. 250 GB hard
drive (Mirrored)
16x DVD-RW +/-
drive, 3.5 inch
drive, Super VGA
or higher
resolution video
adapter and
monitor,
appropriatedrivers
Laptop
--
Latitude E5500
Dell
Intel Core2Duo
T7250
2.0 GHz , 800 MHz
2.00 GB Ram
Linux
CentOS 5.0/5.7
--
Sun
Microsystems
MySQL Database
5.0.45-7
--
Sun
Microsystems
MySQL
connector
5.1.7
--
Sun
Microsystems
Java JRE
6.0 update 2
--
Sun
Microsystems
Java SE
Development Kit
6.0 update 2
--
Sun
Microsystems
JavaHelp
2.0_05
--
Sun
Microsystems
Java
Cryptography
Jurisdiction Policy Files
6
--
Sun
Microsystems
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System
Component
Software or Firmware
Version
Hardware
Version
Operating
System or COTS
Comments
Extension
JasperReports
(and supporting
libraries)
2.0.5
--
JasperSoft
Apache Tomcat
6.0.13
--
Apache
PDI Scanner
Driver and
Libraries for
OVCS
libvbscore.so.1.3.0
libpdiproc.so.1.2.1
libomrcore.so.1.2.4
libimgcore.so.1.3.0
libPDIScan.so.2.1.3
libusb-1.0.so.0.0.0
libxml2.so.2.6.30
--
Peripheral
Dynamic Inc.
Eight files in
library
Citizen Printer
for OVO
1.0.0.6
--
Citizen Mico
Human
Tech
openChrome
Video Driver
0.2.900-7.e15
--
openChrome
eGalax
Touchscreen
Driver
2.03.1712 (32
bit) Kernel 2.6
--
eGalax
PDI Scanner
Driver and
Libraries for
OVO
libvbscore.so.1.3.0
libpdiproc.so.1.2.1
libomrcore.so.1.2.4
libimgcore.so.1.3.0
libPDIScan.so.6.3.14
pdi_ps3_drv_scanner.ko
--
Peripheral
Dynamic Inc.
Five files in library
FVWM Desktop
Window
Manager
2.4.19
--
FVWM
RXTX - Library
and Jar for serial
printer
2.1-7r2
--
RXTX
System Limitations
This table depicts the limits the system has been tested and certified to meet.
Characteristic
Limiting
Component
Limit
Comment
Maximum Elections
BLM
8
Maximum Precincts in Election
BLM
2000
Maximum Splits per Precinct
BLM
9
Maximum Districts
BLM
400
Maximum Contest per District
BLM
20
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Characteristic
Limiting
Component
Limit
Comment
Maximum Parties
BLM
24
Maximum Parties in Primary
BLM
12
Maximum Parties w/ Straight Ticket
BLM
12
Maximum District Types
BLM
25
Maximum Languages
BLM
10
Maximum Ballot Styles per Election
BLM
400
Maximum Contest per Election
BLM
150
There are 150 possible places
for contest. However due to
ballot constraints a maximum
of 81 will fit with single
candidates for each.
Maximum Measures per Election
BLM
30
Maximum Instruction Blocks per
Election
BLM
5
Maximum Headers per Election
BLM
50
Maximum Candidates per Contest
BLM
120
Maximum Vote for N of M
BLM
25
Maximum Ballots per OVO
BLM
5000
Maximum Card Stock Size
BLM
8.5 x 11, 14,
17, 19 & 21
(Simplex &
Duplex)
Maximum Ballot positions (8.5 x 11)
without Rank Choice Voting
BLM
228
Limit
Maximum Ballot positions (8.5 x 14)
without Rank Choice Voting
BLM
300
Limit
Maximum Ballot positions (8.5 x 17)
without Rank Choice Voting
BLM
372
Limit
Maximum Ballot positions (8.5 x 19)
without Rank Choice Voting
BLM
420
Limit
Maximum Ballot positions (8.5 x 21)
without Rank Choice Voting
BLM
468
Limit
Maximum Ballot positions (8.5 x 11)
with Rank Choice Voting
BLM
456
Limit
Maximum Ballot positions (8.5 x 14)
with Rank Choice Voting
BLM
600
Limit
Maximum Ballot positions (8.5 x 17)
with Rank Choice Voting
BLM
744
Limit
Maximum Ballot positions (8.5 x 19)
with Rank Choice Voting
BLM
840
Limit
Maximum Ballot positions (8.5 x 21)
with Rank Choice Voting
BLM
936
Limit
Maximum Ballot Style per OVO
BLM
30/9/10
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Characteristic
Limiting
Component
Limit
Comment
Maximum Ballots Processed (Ballot
Box)
Ballot Box
2500
Maximum Units Simultaneously
Loading
Election
Server
20
Maximum Precincts initialized per
OVO
OVO
30
Maximum Precincts initialized per
OVO in Early Voting
OVO
All
Functionality
2005 VVSG Supported Functionality Declaration
Feature/Characteristic
Yes/No
Comment
Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails
VVPAT
No
Not Applicable
Accessibility
Forward Approach
Yes
Parallel (Side) Approach
Yes
Closed Primary
Primary: Closed
Yes
Open Primary
Primary: Open Standard (provide definition of how supported)
Yes
Separate ballotstyles
for each party
Primary: Open Blanket (provide definition of how supported)
No
Partisan & Non-Partisan:
Partisan & Non-Partisan: Vote for 1 of N race
Yes
Partisan & Non-Partisan: Multi-member (“vote for N of M”) board
races
Yes
Partisan & Non-Partisan: “vote for 1” race with a single candidate
and write-in voting
Yes
Partisan & Non-Partisan “vote for 1” race with no declared
candidates and write-in voting
Yes
Write-In Voting:
Write-in Voting: System default is a voting position identified for
write-ins.
Yes
Write-in Voting: Without selecting a write in position.
No
Write-in: With No Declared Candidates
Yes
Write-in: Identification of write-ins for resolution at central count
Yes
Primary Presidential Delegation Nominations & Slates:
Primary Presidential Delegation Nominations: Displayed delegate
slates for each presidential party
Yes
Slate & Group Voting: one selection votes the slate.
No
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Feature/Characteristic
Yes/No
Comment
Ballot Rotation:
Rotation of Names within an Office; define all supported rotation
methods for location on the ballot and vote tabulation/reporting
Yes
Top to Bottom,
Bottom to Top
rotation. Either for
whole contest or
within party in
contest.
Straight Party Voting:
Straight Party: A single selection for partisan races in a general
election
Yes
Straight Party: Vote for each candidate individually
Yes
Straight Party: Modify straight party selections with crossover votes
Yes
Straight Party: A race without a candidate for one party
Yes
Straight Party: “N of M race (where “N”>1)
Yes
Straight Party: Excludes a partisan contest from the straight party
selection
Yes
Cross-Party Endorsement:
Cross party endorsements, multiple parties endorse one candidate.
No
Split Precincts:
Split Precincts: Multiple ballot styles
Yes
Split Precincts: P & M system support splits with correct contests and
ballot identification of each split
Yes
Split Precincts: DRE matches voter to all applicable races.
No
Not Applicable
Split Precincts: Reporting of voter counts (# of voters) to the precinct
split level; Reporting of vote totals is to the precinct level
Yes
Vote N of M:
Vote for N of M: Counts each selected candidate, if the maximum is
not exceeded.
Yes
Vote for N of M: Invalidates all candidates in an overvote (paper)
Yes
Recall Issues, with options:
Recall Issues with Options: Simple Yes/No with separate
race/election. (Vote Yes or No Question)
Yes
Recall Issues with Options: Retain is the first option, Replacement
candidate for the second or more options (Vote 1 of M)
No
Recall Issues with Options: Two contests with access to a second
contest conditional upon a specific vote in contest one. (Must vote
Yes to vote in 2
nd
contest.)
No
Recall Issues with Options: Two contests with access to a second
contest conditional upon any vote in contest one. (Must vote Yes to
vote in 2
nd
contest.)
No
Cumulative Voting
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Feature/Characteristic
Yes/No
Comment
Cumulative Voting: Voters are permitted to cast, as many votes as
there are seats to be filled for one or more candidates. Voters are not
limited to giving only one vote to a candidate. Instead, they can put
multiple votes on one or more candidate.
No
Ranked Order Voting
Ranked Order Voting: Voters can write in a ranked vote.
Yes
Ranked Order Voting: A ballot stops being counting when all ranked
choices have been eliminated
Yes
Ranked Order Voting: A ballot with a skipped rank counts the vote
for the next rank.
Yes
Ranked Order Voting: Voters rank candidates in a contest in order of
choice. A candidate receiving a majority of the first choice votes
wins. If no candidate receives a majority of first choice votes, the last
place candidate is deleted, each ballot cast for the deleted candidate
counts for the second choice candidate listed on the ballot. The
process of eliminating the last place candidate and recounting the
ballots continues until one candidate receives a majority of the vote
Yes
Ranked Order Voting: A ballot with two choices ranked the same,
stops being counted at the point of two similarly ranked choices.
Yes
Ranked Order Voting: The total number of votes for two or more
candidates with the least votes is less than the votes of the candidate
with the next highest number of votes, the candidates with the least
votes are eliminated simultaneously and their votes transferred to
the next-ranked continuing candidate.
No
Support simultaneous
elimination of two
candidates, but votes
transferred to next
rank.
Provisional or Challenged Ballots
Provisional/Challenged Ballots: A voted provisional ballots is
identified but not included in the tabulation, but can be added in the
central count.
Yes
Manually
Provisional/Challenged Ballots: A voted provisional ballots is
included in the tabulation, but is identified and can be subtracted in
the central count
Yes
Manual Adjustment
Provisional/Challenged Ballots: Provisional ballots maintain the
secrecy of the ballot.
Yes
Overvotes (must support for specific type of voting system)
Overvotes: P & M: Overvote invalidates the vote. Define how
overvotes are counted.
Yes
Overvotes: DRE: Prevented from or requires correction of
overvoting.
No
Not Applicable
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Feature/Characteristic
Yes/No
Comment
Overvotes: If a system does not prevent overvotes, it must count
them. Define how overvotes are counted.
Yes
Votes are invalidated
but overvotes are
recorded and
available in
over/under report
Overvotes: DRE systems that provide a method to data enter
absentee votes must account for overvotes.
No
Not Applicable
Undervotes
Undervotes: System counts undervotes cast for accounting purposes
Yes
Blank Ballots
Totally Blank Ballots: Any blank ballot alert is tested.
Yes
Totally Blank Ballots: If blank ballots are not immediately processed,
there must be a provision to recognize and accept them
Yes
Totally Blank Ballots: If operators can access a blank ballot, there
must be a provision for resolution.
Yes
Networking
Wide Area Network – Use of Modems
No
Wide Area Network – Use of Wireless
No
Local Area Network – Use of TCP/IP
Yes
For election loading,
results upload to
central tabulation
Local Area Network – Use of Infrared
No
Local Area Network – Use of Wireless
No
FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module
No
Used as (if applicable):
Precinct counting device
Yes
Central counting device
Yes
Baseline Certification Engineering Change Order’s (ECO)
This table depicts the ECO’s certified with the voting system:
Change ID
Date
Component
Description
Inclusion
EAC# 1002
8/29/2011
OVO/OVI
Change in AC/DC part number
Mandatory
EAC# 1004
10/13/2011
OVO/OVI
Add Power Supply
Optional
EAC# 1005
8/29/2011
OVI
Changes to the thermal head and the cutter
unit for the TSP700II
Optional
EAC# 1006
8/29/2011
OVI
Update the part number for the TSP700II
thermal printer cutter unit
Optional
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Change ID
Date
Component
Description
Inclusion
EAC# 1007
9/29/2011
OVO/OVI
Added an additional flash drive to the
approved list. STEC Industrial Grade USB
Flash Drive, 1GB, P/N SLUFD1GU2TU
Optional
EAC# 1008
10/13/2011
OVO/OVI
Added an alternate power supply
Optional
EAC# 1009
9/9/2009
OVO/OVI
Western Digital 3200AAKX 320GB SATA
added
Optional
ECO#16865
8/29/2011
OVO/OVO
Updates to the build of materials
Mandatory
ECO#16869
7/16/2011
OVO/OVI
Jetway J7F2WE1G5S-OC-LF motherboard
added
Optional
ECO#16870
9/29/2011
OVO
Multiple changes to drawings
Mandatory
ECO#16871
9/29/2011
OVI
Spacer removed between motherboard and
PC case
Mandatory
ECO#16877
12/13/2011
OVO
Additional ballot box
Optional
IR 00515
9/29/2011
OVI
Changes made to PC box
Optional
IR 00552
12/9/2009
OVI
15 inch screen added to OVI
Optional
CFAC 1001
9/26/2011
OVO/OVI
Modified configuration file xorg.conf to set
screen resolution to enforced appropriate
resolution
Mandatory