United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Commerce Department National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) author aut Government Organization Dziurlaj, John. author aut text government publication eng GOVPUB Executive Agency Publications executive 2023-10-27 Commerce Department 2022-08-01 monographic deposited born digital 39 digital object pages C 13. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GOVPUB-C13-ae12776fa8c19d1973e786ae6bb3655d P0b002ee1c1bb3980 on1389890417 (OCoLC)1389890417 DGPO 2023-10-27 2026-06-27 GOVPUB-C13-ae12776fa8c19d1973e786ae6bb3655d machine generated eng fdlp C13 GOVPUB-C13-ae12776fa8c19d1973e786ae6bb3655d ae12776fa8c19d1973e786ae6bb3655d GOVPUB NIST Grant-Contract Reports NOTE: THE “DATE ISSUED” ABOVE MAY DEFAULT TO JANUARY 1ST OF A GIVEN YEAR. TO THE VIEW THE MOST ACCURATE DATE OF ISSUE, REVIEW THE TITLE PAGE OF THE PUBLICATION. This series reports work of an outside person or organization working under grant or contract from NIST whose contract report has sufficient technical merit to be made publicly available. National Institute of Standards and Technology Commerce Department. National Institute of Standards and Technology. 2022 2022-08-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GOVPUB-C13-ae12776fa8c19d1973e786ae6bb3655d https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-C13-ae12776fa8c19d1973e786ae6bb3655d/pdf/GOVPUB-C13-ae12776fa8c19d1973e786ae6bb3655d.pdf Ballot printing systems Ballot scanners Common data format Election technology Elections Electronic poll books Interoperability Voting Voting systems Dziurlaj, John. creator Dziurlaj, John. National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.) Information Technology Laboratory mdu U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology 2022-08-01. monographic 1 online resource (39 pages) : illustrations (color) text technical report eng There is currently no common data format for ballot styles and associated use-cases. This white paper investigates this and other potential interoperability gaps within the voting system in a holistic manner, by considering previous voting interoperability work and how it fits within thirteen key functions of a voting system. Gap analysis is performed by identifying data flows that cross functions, functions that might cross component boundaries and thus may significantly benefit from common data interfaces. Each data flow identified as significant for interoperability is treated in detail, describing the potential benefits of supporting interoperable interfaces in voting system components and a roadmap to their development. The gap analysis shows lack of support for data flows that involve ballot data, particularly ballot styles. These gaps preclude effective componentization of voting system devices such as ballot marking devices, election management systems and scanners. Identified solutions include standardization of ballot components, such as barcodes, and development of a ballot styles common data format. John Dziurlaj. August 2022. Title from PDF title page (viewed January 4, 2023). Includes bibliographical references. Approved by the NIST Editorial Review Board on 2022-03-01 SB1341-15-CQ-0010/1333ND20FN770201 Mode of access: World Wide Web. Systems requirements: Adobe Acrobat PDF reader. Voting Elections Common data format Election technology Ballot printing systems Ballot scanners Electronic poll books Interoperability Voting systems https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.22-034