OSDV.org is an organization concerned with digital voting technology.
Open Source Digital Voting Foundation
The Open Source Digital Voting Foundation ( OSDV ) is a community that includes technology and policy experts who have come together in order to address the lack of technical guidelines and specifications for determining high-assurance, high-veracity digital voting devices. Founded by E. John Sebes and Gregory Miller after the 2006 midterm elections and the resulting voting controversies, OSDV is a 501.c.3 public benefit corporation and pending California public benefits trust. The Foundation is working in a meritocratic fashion, applying open source development methods and principles to develop -- from the ground up -- trustworthy digital voting technology. All resulting work is held in the public trust and is publicly available without any royalty fees. OSDV projects, like most open source projects, are done by a volunteer community of developers and other experts. OSDV strives to be completely transparent and its processes are available for public review, comment, and participation.
The flagship effort of the OSDV Foundation is the TrustTheVote project, which currently has four major components:
- Digital Voter Registration Service;
- Online AIGA Compliant Ballot Design Studio;
- Ballot Casting & Counting Platform; and
- Election Management Services.
Open Source Nature of the Project
The open source nature of the project makes it possible for developers to contribute constructively to the building of something that will be open for use without any charge and for the public benefit. This means that all efforts and results (guidelines, tools, software, etc.) are openly discussed and people work on them in a collaborative and meritocratic way. The work of the developers and other contributors are organized on OSDV's wiki.
Manifesto
"The deplorable state of U.S. voting technology and adoption thereof has motivated the OSDV manifesto, “Lectio Reformo” – a phrase we’ve very loosely coined from Latin to suggest “reforming elections."
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Joining Open Source Digital Voting Foundation
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OSDV encourages participation from people with a wide range of backgrounds and experience. Volunteers usually work on a variety of tasks including: developing OSDV product, reviewing the work, coordinating, planning, endorsing, or helping to get the word out about OSDV. The process of joining OSDV is very simple. People can join the effort by filling out a contact form which allows the OSDV team to follow up with them to discuss their areas of interest and how they can contribute. Alternatively, if somebody does not want to volunteer, they can still support OSDV by becoming a member. Specifically, people can contribute to OSDV in four major areas: |
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- Developer Community members work on the product as an author or reviewer and are involved in the activities of the OSDV's Labs.
- Outreach Team members perform a variety of tasks related to communications, government relations, public events, and programs. Find out more.
- Service Supporters assist OSDV in fields like web site management, graphic design, and the blogoshpere. See Service Contribution Opportunities for more information.
- Financial Supporters are welcomed with contributions of any size!
Contact Info
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Useful Links
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External Links
- Alexa: OSDV.org
- WHOIS for OSDV.org
