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The OASIS Election & Voter Services
Technical Committee
Progress Report
John Borras Chair Technical Committee
COE e-Voting Review Meeting Madrid 16 October 2008
www.oasis-open.org
Development of EML (Election Markup Language)
OASIS TC History
• Formed March 2001
• Chair since Aug 2001- UK Gov’t (currently Ministry of Justice)
Committee Membership
• Governments, Corporations, Election Services providers, Academia
The Challenge
It is extremely unlikely that in the future elections will not have some e-enabled component(s). It’s probably more a question of how many components and when they are introduced. But there are still many concerns to be allayed and a good deal of confidence that needs to be built before e-voting becomes the norm.
Standards are the base on which to build future e-enabled elections that will be trustworthy, open and creditable.
EML Deliverables
Process and Data Requirements• Outlines voting processes• Identifies data requirements• Contains glossary of terms• Addresses security issues
XML Schemas• Overview of approach taken in preparing the
schemas• 38 Individual schemas
White Paper – The Case for EML
Current and Future TC work
Version 5.0 approved in Dec ‘07 Awaiting approval as an ISO Standard Compiling list of changes for inclusion in next
version Provide more advice and guidance on
implementation issues Assist with national localizations Develop compliance accreditation processes Ongoing enhancements to accommodate any
changes in voting policies/legislation
ISO/JTC1 Approval
Submitted by OASIS to ISO under PAS arrangements
Formal ballot by JTC1 voting members (40)• 44 observers without voting rights
Approval requires two-thirds majority of the voting members in favour and not more than one-quarter of the total number of votes cast against
Timescale – 2 months ballot, awaiting start date
ISO/JTC1 Voting MembersCountry Organisation
AZERBAIJAN AZSTAND
BELGIUM IBN
CZECH REPUBLIC CSNI
DENMARK DS
FINLAND SFS
FRANCE AFNOR
GERMANY DIN
IRELAND NSAI
ITALY UNI
MALTA MSA
NETHERLANDS NEN
NORWAY NSF
SLOVENIA SIST
SPAIN AENOR
SWITZERLAND SNV
UNITED KINGDOM BSI
ISO/JTC1 Non-voting MembersCountry Organisation
AUSTRIA ON
BULGARIA BDS
CROATIA HZN
CYPRUS CYS
ESTONIA EVS
GREECE ELOT
ICELAND STRI
LUXEMBOURG LXMBRG
POLAND PKN
PORTUGAL IPQ
ROMANIA ASRO
RUSSIA GOST R
SLOVAKIA UNMS
SWEDEN SIS
UKRAINE DSTU
SERBIA TCVN
Take-up UK election modernisation programme Flemish local elections USA Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC)
draft Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) encourages suppliers to use EML
Australian General Election California State Elections EU e-Poll project Misc – EU Suppliers, USA VIP Project
Summary Technology will not go away; future
generations will demand its use Standards are the base on which to build
future e-enabled elections that will be trustworthy, open and creditable
EML is the recognised international open standard
With your help we can evolve it to meet the challenges ahead
Help us achieve ISO approval please
