Ginny Badanes, Director of Strategic Projects, from Microsoft's Defending Democracy program joins Sean to discuss a one of kind and very large municipal run and operated election system developed by Los Angeles RR/CC called Voting Solutions for All People (VSAP). They have successes and setbacks. Being owned and operated by the county, the effort has some operational similarities to ElectionGuard.
More information on the subject:
- https://lavote.net/docs/rrcc/board-correspondence/VSAP-Board-Report.pdf?v=2&source=email
- https://www.lavote.net/Documents/vsap/vsap_project_report_070910.pdf
- http://vsap.lavote.net/principles/
- http://vsap.lavote.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/VSAP-Phase-III-Report.pdf
- http://vsap.lavote.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/RFP_PHASE_2.pdf
- https://votingsystems.cdn.sos.ca.gov/vendors/LAC/lac-vsap-use-proc.pdf
- https://lavote.net/docs/rrcc/news-releases/03032020_vote-center-open.pdf
- https://kmph.com/news/local/technical-issues-lead-to-long-lines-for-california-voters
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-04/los-angeles-county-supervisors-demand-answers-voting-problems-lines
- https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/3/3/21163700/los-angeles-california-voting-machines-technical-flaws
- https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/decision-2020/voting-system-la-county-election-super-tuesday-vote/2322693/
contributors: Ginny Badanes, Sean Roberts
