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ElectionGuard, an open-source software kit Microsoft launched last year<\/a>, gives voters the ability to confirm that their ballots are counted accurately. In jurisdictions using the software, voters will receive unique codes \u2014 which don\u2019t reveal their choices \u2014 that can be tracked online as their ballots are processed and counted. Tom Burt, Microsoft’s vice president for customer security and trust, likened it to a \u2018\u201ctamper-proof bottle\u201d in a May interview with NPR.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the success of ElectionGuard is dependent on voting-machine manufacturers incorporating the software kit into their equipment. So far, two of the largest vendors of voting equipment \u2014 Elections Systems & Software and Hart Intercivic\u00a0\u2014 have worked with Microsoft.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ElectionGuard, an open-source software kit Microsoft launched last year, gives voters the ability to confirm that their ballots are counted accurately. In jurisdictions using the software, voters will receive unique codes \u2014 which don\u2019t reveal their choices \u2014 that can be tracked online as their ballots are processed and counted. 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