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Voluntary Voting 

System Guidelines

VVSG 2.0 - Errata

Requirements for the Voluntary Voting System 

Guidelines 2.0 - Errata

July 10, 2023

Prepared by the Election Assistance Commission
VVSG 2.0 Errata July 10, 2023

Introduction

This document contains errata for the adopted the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines Version 

2.0 (VVSG 2.0), as adopted by the United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) on

February 10, 2021. Errata described in this document are non-substantive errors that do not 

affect the core meaning of a statement or requirement. 

Errors and Corrections

Page Requirement Error Correction

9 Introduction

“... testing to verifying 

whether the voting systems 

have satisfied the VVSG 2.0

requirements”

“... testing to verify whether the 

voting systems have satisfied the 

VVSG 2.0 requirements”

9 Introduction “...a baseline set

or requirements”

“...a baseline set

of requirements”

12

Implications for 

Networking 

and Remote 

Ballot Marking 

“...whereas the associated and 

requirements were created 

developed to ensure that

....”

“... whereas the associated 

requirements were developed to 

ensure that...”

16 Principle 11 Does not require role-based 

access control (RBAC)

Requires role-based access control 

(RBAC)

18

Organization 

and Structure 

of VVSG 2.0 

Requirements

“... the principles and

guidelines they are most 

applicable to...”

“.... the principles and

guidelines to which they are most 

applicable...”

37 1.1.4-E "... used in a partisan primary 

election. to the voter..."

"... used in a partisan primary 

election, to the voter..."

47 1.1.6-H “• the size, shape, orientation, 

and darkness of the mark; “ Removed 

49 1.1.8-A "...Implantation statement..." " ...Implementation statement..." 

65 Principle 2

" ... best practices. are 

designed to provide 

transparency. "

" ... best practices and designed to 

provide transparency. “

75 2.3-D

“Voting system software must 

not contain hard-coded, 

including the use of: “

“Voting system software must not 

contain hard-coded:”

79 2.5.2-A.2 "Whitelisted" "Allowlisted"

179 Principle 9 “...software can be detected and 

rectified”

“ ...software can be detected and 

rectified.”

179 Principle 9 “... ballet selections cannot be

undetectably altered...”

“ ...ballot selections cannot be

undetectably altered...”
VVSG 2.0 Errata July 10, 2023

Page Requirement Error Correction

183 9.1.3-A “• Voter-facing scanners...” “Voter-facing scanners...”

185 9.1.5-D 

“...the voting system must agree 

with the selections made by the 

voter...”

“...the voting system must match

the selections made by the voter...”

188 9.1.6-D

“... ballot selection verification

1. A cryptographic E2E verifiable 

voting system documentation 

must include: the

method ...”

“... ballot selection verification. A 

cryptographic E2E verifiable voting 

system documentation must include:

1. The method...”

200 10.2.2-B “... order in which ballots votes 

are cast.” “... order in which ballots are cast.”

216 11.3.2-E “This requirement extends by 

restricting ...”

“This requirement extends 

[VVSG2005] I.7.2.1.2-e by 

restricting...”

238 14.1-A “...must contain a risk 

assessment” “...must contain a risk assessment.”

245 14.3-B “...supplier impact analysis” “... supplier impact analysis.”