August 26, 2025

How to Implement Verification Programs for Your Election Office

While voting machines often take the spotlight when it comes to election technology, the other key tools that support our elections rarely get the same attention from the public. From electronic pollbooks and voter registration databases to election night reporting tools, these systems quietly determine who can vote, where they vote, and how results are conveyed to the public. Together, they form the digital infrastructure that election officials use to hold up U.S. democracy.

These tools are online and exposed to the same threats faced by other internet-accessible critical infrastructure. The RABET-V program was created to help public officials and technology providers adapt, respond, and stay ahead. The program began as a solution to verifying non-voting election technology and has expanded to become an independent verification and validation solution for any enterprise technology.

Join The Elections Group at noon ET on Tuesday, August 26, for a conversation about verification programs with Grace Gordon, a member of the RABET-V program administration team at The Turnout; Matt Bernhard, Director of Security and Special Products at Enhanced Voting; Brian Leach, Chief Information Officer of the South Carolina State Election Commission; and Traci Mapps, Vice President of Voting at SLI Compliance.

The group will discuss RABET-V’s origins and future, how it was built for and with election officials, why it differs from traditional certification programs, the security implications for technology providers, and why continuous, flexible verification matters more than ever.