“Arizona Senate Takes Major Step Towards Election Integrity: Makes Source Code, Ballot Images, Chain of Custody Documents, and Log Files Publicly Available”

Yesterday, the Arizona Senate Elections Committee voted to pass a state resolution that would ban the use of foreign voting machines and require source code, ballot images, chain of custody documents, and log files to be made public. This resolution, if approved by the Secretary of State, would ensure that all levels of production for voting machines occur in the United States, providing transparency for citizens in the state.

Notably, the resolution bypasses the governor’s office and goes directly to the Secretary of State. According to Senator Wendy Rogers, the US Constitution gives State Legislatures plenary authority to oversee elections and they do not need approval from the Governor for this law to take effect.

The amendment was proposed by Senator Sonny Borrelli and passed with five Republicans in favor and three Democrats against. It requires that all components of the voting system be designed, manufactured, integrated and assembled in the United States from trusted suppliers, using trusted processes accredited by the Defense Microelectronics Activity as prescribed by the United States Department of Defense. It also requires the source code used in any computerized voting machine for federal elections to be made available to the public and for the ballot images and system log files from each tabulator to be posted on the Secretary of State’s website free