1. The OASIS Election & Voter Services Technical Committee Progress Report John Borras Chair Technical Committee COE e-Voting Review Meeting Madrid 16 October 2008 www.oasis-open.org

2. Development of EML (Election Markup Language)  OASIS TC History Formed March 2001 Chair since Aug 2001- UK Gov’t (currently Ministry of Justice)  Committee Membership Governments, Corporations, Election Services providers, Academia

3. The Challenge  It is extremely unlikely that in the future elections will not have some e-enabled component(s). It’s probably more a question of how many components and when they are introduced. But there are still many concerns to be allayed and a good deal of confidence that needs to be built before e-voting becomes the norm.  Standards are the base on which to build future e- enabled elections that will be trustworthy, open and creditable.

4. EML Deliverables  Process and Data Requirements Outlines voting processes Identifies data requirements Contains glossary of terms Addresses security issues  XML Schemas Overview of approach taken in preparing the schemas 38 Individual schemas  White Paper – The Case for EML

5. Current and Future TC work  Version 5.0 approved in Dec ‘07  Awaiting approval as an ISO Standard  Compiling list of changes for inclusion in next version  Provide more advice and guidance on implementation issues  Assist with national localizations  Develop compliance accreditation processes  Ongoing enhancements to accommodate any changes in voting policies/legislation

6. ISO/JTC1 Approval  Submitted by OASIS to ISO under PAS arrangements  Formal ballot by JTC1 voting members (40) 44 observers without voting rights  Approval requires two-thirds majority of the voting members in favour and not more than one-quarter of the total number of votes cast against  Timescale – 2 months ballot, awaiting start date

7. ISO/JTC1 Voting Members CountryOrganisation AZERBAIJANAZSTAND BELGIUMIBN CZECH REPUBLICCSNI DENMARKDS FINLANDSFS FRANCEAFNOR GERMANYDIN IRELANDNSAI ITALYUNI MALTAMSA NETHERLANDSNEN NORWAYNSF SLOVENIASIST SPAINAENOR SWITZERLANDSNV UNITED KINGDOMBSI

8. ISO/JTC1 Non-voting Members CountryOrganisation AUSTRIAON BULGARIABDS CROATIAHZN CYPRUSCYS ESTONIAEVS GREECEELOT ICELANDSTRI LUXEMBOURGLXMBRG POLANDPKN PORTUGALIPQ ROMANIAASRO RUSSIAGOST R SLOVAKIAUNMS SWEDENSIS UKRAINEDSTU SERBIATCVN

9. Take-up  UK election modernisation programme  Flemish local elections  USA Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC) draft Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) encourages suppliers to use EML  Australian General Election  California State Elections  EU e-Poll project  Misc – EU Suppliers, USA VIP Project

10. Summary  Technology will not go away; future generations will demand its use  Standards are the base on which to build future e-enabled elections that will be trustworthy, open and creditable  EML is the recognised international open standard  With your help we can evolve it to meet the challenges ahead  Help us achieve ISO approval please

11. John Borras johnaborras@yahoo.co.uk OASIS TC www.oasis- open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=election johnaborras@yahoo.co.uk