Independent Testing Authority (ITA)
Independent Testing Authority (ITA): Deprecated, replaced by Voting System Testing Laboratory.
Also known as: ITA
Definition
Deprecated, replaced by Voting System Testing Laboratory. Organization certified by the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) to perform qualification testing.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
Replaced by “accredited testing laboratories” and “test labs.” Previous usage referred to independent testing organizations accredited by NASED to test voting system qualifications.
- Definition 3
(deprecated) A “provider of engineering, te sting or evaluation services, certified by the National Association of State Electi on Directors as qualified to conduct
- Definition 4
An Independent Testing Authority (ITA) is a laboratory that tests a vendor's voting system to make sure it follows either the Federal Election Commission's 1990 or 2002 standards. Current ITA's include Wyle Laboratories (hardware only), SysTest Labs, LLC (hardware and software) and CIBER, Inc. (software only). ITA testing is paid for by the vendors and access to the results of ITA testing is often limited to the vendor whose product is being tested.
- Definition 5
Independent Testing Authority