In its 2005 Election Observer Mission report on Venezuela, the European Union says that Smartmatic’s source code is “not made available for public scrutiny and no independent audits have been conducted on any part of the electronic voting system.” (p. 25)
Source:
1. eeas.europa.eu/missions/finalreportenversion
1. Is it ethical for election officials to use software that cannot be audited by independent and trusted third parties?
2. Do the international election observers’ statements confirm that the electoral software belongs to the Venezuelan regime and cannot be marketed by third parties?
3. Why does Smartmatic market and deliver updates of Venezuelan regime-owned software to its international customers?
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