ROronbenton·Nov 16, 2025Submission
VotingWorks open source election system
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vxsuite
TypeScript2022–2025
votingworks / vxsuite
vxsuite
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4 sources> * Goes to find a Tylenol
Watch out that you don't catch the autism :) /s
> [1] https://github.com/votingworks/vxsuite/blob/main/Cargo.lock
> [2] https://github.com/votingworks/vxsuite/blob/main/pnpm-lock.y...
These files are actually cursed and I want all drives that contain their data destroyed with acid. But I have a slight feeling other voting software isn't really any better, even though in theory it should be relatively simple software in the grand scheme of things.
In Public trust demands open-source voting systems* Opens Github repo
* Opens Cargo.lock [1] and pnpm-lock.yaml [2]
* Closes Cargo.lock and pnpm-lock.yaml
* Goes to find a Tylenol
At least with open source we can see the sausage getting made...
[1] https://github.com/votingworks/vxsuite/blob/main/Cargo.lock
[2] https://github.com/votingworks/vxsuite/blob/main/pnpm-lock.y...
In Public trust demands open-source voting systemsYou can see the source code on github https://github.com/votingworks/vxsuite
Looks to be TypeScript running on node. They have an embedded kiosk browser.
In New Hampshire set to pilot voting machines that use software everyone can see