Review of the House of Representative Electronic Voting System

To provide technical assistance in identifying any electronic or mechanical problem with the computerized House of Representatives' Electronic Voting System, GAO performed the following: an inspection of the equipment and its environment, an evaluation of its hardware and software, a review of the information developed by the House Information Systems staff regarding potential technical problems with the system, a review of the system's documentation, an evaluation of the operational procedures used to insure system reliability, a review of the controls over the production and issuance of identification cards to members of the House, and a review of the security and operational controls of the computer center. In addition, the system's equipment was tested and validated while in operation, control reports provided by the voting system were analyzed, and information was obtained from officials responsible for operating the voting system and controlling admission to the House chamber.