SLI Compliance® provides Election Technology Testing and a full range of Election Support Services. From voting manufacturers to election jurisdictions – we're here to help you achieve your compliance goals.

Federal Voting System Certification Testing

When it comes to Voting System Testing, SLI Compliance assures your test engagement receives the high-quality testing rigor required to meet today’s federal and state standards.  Having been at the forefront of the voting system testing industry for more than 15 years, we provide an extensive knowledge of industry standards.

Federal Voting System Certification Testing (ESTEP)

On December 4, 2023, EAC Commissioners voted unanimously to formally adopt ESTEP as a permanent part of the agency. ESTEP aims to establish requirements and guidelines specific to election technologies that are not covered under the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG), which includes electronic poll books (EPBs), electronic ballot delivery (EBD) systems, election night reporting (ENR) systems, and voter registration (VR) portals and databases.

For more information on the ESTEP program, visit https://www.eac.gov/estep-program

Voting System Testing Services

As an independent test lab, SLI Compliance provides a full range of voting system compliance testing services to jurisdictions, both in the United States and worldwide, and to voting system manufacturers requiring testing to state specific standards.  This includes identifying non-compliance with State laws and regulations. We have extensive experience with all variations of voting systems, components, and configurations from the majority of top voting system manufacturers in the US and international markets. SLI Compliance provides in-depth independent testing and technical analysis on:

Election Support Services

SLI Compliance understands the importance of election security. So, in addition to voting system and election technology compliance testing, SLI Compliance offers independent end to end election support services to help ensure your elections run securely.  Leveraging our extensive knowledge of voting system industry standards, election processes and software security practices can help to improve and maintain voter confidence in your jurisdiction. Our support of election systems and technologies services include:

Why SLI Compliance?

  • SLI Compliance has been an Independent Test Authority (ITA) since the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) first established an ITA certification program in 2001.
  • SLI Compliance is accredited under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (NVLAP Lab Code 200733-0: TESTING).
  • SLI Compliance is accredited by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) as a Voting System Test Laboratory (VSTL).
  • SLI VSTL staff maintain security and internationally recognized software testing certifications.

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Helping to ensure elections are reliable, accurate,
secure and transparent. That’s SLI.

For more information on SLI Compliance’s U.S. Election Assistance Commission Accreditation, please visit: https://www.eac.gov/voting-equipment/voting-system-test-laboratories-vstl/sli-compliance-division-gaming-laboratories.

SLI Compliance also serves as a member of the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Council (EI SCC), lead by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

For more information regarding the EI SCC, please visit:

Government Facilities Sector | CISA

Government Facilities – Election Infrastructure Charters and Membership | CISA

Elections – Critical Infrastructure | U.S. Election Assistance Commission (eac.gov)

 

   

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