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EAC's July 2023 VVSG 2.0 Errata Document

The errata document's date, stated non-substantive scope, and page-and-requirement table.

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What matters now

  • The EAC's July 10, 2023 errata document lists VVSG 2.0 corrections in a separate document.
  • The errata document is dated July 10, 2023, and was prepared by the EAC.
  • Errata cover only non-substantive errors that don't change a requirement's core meaning.
  • Corrections are listed in a table referencing specific requirement IDs like 1.1.4-E and 1.1.8-A.

The cited EAC document is titled “VVSG 2.0 - Errata,” dated July 10, 2023, and prepared by the Election Assistance Commission. It lists corrections in a separate errata document.

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Key points

  • The July 10, 2023 errata document lists corrections to VVSG 2.0 in a separate document.
  • The errata document is dated July 10, 2023, and is prepared by the EAC.
  • The document explicitly limits its own scope to “non-substantive errors that do not affect the core meaning of a statement or requirement.”
  • Corrections are organized in a table with “Page | Requirement” columns, referencing specific requirement identifiers such as 1.1.4-E, 1.1.6-H, and 1.1.8-A.

Here is what the record shows in more detail:

What the errata document is

The title block identifies the document as “VVSG 2.0 - Errata,” dated July 10, 2023, and prepared by the EAC (EAC VVSG 2.0 Errata).

What the errata document covers

The document states its own scope directly: “This document contains errata for the adopted the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines Version 2.0 (VVSG 2.0), as adopted by the United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) on February 10, 2021. Errata described in this document are non-substantive errors that do not affect the core meaning of a statement or requirement.” (EAC, VVSG 2.0 Errata, July 10, 2023). In other words, the errata mechanism is reserved for corrections that do not change what a requirement actually means or requires.

How corrections are organized

The errata document presents its corrections in a table structured by “Page | Requirement,” with rows pointing to specific requirement identifiers such as “1.1.4-E,” “1.1.6-H,” and “1.1.8-A” (EAC, VVSG 2.0 Errata, July 10, 2023). This structure lets a reader locate which specific page and requirement in VVSG 2.0 a given correction relates to.

What this article does not answer

This article does not describe what any individual correction in the errata table actually changes — it confirms only that the table organizes corrections by page and requirement identifier, not the substance of any specific row. It also does not address whether the EAC has issued any errata for VVSG 2.0 after July 10, 2023; the verified record here is limited to the document dated that day, and no claim is made about corrections issued before or after it.

https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/VVSG%202.0%20Errata%2007.10.23.pdf

Sources
  1. EAC VVSG 2.0 Errata (July 10, 2023)
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