Election System Security: CISA Guidelines and the Architecture Behind Voting Infrastructure

VVSG 2.0

EAC Voluntary Voting System Guidelines version approved Feb 2021 â€” the standard most current systems are not yet certified to

The Election Assistance Commission's Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 2.0, approved February 2021, defines the security, accessibility, and auditability requirements for voting systems in federal elections. CISA's election security guidelines â€” particularly the Protecting America's Elections publication and the #Protect2026 initiative â€” establish additional requirements for voter registration systems, election night reporting systems, and the network architecture connecting them. The engineering decisions that determine election system resilience involve air-gapping requirements, post-election audit architecture, and the voter registration system security controls that CISA has identified as the highest-priority attack surface.

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