Counting the votes, a quest to create new software for the Dutch elections (hackerhotel2024)

The Dutch Electoral Council has asked a bunch of nerds to help them with new software for the elections. What is needed and how can you help? The Dutch Electoral Council has asked a bunch of nerds to help them with new software for the elections. The main source of truth in the Dutch elections are the paper documents, the software is there to support the process and assist with simple tasks. Given the age and complexity of the current setup, the Council is looking for something new and more simple. By law, it will be open source! This lecture will take you into the inner workings of the Dutch election system and give an insight into the questions the still growing devteam of the Electoral Council asks itself. What exactly does the current software do, how do we plan to make it better and how can you help? Come in, it is open! about this event: https://pretalx.hackerhotel.nl/hackerhotel-2024/talk/WTE3FQ/