Program, or VSTOP, examined all of the things that went wrong on election day. In this preliminary report the investigators concluded that ES&S failed to report several "anomalies" that occurred prior to election day, which violates Indiana election law. Operating Software Vulnerabilities In a July 13, 2019 article, Associated Press reporter Tami Abdollah reported that "the vast majority of 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide use Windows 7 or an older operating system to create ballots, program voting machines, tally votes and report counts." Windows 7 reaches its "end of life" on January 14, 2020, meaning that Microsoft will stop providing technical support such as patches to fix software vulnerabilities. For jurisdictions that have already purchased systems running on Windows 7, ES&S said it will be working with Microsoft to provide support until jurisdictions can update. Windows 10 came out in 2015. Though ES&S is testing a new system it's unclear how long it will take to complete the process — federal and possible state recertification, plus rolling out updates — and if it will be done before primaries begin in February. Kevin Skoglund, chief technologist for Citizens for Better Elections, said county election officials point to Election Assistance Commission and state certifications as “rock-solid proof” their systems are secure, but don't realize vendors are certifying systems under 2005 standards. See also Election security Electronic voting Voting machine List of electronic voting machines in New York state References External links ES&S Website McCarthy Group website. Election technology companies Companies based in Omaha, Nebraska Electronic voting companies