OVC was founded in December 12, 2003 by Alan Dechert, Dr. Arthur Keller and computer science professor Dr. Doug Jones.
The group has developed a proof of concept prototype demonstrating an open voting system.
Dechert told the newspaper that the OVC voting machine, based on the Linux operating system, could be certified for use by 2010.
"Open source is the only way to build robust systems that people can believe in," said Ed Cherlin, a software engineer and OVC member.
[6] In 2013, SB 360 was signed by Governor Jerry Brown, allowing the state of California to self-certify open source election systems.