Source-linked configuration dossier

Clear Ballot ClearVote 2.5 / ClearCount

A separate source-linked dossier for the ClearCount 2.5 central-count system, which uses a CountServer, ScanStations paired with certified COTS scanners, CountStations, a closed wired network, and an external UPS.

Federal certificate CBG-CV-25VVSG 1.0VSTL: Pro V&V, Inc.Editorial: published r3

Components7all source-linked

Hardware facts40 explicit unknowns

Change records1field status kept separate

Findings/statuses1version-scoped

Archived sources7local hash verified

Do not collapse evidence scopes.

A certified component list does not prove what a jurisdiction installed. A jurisdiction system-version listing does not prove device firmware, configuration-change adoption, internal parts, or power topology.

Selectable schematic

Orthographic component explorer

Use the accessible component list as the source of truth. The optional 3D view mirrors that selection.

Components7 records

illustrative not to scale

Reference: ClearCount COTS scanner and laptop form, with certified server, workstation, switch, and UPS categories shown separately

2D evidence view is active

Open the lightweight local 3D schematic when useful. It is opt-in on every screen size.

certified configuration

certified component

ClearCount tabulation application

ClearCount provides central-count ballot tabulation, image processing, adjudication, election reporting, and consolidation of supported precinct-tabulator results.

Certified software: ClearCount 2.5.8

Linked configuration changes: SW-11911 / SW-11928

Linked findings: Back-side-only contest card tabulation correction

Hardware and interfaces

softwareconfirmed

Certified ClearCount version

2.5.8

ClearVote 2.5 certified configuration

This is the certified software version in the federal scope, not a field-observed installation.

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

The certified version is not a field reading. The schematic screen is symbolic and does not reproduce a proprietary user interface.

Sources for this selection

ClearCount product page Clear Ballot Group
ClearVote 2.5 Certificate and Scope of Conformance U.S. Election Assistance Commission
ClearVote 2.5 Certification Test Plan, Version 01 Pro V&V, Inc.

Network configuration evidence

Documented paths, controls, and unknowns

Expected, documented, and observed configurations remain separate. Physical port capability is not treated as an active connection.

Safe public evidence boundaryReviewed 2026-07-21

The ClearVote 2.5 EAC scope documents ClearCount as a wired, closed, isolated Ethernet system linking the CountServer, ScanStations, and CountStations through a certified switch alternative. COTS scanners attach to ScanStations; field cabling and switch settings remain installation-specific.

The module publishes only source-supported roles, media, direction, and isolation controls. It excludes IP addressing, credentials, keys, switch-management values, VLAN details, hostnames, serial numbers, and site diagrams.

1 sourced configuration view2 source imagesNo field-observed topology collected

expected layercertified configurationconfirmed

Certified closed wired ClearCount LAN

One CountServer is shared by one or more ScanStations and CountStations over a network switch. Each COTS scanner is paired locally with a ScanStation, while tabulation results and card images are stored in the central election database on the CountServer.

Topologyclosed wired lan

Select a nodeHighlights its documented paths

Central scannerScanStation

Local scanner interface / USB cabling

Deliver captured ballot images to the paired ScanStation - documented partial

ScanStationNetwork switch

Wired Ethernet

Run the server-hosted tabulation workflow and send results and card images - confirmed

Network switchCountServer

Wired Ethernet

Provide application, database, and report services to ClearCount clients - confirmed

CountStationNetwork switch

Wired Ethernet

Provide administration, adjudication, consolidation, and reporting access - confirmed

documentedClosed and isolated

The exact 2.5 scope says the ClearCount network is not connected to other systems or the Internet.

documentedNo modem or wireless attachment

Clear Ballot's current security policy says certified products are never attached to modems, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.

documentedEncrypted traffic policy

The manufacturer states that traffic on its certified-product closed network is encrypted using NIST-recommended algorithms.

Operational details withheld

No addresses, credentials, cryptographic material, hostnames, switch settings, VLANs, or site-specific cable routes are collected or shown.

This is the certified architecture, not proof that a jurisdiction selected every alternative, used the maximum number of stations, or installed a particular switch or cabling layout.

Clear Ballot Group: Protecting Elections: Security U.S. Election Assistance Commission: ClearVote 2.5 Certificate and Scope of Conformance Pro V&V, Inc.: ClearVote 2.5 Certification Test Plan, Version 01

Source diagrams and pagesExpand any image; scope and caveats stay attached.

source topology diagramClearVote 2.5 system diagram with the ClearCount server, switch, and station topology

The diagram establishes certified system relationships, not the number, placement, make, port assignment, or operational state of equipment at a particular site.

EAC scope PDF page 8, document page 6

U.S. Election Assistance Commission: ClearVote 2.5 Certificate and Scope of Conformance

source document pageExact ClearVote 2.5 scope text for the ClearCount closed Ethernet architecture

The page is a certification description and does not document a jurisdiction's live switch configuration or cable installation.

EAC scope PDF page 5, document page 3

U.S. Election Assistance Commission: ClearVote 2.5 Certificate and Scope of Conformance

Evidence gapsUnknowns stay explicit and source-bounded.

Not established

Switch and addressing configuration

The reviewed public package does not establish selected switch model, port occupation, addressing, management settings, cable routes, or the number of active stations for a jurisdiction.

Those details require a dated jurisdiction record or authorized inspection and should not be inferred from the certified alternatives.

U.S. Election Assistance Commission: ClearVote 2.5 Certificate and Scope of Conformance Pro V&V, Inc.: ClearVote 2.5 Certification Test Plan, Version 01

Not established

Field-observed topology

No dated jurisdiction installation diagram, network inventory, or unit-level observation was collected for this dossier.

Absence of field evidence is reported as a gap, not as a claim about actual operation.

U.S. Election Assistance Commission: ClearVote 2.5 Certificate and Scope of Conformance

Version evidence

Last sourced observations

“Last” means latest in this reviewed source package, not a live device reading or the newest product-family release.

certified assertion2025-11-19

Certified software

ClearCount 2.5.8

This is the version in the certified configuration, not the software observed on a jurisdiction workstation.

U.S. Election Assistance Commission: ClearVote 2.5 Certificate and Scope of Conformance Pages 17-25: proprietary versions, COTS software, and COTS hardware

VSTL + EAC change control

Configuration change history

These are source-linked certification and change records. Field deployment remains separate and unknown unless explicitly documented.

SW-11911 / SW-11928EAC approved 2025-11-19

The ClearVote 2.5 modification list records corrections so the ballot tabulator properly handles a card with contests only on its back side.

VSTL: Pro V&V, Inc.
Dossier relationship: included in certified 25 configuration
Field deployment: unknown

This is certification configuration history. It does not establish a field occurrence, election impact, or update date for any jurisdiction.

U.S. Election Assistance Commission: ClearVote 2.5 Certificate and Scope of Conformance Pages 17-25: proprietary versions, COTS software, and COTS hardware
Pro V&V, Inc.: ClearVote 2.5 Certification Test Plan, Version 01 Pages 4-12 and 27-30: submitted changes, system equipment, and known-field-issue scope

Findings and public status

Tests, limitations, and listing gaps

Neutral finding types replace a generic “bugs” bucket so affected versions and source scope remain visible.

certification change notecorrection included in certified 2 5

Back-side-only contest card tabulation correction

The submitted modification list identifies a correction for cards with contests only on the back side.

The record does not quantify occurrence, identify a fielded version, or establish an effect on a certified election result.

U.S. Election Assistance Commission: ClearVote 2.5 Certificate and Scope of Conformance Pages 17-25: proprietary versions, COTS software, and COTS hardware
Pro V&V, Inc.: ClearVote 2.5 Certification Test Plan, Version 01 Pages 4-12 and 27-30: submitted changes, system equipment, and known-field-issue scope

Power evidence

Backup supply and runtime

Named power equipment is rendered exactly as sourced. Missing capacity and runtime remain explicit instead of being inferred from another device or installation.

documented partial

ClearCount power / backup supply

The certified hardware table names the APC SMT-1500C for ClearCount but does not state a ClearCount load-specific runtime.

Supply type: external uninterruptible power supply
Manufacturer: APC
UPS model: SMT-1500C
Capacity: Not specified in reviewed source
Runtime: Not specified in reviewed source

A certified option is not evidence that every installation uses it or that a field battery retains its original capacity.

U.S. Election Assistance Commission: ClearVote 2.5 Certificate and Scope of Conformance Pages 17-25: proprietary versions, COTS software, and COTS hardware

Deployment evidence

Dated jurisdiction observations

Deployment records remain at their documented grain. A system-level observation does not establish unit components, firmware, change adoption, or power configuration.

not collected

No reviewed deployment observation in this dossier

The source package currently establishes a certified configuration and test history, but no dated jurisdiction-level use record.

Absence from this catalog is not evidence that the system is unused. Deployment claims require a separately reviewed state or local source.

Jurisdiction context

Where this equipment appears in 2024 records

These jurisdiction rows are third-party administration context. A product-family name supports only that named family at the reported jurisdiction grain. A manufacturer match does not establish that a particular dossier model, component, firmware version, or certified configuration was deployed.

Manufacturer context74 locales8 states; vendor only, not proof of this exact model

Map resolution74 pinned0 source rows open at state scope

2 matching sourced recordsPage 1 of 1

CO · countymanufacturer context

Douglas County

Reported system: Clear Ballot ClearAccess
Vendor: Clear Ballot
Equipment type: Optical Scan

The normalized source row names Clear Ballot; it does not identify this dossier's exact model or configuration.

Open this jurisdiction on the equipment map Open Verified Voting Verifier source

CO · countymanufacturer context

Garfield County

Reported system: Clear Ballot ClearAccess
Vendor: Clear Ballot
Equipment type: Optical Scan

The normalized source row names Clear Ballot; it does not identify this dossier's exact model or configuration.

Open this jurisdiction on the equipment map Open Verified Voting Verifier source

Provenance

Archived source manifest

Each local artifact is checked against its reviewed SHA-256 during catalog validation.

manufacturer primary

ClearCount product page

Clear Ballot Group

847bf04e801a77dbac0c4dc6b1da286af0d4377b18b8684899a9fbb1081e2b1adata/equipment-sources/clearballot-clearcount-product-page.htmlReviewed revision: clearballot-clearcount-product-page@2026-07-20Open official source

manufacturer primary

ClearCount central scanner and laptop product photograph

Clear Ballot Group

3a200921253c25ecd5cd93d89545f71de3aa416e3954f49599ebfbe8faa9c570data/equipment-sources/clearballot-clearcount-reference-photo.jpgReviewed revision: clearballot-clearcount-reference-photo@2026-07-20Open official source

manufacturer primary

Protecting Elections: Security

Clear Ballot Group

52c1f6999bcf4b3ffc1022ee0c5e66fdeb637f0c10736745013bda34b79aa025data/equipment-sources/clearballot-security.htmlReviewed revision: clearballot-security@2026-07-21Open official source

federal official

ClearVote 2.5 certification record

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

f0e494dfe35a71a91ecff1231c49bc458efb0bed67b8e690c4411826bb6a46e3data/equipment-sources/eac-clearvote-25.htmlReviewed revision: eac-clearvote-25-record@2026-07-19Open official source

federal official

ClearVote 2.5 Certificate and Scope of Conformance

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

c651bd3f0812b0ee03dfb149ac67e838ed0c159a150547c258ee8cf41112b212data/equipment-sources/eac-clearvote-25-certificate-scope.pdfReviewed revision: eac-clearvote-25-scope@2026-07-19Open official source

eac accredited vstl

ClearVote 2.5 Certification Test Plan, Version 01

Pro V&V, Inc.

dbdb0ca284db563934475d51c36f6f70b91afee7a12d92e7d0175cb1642b1b98data/equipment-sources/provv-clearvote-25-test-plan.pdfReviewed revision: provv-clearvote-25-test-plan@2026-07-19Open official source

eac accredited vstl

ClearVote 2.5 Certification Test Report, Revision 03

Pro V&V, Inc.

7a3b939ee136136c20350f120d74fe0659ac4030736c68d4aa7a266fa8fc434adata/equipment-sources/provv-clearvote-25-test-report.pdfReviewed revision: provv-clearvote-25-test-report@2026-07-19Open official source