Late-Stage BMD Software Update Nullified Prior L&A Testing on All 30,000 Devices (GA)

Shortly after L&A testing began across Georgia’s counties in advance of the November 2020 general election, a display bug was discovered in the Dominion ICX BMD software. The Secretary of State’s office coordinated a software patch – described as correcting the visual display of ballots – that was distributed and installed on all 30,000 BMDs statewide without completing VSTL testing or obtaining the required EAC certification, as documented in the September 30, 2020 SOS directive. This last-minute installation nullified every L&A test that had already been conducted, introducing untested code into all 30,000 production devices. No state directive was issued requiring re-testing of the updated devices before the election, and there is no documented evidence that comprehensive re-testing was conducted on any material portion of the updated fleet.