DS200 Components that Enable Hidden Remote Access Are Funded by China (US)

President and CEO of Election Systems & Software — testified under oath. When asked about supply chain components from China or Russia, Burt stated: “We do have a limited number of components that come from China… the potential for a backdoor threat really doesn’t pertain to inert items like a piece of plastic or a piece of metal. What we really should be concerned about are the programmable logic devices.” The DS200 tabulator features several components made overseas including a wireless 4G card that enables hidden remote access. The manufacturer of the wireless 4G card used in the ES&S DS200 is a company named Telit — an Internet of Things company that has recently taken major investment from a Chinese investment fund that has ties to the Chinese Communist Party, according to UK media reporting. While the company’s website states that “zero” of its voting tabulators are connected to the internet, ES&S told NBC News 14,000 of their DS200 tabulators with online modems are currently in use around the country. Critics also argue ES&S misled jurisdictions into thinking their DS200 tabulators with modems are certified by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.