Thanks. I haven't paid attention for a few years. I just scanned their website. A new challenger emerges. Already certified (for use) in OR and NY, with others in the pipeline. Very impressive, considering the certification body is owned and operated by the incumbent vendors.
While it's certainly worthwhile to have more competitors, with better wares...
I'll only support open source, citizen owned software. The strangle hold the election system vendors have on our elections is deplorable. And it's not like this stuff is rocket science.
How are they the same? You can have open source software that is completely controlled by a private entity. There are many different open source licenses.