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4. Pressure Vendors to Voluntarily Post Information on Their Own Sites This YearOne drawback of the three previous recommendations is that they probably cannot beimplemented in time for this fall’s election. In contrast, vendors could create their own databasesrelatively quickly, significantly reducing the risk of embarrassing problems. Ideally, vendorswould create a central, easily accessible and searchable site where election officials could reviewall previously issued product advisories, software patches and workarounds, election officialcomplaints, warranty claims, and lawsuits about their systems (together with the result of anyvendor investigation, explanations, and actions taken to address these complaints).County and state officials can and should demand this voluntary action from vendors now, intime to make a difference for November’s election.Brennan Center for Justice | 5