GoKawiilEstonia publishes source code of its IVXV online voting system on GitHub
Estonia has released the source code for IVXV, its online voting platform, in a public repository for review. The maintainers say the repository mirrors the exact code used in legally binding elections, though it is not used for active development. Actual development is overseen by Estonia's State Electoral Office, which directs further inquiries to valimised.ee.
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Making election software code public could let independent researchers and security experts scrutinize the system for vulnerabilities, potentially bolstering public trust in i-voting. However, publishing code alone does not guarantee system security, since real-world deployment, key management and procedural safeguards remain outside the repository and under electoral authority control.
- The IVXV source code is now publicly viewable on GitHub.
- The published code matches what is actually used in Estonian elections, per the maintainers.
- Development and oversight remain with Estonia's State Electoral Office, not the public repository.
Source: github.com, 2026-10-17
Published there as: “Source code of the Estonian online voting system”
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