The event featured 30 different pieces of voting equipment used in federal , state and local U.S. elections .
The event made them available to white - hat hackers and IT researchers for the purpose of education , experimentation , and to demonstrate the cyber vulnerabilities of such equipment .
The event featured 30 different pieces of voting equipment used in federal , state and local U.S. elections and made them available to white - hat hackers and IT researchers for the purpose of education , experimentation , and to demonstrate the cyber vulnerabilities of such equipment .