Version 2.28 Condorcet Internet Voting System October 2024 Copyright 2024, Andrew C. Myers This is a open-source release of the CIVS voting system software. If you simply want to run an election, it may be easier just to use the existing CIVS election server running at Cornell University, at http://civs.cs.cornell.edu. See the file INSTALL for information about how to set up your own server. Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice and warranty disclaimer appear in supporting documentation, and that the names of the authors or their employers not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission. This is research software. It is distributed free in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. In no account will the authors be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of this software.