Those who are involved in the American election industry, from government to vendors or consultants, have committed to a platform based on verified C. The industry continues to refuse to adopt a memory safe language such as Rust. Granted, the investment in a new toolset is costly. However, the benefits are very compelling. In the meanwhile, industry will crutch its toolset decisions with white hat hacking events, bug bounties, millions of dollars in contracts supporting audits and testing, etc.

Path dependence is costly. In the case of elections, more than money is at stake. Industry must move beyond verified C to Rust.