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Tightening the Net: An indictment of Sequoia voting system security & legality
By Bev Harris (about the author)
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Attached find a 24 page document summarizing the state of election
integrity and security issues in Maricopa County AZ during on and
around the Feb. 5th 2008 Presidential Preference primary election.
- Discrepancies in data reporting (between mail-in and precinct
voting) has left confusion over results and data analysis. (See full
report, Items 1, 1a and 1b, page 2)
- Issues regarding precinct access, pollworker staffing and long
lines. (See full report, Item 2, page 2)
- Issues regarding operations, security And transparency at the
central tabulator. (See full report, Item 3, page 3)
- Issues regarding networking and data interchange security. Numerous
concerns and suggestions including obvious threats to the integrity of
the process. (See full report, Item 4, page 3)
- Issues regarding overall system transparency and observation – an
electronic voting cannot be observed using only basic human eyeballs;
rather, the observation process in existing law must be electronically
revamped. (See full report, Item 5, page 6)
- The processing of mail-in votes has been outsourced. A conflict of
interest arises: if a private company owns the mail-in vote handling
process, and it goes wrong in any way, employees will be pressured to
cover up. (See full report, Item 6, page 7)
- Operations of the Sequoia voting machines at election headquarters
has been outsourced to Sequoia employees. There is another conflict of
interest: Sequoia employees would be required by their employer to
conceal glitches or evidence that the Sequoia system had been
subverted. (See full report, Item 7, page 7)
- Disturbing pollworker reports. (See full report, Item 8, page 7)
- Physical access security – one of the doors has been left without an
access record trail. (See full report, Item 9, page 8)
- Party access to the oversight process. (See full repport, Item 10,
page 8)
- Comments and conclusion. (See full report, Page 9)
- Appendix A covers the legal and practical issues surrounding the
Sequoia "BPS" and "Bridge Tool" software modules. They are
uncertified; this section analyzes the legal conflict surrounding
these materials. National Importance (See full report, Page 11)
- Appendix B covers the process for permanent early vote list
assignments. (See full report, Page 28)
The reports draws on several sources:
- Detailed study of the Sequoia voting systems by way of internal
Sequoia documentation, the California Secretary of State's 2007 "top
to bottom" security review of voting systems and conversations with a
former Sequoia employee.
Become a Fan (3 fans) -- Page 2 of 4 page(s)
integrity and security issues in Maricopa County AZ during on and
around the Feb. 5th 2008 Presidential Preference primary election.
- Discrepancies in data reporting (between mail-in and precinct
voting) has left confusion over results and data analysis. (See full
report, Items 1, 1a and 1b, page 2)
- Issues regarding precinct access, pollworker staffing and long
lines. (See full report, Item 2, page 2)
- Issues regarding operations, security And transparency at the
central tabulator. (See full report, Item 3, page 3)
- Issues regarding networking and data interchange security. Numerous
concerns and suggestions including obvious threats to the integrity of
the process. (See full report, Item 4, page 3)
- Issues regarding overall system transparency and observation – an
electronic voting cannot be observed using only basic human eyeballs;
rather, the observation process in existing law must be electronically
revamped. (See full report, Item 5, page 6)
- The processing of mail-in votes has been outsourced. A conflict of
interest arises: if a private company owns the mail-in vote handling
process, and it goes wrong in any way, employees will be pressured to
cover up. (See full report, Item 6, page 7)
- Operations of the Sequoia voting machines at election headquarters
has been outsourced to Sequoia employees. There is another conflict of
interest: Sequoia employees would be required by their employer to
conceal glitches or evidence that the Sequoia system had been
subverted. (See full report, Item 7, page 7)
- Disturbing pollworker reports. (See full report, Item 8, page 7)
- Physical access security – one of the doors has been left without an
access record trail. (See full report, Item 9, page 8)
- Party access to the oversight process. (See full repport, Item 10,
page 8)
- Comments and conclusion. (See full report, Page 9)
- Appendix A covers the legal and practical issues surrounding the
Sequoia "BPS" and "Bridge Tool" software modules. They are
uncertified; this section analyzes the legal conflict surrounding
these materials. National Importance (See full report, Page 11)
- Appendix B covers the process for permanent early vote list
assignments. (See full report, Page 28)
The reports draws on several sources:
- Detailed study of the Sequoia voting systems by way of internal
Sequoia documentation, the California Secretary of State's 2007 "top
to bottom" security review of voting systems and conversations with a
former Sequoia employee.
Take action -- click here to contact your local newspaper or congress people:
READ THIS REPORT! ANOTHER BLACK BOX VOTING SYSTEM BITES THE DUST!
Click here to see the most recent messages sent to congressional reps and local newspapers
http://www.blackboxvoting.org
Bev Harris is executive director of Black Box Voting, Inc. an advocacy group committed to restoring citizen oversight to elections.
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