[Linux-aus] Fwd: A call for volunteer coders: urgent national e-vote project

Mon Jan 5 23:38:03 UTC 2004

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Subject: A call for volunteer coders: urgent national e-vote project
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:59
From: "Eric A. Smith" <snowdog at juno.ocn.ne.jp>

I'm writing today to ask for your help because I'm very, very
frightened. You've no doubt heard how unsafe evoting is:

Software switched between testing and elections:
http://www.exit.com/RiversideVoteTest/RiversideCountyTestObservationBoard.pdf

Multiple victories by EXACTLY 18,811 votes -- in the same election, in
the same state, at the same time:
http://www.votewatch2002.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108&goto=nextnewest

Felons secretly installing "updates" at the last minute before
elections: http://www.blackboxvoting.com/bbv/1216documents.pdf

Microsoft Access (!) used as the database -- often with an ingenious
password like (wait for it) "password"(!):
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0307/S00065.htm#password

E-vote CEOs campaigning on a MASSIVE scale for candidates:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0311/S00084.htm
http://www.dscc.org/information/stopvotingmachines_letter/

Politicians secretly owning companies counting THEIR OWN votes -- and
lying about it: http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0131-01.htm
http://www.hillnews.com/news/012903/hagel.aspx

E-vote CEOs donating huge amounts of money to candidates:
http://www.bartcop.com/diebold.htm

Diebold machines infected with worms:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/34175.html
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/virus/story/0,10801,88028,00.html

ATM manufacturers switching to making e-vote machines -- but leaving
OUT paper receipts:
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20031204.html

Companies secretly "updating" voting machines with uncertified software
on the eve of CA's recall election:
http://www.wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,61637,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_5

If you find these stories the least bit alarming, you can personally do
something about it today.

We are organizing a group of programmers to help provide an open-source
system for e-voting machines;

you are hereby invited to offer your skills and take part in changing
history.

Stand up and fight for the vote.

Your country needs you.

sincerely,
Eric A. Smith
81-03-3959-5371
snowdog at ocn.ne.jp

Additional Officials you can phone, fax and email right now:

Congress
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

State elections boards:
http://www.blackboxvoting.org/htdocs/dcforum/DCForumID29/47.html

State Attorneys General (party affiliations listed):
http://www.naag.org/ag/full_ag_table.php

State Election Officials
http://www.nased.org/

Members, Natl. Assoc. of County Recorders, Election Officials and
Clerks: http://www.nacrc.org/leadership/st_coord.htm

Penelope Bonsall, national director of the
Office of Election Administration
Federal Election Commission
999 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20463
vss at fec.gov
(202) 694-1095 (phone)
(202) 219-8500 (fax)

Online e-petitions EFF and VerifiedVoting.org:
http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=2821
http://www.verifiedvoting.org

Media Contacts:
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Television/News/
http://newslink.org
http://www.cantufind.com/american_newspapers.htm
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Radio/Formats/Talk_Radio/Networks/
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Radio/Formats/Talk_Radio/Stations/
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Television/Networks/Cable/
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Television/Networks/
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/Broadcasting/Information/

Alternative e-voting machines:
http://www.accupoll.com/
http://www.aitechnology.com/avantetech/home.html
http://www.vogueelection.com/

Did You Know:

* Diebold "disappeared" over 16,000 Presidential votes in one Florida
  county during the 2,000 election?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0310/S00275.htm

* Diebold's primary business is making ATMs and ticket machines (which
  DO provide paper printouts, unlike their voting machines!), has
  already been infected with worm viruses:
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,61526,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_8

* The Diebold "Accuvote" machine has been hacked and an election
  reversed by author Bev Harris:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0307/S00198.htm

* Diebold's Board of Directors donated over a quarter of a milllion
  dollars to Republican campaigns in the last six years?
http://www.bartcop.com/diebold.htm

* Sequoia machines use different software when being tested than when
  being used in elections?
http://www.exit.com/RiversideVoteTest/RiversideCountyTestObservationBoard.pdf

* Walden O'Dell, Diebold's CEO, is a Bush/Cheney Pioneer, and hosted a
  $600,000 fundraiser for Cheney in 2003?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0311/S00084.htm

* O'Dell in an Ohio Republican fundraising letter, promised to "deliver
  all of Ohio's votes to the President in 2004"?
http://www.dscc.org/information/stopvotingmachines_letter/

* Senator Chuck Hagel secretly ran ES&S, the company that counted his
  votes in a "stunning upset victory -- the biggest landslide in the
  state's history? http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0131-01.htm

* Hagel lied to Congress about about his involvement in the company?
  http://www.hillnews.com/news/012903/hagel.aspx

* Hagel has already bought the rights to the "HagelforPresident2008"
  website domain?
http://www.blackboxvoting.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26

* Hagel's campaign manager, Michael McCarthy, is now a major owner of
  ES&S? http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0311/S00084.htm

* Before running ES&S, Hagel was head of the Private Sector Council for
  George H.W. Bush?
http://www.blackboxvoting.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26

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Eric appears to be legitimate and has responded intelligently to his 
email.

Cheers; Leon

-- 
http://cyberknights.com.au/     Modern tools; traditional dedication
http://plug.linux.org.au/       Committee Member, Perth Linux User Group
http://slpwa.asn.au/            Committee Member, Linux Professionals WA
http://linux.org.au/            Committee Member, Linux Australia
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