[internetworkers] Are You Registered To Vote AtYourCurrentAddress? Register Online!

S B merlin180 at hotmail.com
Tue Aug 5 12:58:01 EDT 2008


Hi Tanner

>> It appeared to me, since you were responding to a specific call
>> to make sure your North Carolina registration was current, that you were
>> specifically talking about election fraud in North Carolina.
oh, not my intention but I see what you mean - No, just a general comment 
since federal election 'issues' in any state can potentially have a direct 
impact in the other states.
I keep forgetting that IIRC the presidential election is not a direct vote, 
but a state level vote to suggest how the state, in the form of the 
electoral college electors, should vote.

>>> as an election judge in the state of NC (specifically Durham county for 
>>> me),
Another of your many talents I wasn't aware of  :)

>>> So, as you can hopefully see, local election officials work very hard to 
>>> make
>>> sure elections are done so that everyone's vote counts.
I'm sure they do - it wasn't my intention to suggest otherwise

>> > I have not seen the HBO special
I found it interesting from the technical perspective as well as seeing what 
issues might arise even if the specifics don't apply in NC

>>> If you're really paranoid,
I call it "healthy concern" :)

Simon...

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From: "Tanner Lovelace" <clubjuggler at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 11:03 AM
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Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Are You Registered To Vote 
AtYourCurrentAddress? Register Online!

> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:22 AM, S B <merlin180 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Tanner,
>>
>>>>> Would you care to expound on your statement, please?
>> Sure - it's referring to the disturbing issues referenced in my earlier 
>> post
>>
>>>>> Sat Jul 19 13:24:26 EDT 2008
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>> I finally got around to watching this documentary that was aired on 
>>>>> HBO
>>>>> in May:
>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacking_Democracy
>>>>> http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/hackingdemocracy/
>>>>> I'd thought there would have been be a big fuss?  Did I miss 
>>>>> something?
>>
>>>>>  I'm not sure I like your insinuation
>> Neither do I , however when I made the above post I hoped for some sort 
>> of
>> rational explanation......
>
> Hi Simon,
>
> My bad, I did not realize you were talking about what you had referenced
> before.  It appeared to me, since you were responding to a specific call
> to make sure your North Carolina registration was current, that you were
> specifically talking about election fraud in North Carolina.  And, as
> an election
> judge in the state of NC (specifically Durham county for me), one of my
> jobs is to make sure as much as I can that such fraud does not take place
> on the day of the election.
>
> I have not seen the HBO special and so cannot comment on it.  I can, 
> however,
> mention that at least in Durham county such wholesale fraud would be 
> difficult.
> We use optically scanned ballots which provide a concrete record of the 
> voter's
> intention.  Also, to guard against hacks on the vote counting machines
> themselves
> a random hand recount of randomly chosen districts is performed several 
> days
> after the election.
>
> So, as you can hopefully see, local election officials work very hard to 
> make
> sure elections are done so that everyone's vote counts.  If you're
> really paranoid,
> though, I'd strongly suggest that you volunteer as an election
> official with your
> local board of elections.  They're expecting record turnouts for the
> election this
> November and will need as many people as they can get.  Training for 
> Durham
> county will begin in October and election officials do get paid.  If
> anyone would
> like more information about that, I'd be happy to answer questions but 
> your best
> bet is to find your local board of elections web page which will give
> you all the
> information you need.
>
> Cheers,
> Tanner Lovelace
>
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