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On 12/2/05, Tanner Lovelace <clubjuggler AT gmail.com> wrote:
> Senator Atwater,
> Representative Michaux,
>
> Good afternoon to you both.  My name is Tanner Lovelace and
> I am a constituent of yours from the 31st house and 18th senate
> districts.  I am writing to you today to express my concern over
> recent actions of the NC state board of elections in certifying
> Diebold Election Systems to sell voting equipment in our state.
> I was very happy this summer when the state legislature passed
> the "Public Confidence in Elections" bill that stated:
>
> "Prior to certifying a voting system, the State Board of Elections
> shall review, or designate an independent expert to review, all
> source code made available by the vendor pursuant to this
> section and certify only those voting systems compliant with
> State and federal law. At a minimum, the State Board's review
> shall include a review of security, application vulnerability,
> application code, wireless security, security policy and processes,
> security/privacy program management, technology infrastructure
> and security controls, security organization and governance, and
> operational effectiveness, as applicable to that voting system."
> (from 163-165.7(c))
>
> My concern is that until this past Monday, Diebold had attempted
> to get a court injunction prohibiting the state from seeing the
> source code for their voting systems.  As a computer programmer
> myself with over 10 years of experience, I find it extremely difficult
> to believe that a "review of security, application vulnerability,
> application code, wireless security, security policy and processes,
> security/privacy program management, technology infrastructure
> and security controls, security organization and governance, and
> operational effectiveness" could have been conducted in four
> days. Diebold has a history of problems with its voting machines
> and an extensive analysis was done on their software two years
> ago that identified multiple problems. (reference:
> http://avirubin.com/vote/analysis/index.html )  As a North Carolina
> voter, such a history of problems that the company has mainly
> dismissed does not inspire "confidence" in me.
>
> Therefore, I would like to bring this matter to your attention and
> ask what can be done?  The state board of elections does not
> appear to be acting in the best interests of the voters of our state,
> even after being directed by the bill our legislature recently passed.
> How can the state board of elections be directed to follow the
> law that has been passed?  Any information would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
> Tanner Lovelace
> Durham, NC 27713
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