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To the list – so I can stop
repeating myself … BC has card DataVote system that
will be outlawed on January 1st of 2004. This must be replaced
before the August primary. THERE HAS BEEN NO EXTENSION OF
ANYTHING. All the stories that I have seen written on CVV; said to me on the
phone; supposedly repeated by town clerks; people who used to work there; etc,
ad nauseam are wrong. Brian Mooty of the elections
division of the secretary of state’s office has just confirmed this with me by
phone. My reading of the HAVA statutes are (and have been) correct. Boulder’s equipment will be illegal
and unusable as if January 1st. By August, there must be one DRE in
every precinct in Boulder (272). January 1st, 2006 is the
outside deadline date for full compliance. Boulder will be in full compliance
by August of 2004, because we have no other choice. If you call the state and speak to
someone other than Brian or Drew, you are talking to people that don’t know and
are not responsible for this information. I very much doubt that anyone else
would give out HAVA information. I’ve been told by two people that Rose Sanchez
has been giving out information about HAVA deadlines, this is not her purview
and should not be speaking about it. Rose in informational for Mail
Ballot Plans, Voting Systems Certification, Initiative Petition Verification. Even if you spoke with Billy Compton,
Director of Elections, he would send you to Drew or Brian Everyone at the state does not know
everyone else’s business. If you get wrong information you can’t be mad later
because you forced your source to tell you what you wanted to hear. BOULDER COUNTY MUST MAKE PURCHASING
DECISIONS SOON. This equipment must be in place by August of 2004. People have
to be trained on it beforehand. The commissioner plan to make those decisions
in less than a month. We might be able to delay the
decision by a short period of time, but hardly until after we need it. Personally, I would opt for
optoscannable ballots filled out at the polls until we can come up with a
better DRE, but that would BREAK THE LAW. Paul Tiger 303-774-6383 voice and messages 720-323-0570 cell When you earnestly believe that you can
compensate for a lack of skill, there is no end to what you can't do. -----Original
Message----- All, (Someone please be kind
enough to forward to Ralph Schnelvar and Paul Tiger, as I have not saved
their e-mail addresses.) Below is a suggested
plan for distributing at tomorrow's function. I borrowed both ideas
and words rather heavily and unashamedly from Al. It basically states our
position, contains most of what we want the four parties and other orgs to
sign, and provides context for people lacking that. But then again, maybe I
am wrong. It's in progress. Please let me know what
you have slight reservations about and what you have strong reservations about. Please note: the
deadline for ADA compliant is Jan. 1, 2006. CO HAVA is clear about
that. If that is in fact the case, then I see no reason at all for BC to
commit to any equipment now. Am I wrong? If so,
please explain "Section 301 Voting Systems Standards Deadline
for compliance 01/01/06...The State of Colorado will ensure that there
is at least one DRE in every polling place by the required
deadline." Love and Kisses, kell Do you Yahoo!? |