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FYI
CAMBER just sent the letter below to Tom Halicki – Elections Manager, Boulder County. It was also released to the press.
The issue here is whether an inexperienced elections manager can force the public to accept his preferred vendor by withholding public information.
The Halicki response is on the web at http://www.users.qwest.net/~alkolwicz/letter_012004.htm and says, "We do not have any relevant emails or word documents relating that have a bearing on how we came to make this decisions, i.e., there are no documents debating the merits on one company versus another, or whether digital imaging is better than optical scanning, or whether one vendor has a service plan that's better than another."
Citizens for Verifiable Voting is conducting a public meeting at 7 p.m. tonight at the UMC room 247. I hope that you will be able to attend.
Al Kolwicz ------------------------ Al Kolwicz CAMBER - Citizens for Accurate Mail Ballot Election Results 2867 Tincup Circle Boulder, CO 80305 303-494-1540 www.users.qwest.net/~alkolwicz
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CAMBER Citizens for Accurate Mail Ballot Election Results 2867 Tincup Circle Boulder, CO 80305 303-494-1540
January 21, 2004
Mr. Tom Halicki Boulder County Elections Manager VIA Email
Dear Mr. Halicki:
RE: CAMBER, Information request, January 9, 2004 CAMBER, Open Records Request, January 14, 2004 Your reply, January 20, 2004
We are in receipt of your letter dated January 20, 2004. Do we understand correctly:
1. voting system requirements were not revised to incorporate the major December decision to exclude DRE's for the 2004 election?
2. a revised invitation to bid was not published so that vendors of products and services certified for paper ballot elections could compete?
3. written records were not kept of reference checks with jurisdictions, voters and other organizations that have had experience using the proposed paper ballot system?
4. nothing documents the Colorado Secretary of State's target dates for HAVA voting system standards and for conversion to the new statewide voter registration?
5. nothing certifies that the proposed system is secure, reliable and verifiable?
6. nothing documents how the proposed solution will meet Boulder County's needs?
7. nothing certifies that the proposed system adaptations would be NASED and Colorado certified in time to meet Boulder County's election schedules?
8. the materials on the Internet represent the entire plan for the 2004 elections? They are the only materials that would be used to settle future contract disputes? They would be the only materials used to affix responsibility?
We would appreciate your confirmation of our interpretation of your letter.
Respectfully,
AI Kolwicz Executive Director
PS: For the record, we don't concur with your interpretation of Open Records statutes.
Cc: Linda Salas, Boulder County Clerk and Recorder Public release
------------------------ Al Kolwicz CAMBER - Citizens for Accurate Mail Ballot Election Results 2867 Tincup Circle Boulder, CO 80305 303-494-1540 www.users.qwest.net/~alkolwicz
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