Fwd: CVV Request for Participation in Election System Selection

["Joe Pezzillo" <jpezzillo@xxxxxxxxx>]

1/30/04

To: Linda Salas, Boulder County Clerk & Recorder
CC: Tom Halicki, Elections Manager
Boulder County Board of Commissioners
Leslie Lacy, County Attorney
CVV Mailing List

Linda-

To follow up to your comment to me after the Hearing yesterday that you do not recall receiving the "Request for Participation" of December 19th, 2003, please find it forwarded below. As you can see, it was also sent to Tom Halicki and the Commissioners (I received an acknowledgment from the Commissioners' Constituent Services rep), as well as members of the press, CAMBER and our mailing list. I followed-up by e-mail to confirm receipt with Tom Halicki on 12/22, and he replied by e-mail the same day. 

Please note that CVV remains eager to assist in the evaluation and selection of Trustworthy Elections systems for Boulder County, and hope that the County Clerk's office will continue to benefit from the thorough review and analysis that broad-based independent Citizen's input provides. In particular, we hope to see the Citizen's Requirements for Trustworthy Elections detailed in your upcoming contract negotiations with your chosen vendor, and expect that they will be met prior to any purchase.

We also look forward to assisting with recruiting volunteer elections workers to meet the personnel requirements that you have for the upcoming election.

Joe Pezzillo, Spokesperson
Citizens for Verifiable Voting
http://www.coloradovoter.net
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



Begin forwarded message:

> From: Joe Pezzillo <jpezzillo@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: December 19, 2003 5:41:48 PM MST
> To: 'Tom Halicki' <thalicki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, commissioners@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, lsalas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: 'Al Kolwicz' <AlKolwicz@xxxxxxxxx>, morsonb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, valenty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, bcv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Clay Evans <evansc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: CVV Request for Participation in Election System Selection
>
>
> 12/19/2003
>
>
> TO:
> Boulder County Commissioners
> commissioners@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Linda Salas, Boulder County Clerk
> lsalas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Tom Halicki, Boulder County Elections Manager
> thalicki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> cc: Citizens for Verifiable Voting, bcv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Richard Valenty, Colorado Daily
> Berny Morson, Rocky Mountain News
> Clay Evans, Daily Camera
> Al Kolwicz, CAMBER
>
>
> Greetings:
>
> Thank you again for creating the opportunity for Boulder County Citizens to participate in the selection process for a new voting system.
>
> We are extremely grateful that the Clerks office has apparently come to the same conclusion as the independent Citizen group, Citizens for Verifiable Voting, in calling for centrally scanned paper ballot as the method for conducting the 2004 general election, and rejecting the purchase of any electronic voting system including Direct Record Electronic (DRE) devices.
>
> However, we wish to reiterate our belief that the County should make lease arrangements for the interim system, as opposed to purchasing a system at this time, and we ask the Commissioners to make this fiscally possible for the Elections office to pursue. We also hope that the County will be as open in its process for selecting a central optical scan system for use in Boulder County as it has been in the recent months regarding the previous RFP process for a touch-screen based system, and include independent citizen members and opinions in its decision-making process.
>
> Our Citizens group requests that any solution chosen by the County: be based on a full-text paper ballot as the only record of the vote; count
> all votes centrally to ensure security and accuracy, minimize training costs, and prevent voter disenfranchisement; incorporate an accurate and reliable solution for absentee ballot processing; and be fully disclosed to citizens of Boulder County.
>
> We would also like the Commissioners to reiterate, clarify and publicize their announcement about a Public Hearing to be held on this topic prior to any decision by the County.
>
> Again, thank you very much for allowing Boulder County Citizens the opportunity to participate so centrally in this crucial aspect of our Democracy. Please do not hesitate to contact me if there is any way for our group to participate, or if we can provide any additional information regarding our requests.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Joe Pezzillo, Spokesperson
> Citizens for Verifiable Voting
> http://www.coloradovoter.net
>
> personal public e-mail: jpezzillo@xxxxxxxxx
> listed home office phone: 303-938-8850