Re: Commissioners pass the buck; Plan Boulder meet tomorrow on voting systems

[Evan Daniel Ravitz <evan@xxxxxxxx>]

Paul, if they do the usual and do it in .pdf or other problematic
format, could you scan it in for us on the list?

By the way, I've already talked to several lawyers who think this is
an important and interesting case, but no takers so far. ANY lawyer
with some extra time who wants to get publicity might take this, so
PLEASE ask your attorney friends.

Evan

On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Neal McBurnett wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 02:01:40PM -0600, Evan Daniel Ravitz wrote:
> > As expected, the Boulder County Commissioners today voted to sign a
> > contract with Hart InterCivic for some $1.7 million to buy -not
> > lease- a proprietary (secret) software voting system based on the
> > highly unstable windows operating system, BEFORE NIST and other
> > authorities come up with standards for electronic voting.
>
> Correction...  Late-breaking news....  After the main hearing, I did
> some further lobbying.  The commission then re-convened, after most of
> the people and press left the room, to deal with the budget.
>
> At that follow-on meeting the commissioners agreed to my request to
> make the contract available to the public before it is signed.  I
> think they will put it online in the next day, hopefully using a
> format in which people can do a text search (since it is over 100
> pages long).  They requested written comments and postponed final
> signing of the contract until next Tuesday at 10:30.
>
> Paul Walmsley also has a paper copy of the contract.
>
> They also cut out at least part of the contingency fund.  I think I
> heard a final total of $1.526 million (50% over the number presented
> in January).
>
> So I encourage people to look thru, talk about, and make comments on
> the contract (in writing or by email) before next Tuesday.  That
> meeting will be a business meeting, not a public hearing,
> unfortunately.
>
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