Hi Len, The following note from Kathy Dopp refers to new data that calls into question the certification of DRE voting equipment. After you have had a chance to analyze this report, we would be interested in learning your assessment. Also, have you had a chance to consider our July 25th letter to you -- attached? Is it State's intention to involve the public in setting the requirements for the RFP? Al -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Dopp [mailto:kathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 11:38 PM To: AlKolwicz Cc: Citizens for Verifiable Voting; CFVI Subject: Re: Any election conducted under these rules will not be secure, accurate, verifiable or transparent AlKolwicz wrote: > The Secretary of State has proposed new rules for the conduct of > elections. > > > > In our opinion, any election conducted under these rules will not be > secure, accurate, verifiable or transparent. > Al, Read this letter I just wrote to the UT Lt. Governor http://utahcountvotes.org/Herbert0508.pdf and this July 20 US EAC Advisory http://utahcountvotes.org/docs/EAC%20Advisory%202005-004%20on%20HAVA_301.pdf and these analyses of the Advisory - http://utahcountvotes.org/docs/ and click on ERROR RATE STANDARDS and also check out VotersUnite.org and VerfiedVoting.org for great explanations on which voting machines do NOT meet HAVA laws under the new EAC advisory. It looks like the majority of today's DRE voting machines (exception Accupoll which produces a hand countable opscan ballot) are NOT HAVA compliant!! Any counties or states which use them as of the first federal election in 2006 may not legally able to use HAVA funds to purchase them and may be open to easy lawsuits by citizens. This may convince counties not to use/purchase them if they haven't already. Kathy
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