Re: CO statutues and the VotePAD

The history of the legislation is listed at the bottom of a statute, so we know the date was in 2004. To find out anything more, we have to listen to the tapes of committee meetings. Past that, FOIAs?.

Margit

In a message dated 4/17/2006 1:01:09 PM Mountain Daylight Time, claudiakuhns@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

We need to find out exactly when those laws were written. At least one former Colorado election official has gone to work for a voting machine company. Michael Frontera, who was executive direcor of the Denver Election Commission, went to work for Sequoia after awarding $6.6 million in contracts from his won department. Because of the way these laws were written we need to follow the money.

Claudia

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From: Margitjo@xxxxxxx

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Subject: CO statutues and the VotePAD

Hi All,

According to the SOS's office, a couple of CO statutes won't allow the Vote-PAD. Notice how Colorado law is stricter than HAVA on the first law mentioned, ruling out alternatives to DREs. I wonder who was behind that one, and why!! I'm not sure why the second law thwarts use of the VotePAD, but an looking into it.

1 Colorado Revised Statutes Title 1, Article 5, Section 705, Paragraph 1, which reads: "A voting system shall include at least one direct recording electronic voting system specially equipped for individuals with disabilities."

2.. Colorado Revised Statutes Title 1, Article 5, Section 704, Paragraph 1, part N, which describes requirements for audio ballots as follows: "After the initial instruction from an election official, the elector shall be able to independently operate the voter interface device through the final step of casting a ballot without assistance."

Margit

303-442-1668/margitjo@xxxxxxx

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