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[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Steven Hertzberg <stevenstevensteven () gmail com>
Date: June 13, 2006 10:27:43 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
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Subject: RE: [IP] Why do They want to keep him from testing the  
voting machines?


Nothing wrong with a standardized statewide testing regime, as long  
as the
testing is appropriate to the mission.

The problem with the testing conducted by the Independent Testing
Authorities (ITA's), who currently certify voting machines on a  
national and
statewide basis, is that the tests are insufficient to capture real life
security threats and functional weaknesses within the voting systems.
Unfortunately, the standards that the ITA's must test to are in need of
further development.

But if Florida is attempting to limit the scope of testing through this
policy action, then this legislative move should be opposed. Our  
focus is
not on Florida at the moment, so it is hard for me to comment  
specifically
on the current situation.


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Steven Hertzberg
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[Note:  This item comes from reader Randall.  DLH]
From: Randall <rvh40 () insightbb com>
Date: June 12, 2006 6:36:50 AM PDT
To: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>, Dewayne Hendricks
<dewayne () warpspeed com>, JMG <johnmacsgroup () yahoogroups com>
Subject: Why do They want to keep him from testing the voting machines?

<http://htdaw.blogsource.com/post.mhtml?post_id=345838>

Monday, June 12, 2006 at 9:34 AM EDT
Sancho Will Fight Proposed Rules That Would Limit Testing Of Voting  
Systems
In Florida By Warren Stewart, VoteTrustUSA

June 11, 2006
According to an article in the Tallahassee Democrat, Leon County  
Elections
Supervisor Ion Sancho (pictured at right) will challenge a new  
proposed rule
that would severely restrict the ability of election supervisors from
testing the equipment they use to administer elections. Sancho has no
problem with notifying the state of testing but doesn't feel the the  
state
should be able to refuse his right to test equipment or dictate the  
terms of
testing.

"I don't, for the life of me, understand why they want to do  
something like
this," Sancho said Saturday. "I have no problem with notifying them,  
but I
don't think I need their approval."

Last year, Sancho allowed computer security experts to demonstrate in  
a test
election that election results could be altered undetectably. The
demonstration sent shock waves across the country and resulted in many
states issuing increased security procedures in an attempt to  
mitigate the
security vulnerabilities it revealed.

The article reported that:

         Sancho said he will attend a public hearing in the R.A. Gray
         Building at 1:30 p.m. Monday to discuss a pending rule change.
         He said the new rule would require a representative of the
         Department of State to be present whenever a county runs a  
test
         on voting machines.

         Sancho has had long-running disputes with big national  
companies
         that make elections equipment. He contends that county  
elections
         offices should be allowed to test their balloting machinery
         anytime they think there might be bugs.

         Sancho said the hearing Monday is only the first step in the
         rule-making process, but he intends to fight it all the way.

         <http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=1384&Itemid=113>

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