There must be no undisclosed voting system software. However, HR 811's proposed HAVA Section 301(a)(9), as currently written, fails to exempt software that is truly Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) from public disclosure. The bill must be amended to require true COTS software, such as the Windows operating system and standard printer drivers, to be escrowed and available to officials under confidentiality, but not publicly disclosed. // Connecting voting system components to the Internet or transmitting system information over the Internet facilitates hacking. However, HR 811's proposed HAVA Section 301(a)(11), as currently written, would allow the central Election Management System (EMS) computer of a voting system to be connected to the Internet. The EMS computer of a voting system is arguably the component most critical to protect from Internet connection. The bill must be amended to ban all Internet connections for all components of a voting system. In addition, the bill should include a ban on the Internet transmission of voted overseas ballots referenced in HR 811's proposed HAVA Section 301(a)(2)(C).

 

NAtional: Response to Avi Rubin's Support for Holt HR 811

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_bev_harr_070218_response_to_avi_rubi.htm

 

NAtional: Rep. Susan Davis Seeks to End Vote by Mail Restrictions

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2271&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: Committee on House Administration Opens Historic Meeting with Ambitious Agenda

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2272&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: Rep. Jackson Proposes Amendment Establishing Constitutional Right to Vote

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2273&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: The FEC, in the Limelight

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2274&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: Campaign Strengthens For a Voting Paper Trail

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/18/AR2007021801067.html

 

NAtional: Advocacy Groups Call for E-voting Changes

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=software&articleId=283550&taxonomyId=18&intsrc=kc_top

 

CA: Riverside County - Make voices heard on voting

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/02/18/opinion/jacobs/19_40_232_17_07.txt

 

CA: San Diego County - Complaint Filed to New CA SoS Against San Diego County's Registrar Mikel Haas

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4162

 

FL: Plan may shake up '08 ballot

http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070218/LOCAL/70218015/-1/news

 

IA: Verifiable Elections on the Legislative Agenda in Iowa

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2275&Itemid=113

 

MI: Flint - More details come in ballot-tampering accusations

Flint man being investigated by Michigan State Police

http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=local&id=5048562

 

NJ: Election officials fear '08 disaster

Confluence of pressures could be 'perfect storm'

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-6/117177792397300.xml&coll=1

 

NY: Editorial - Legislature must decide type of voting machines

http://www.troyrecord.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1170&dept_id=7018&newsid=17868566&PAG=461&rfi=9

 

NY: Westchester County - Westchester seeks home for voting machines in Ardsley.

http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070218/NEWS02/702180335/1018

 

OH: Franklin County - Ex-Judge Squire seeks election overturn in rare holiday court session

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news-story.php?story=247789

 

PA: Paper-based voting systems winning supporters

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07050/763228-178.stm

 

WA: King County - First all-mail vote; ballots on the way

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003577601_viaductvotebox18m.html

 

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