[North-NV-Greens] Fwd: [usgp-dx] Hackable election machines in Fla.: Mark Kamleiter (Green) interviewed (Tampa Bay's 10 News)

[Paul Etxeberri]

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>New concerns about electronic voting machines
>being hacked
>
>By Mike Deeson
>Tampa Bay's 10 News, June ?, 2005
>http://www.tampabays10.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=14806
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>Tampa, Florida - As voters were going to the
>polls this past fall some were raising concerns
>about electronic machines, but supervisors of
>elections officials throughout the state said
>there was no worry.
>
>Buddy Johnson, Hillsborough Supervisor of
>Elections:
>“Our systems are very secure the voters are
>confident, they love the machines for the most
>part.“
>
>But when the message "Are We having Fun Yet?"
>appeared on the screen of a voting machine in
>test in Tallahassee last week, new concerns arose
>that the machines can be hacked.
>
>Buddy Johnson, Hillsborough Supervisor of
>Elections:
>“The policy and the procedures in Hillsborough
>county where nothing like that would ever
>happen.“
>
>And even though the system was penetrated in
>Tallahassee, Johnson says he believes it is
>impossible for that to happen with the voting
>machines that are used here.
>
>Buddy Johnson, Hillsborough Supervisor of
>Elections:
>“By definition it can't happen, because there is
>no connection to the internet. Can't hack in to
>it, there is no way to get in to it.“
>
>Mark Kamleiter:
>“If it is electronic and computer based it's
>hackable.“
>
>Attorney Mark Kamleiter who is pushing for a
>paper back up to the electronic machines, points
>out that poll workers have access to hardware
>where the electronic votes are stored. Kamlieter
>says the internet is necessary to manipulate the
>vote.
>
>Mark Kamleiter:
>“It could be hacked within a supervisor of
>election's office.“
>
>But Kamlieter says there is an even more
>important reason electronic machines need a paper
>back up.
>
>Mark Kamleiter:
>“Computers crash, computers have glitches“
>
>Buddy Johnson, Hillsborough Supervisor of
>Elections:
>”I don’t think it is necessary, but if one is
>certified for our equipment I would be the first
>one to look at it.
>
>But until that happens voters will have to trust
>a paperless electronic system. Some say is
>foolish to believe it is fool proof.
>
>
>Mike Deeson,Tampa Bay's 10 News.
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Paul Etxeberri

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