Re: [PDI] Fwd: MARCH 25, 7-9 PM ROGER JOHNSTON DEMONSTRATES HOW THE VOTE CAN BE HACKED

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Thanks for twittering about voting! That is a big step in the right
direction.

We need to minimally have an in precinct 10% audit of all votes cast on
election night. Unfortunately, we have made early voting just so
"convenient" for everyone. This was a response to what happened in OH in
the 2004 election, when people had to wait in lines for hours to vote. Of
course all of this was by design by not putting enough machines at polling
places, especially in minority and college polls.

It will be hard to do away with early voting since "they" have made this now
a "personal" issue--voting on your time, which if denied now becomes an
infringement on one's ability to vote. Early voting is awful, for so many
reasons, but I do not have to tell you the obvious, and something that you
already know.

The best thing to do--tell people that electronic voting is terrible. Give
them the links of the hacks from Hacking Democracy where they do just that.
The more that people know about AND they call their IL legislators, Rep &
Sen. about it the better, since most of the legislators in Illinois do not
know about the evils of electronic voting. THEN we also tell them to
support our legislation, HB1246, and SB1298.

WE FORGET THAT USING OUR INDIVIDUAL TALENTS FOR COLLECTIVE GOAL IS
INSPIRING, AWESOME.

WE CAN DO THIS!

ALL REFORM DEPENDS ON THE VOTE.

Thanks for all of your support....continue to get the word out there.

Melisa

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Dan Stafford cell <aquarianm@gmail.com>wrote:

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> Totally, but what?
>
> BTW, I'm starting to use #evotnsux hashtag in all Twitter posts on the
> subject.
>
> Today I mentioned that if we insist on voting by computer, eventually
> Anonymous would vote for us by hack.
>
> Computer voting is stupid.
>
>
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Melisa Urda <urdafamily@gmail.com>
> Sent: March 25, 2011 2:43 PM
> To: Dan Stafford <aquarianm@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [PDI] Fwd: MARCH 25, 7-9 PM ROGER JOHNSTON DEMONSTRATES HOW
> THE VOTE CAN BE HACKED
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> Then let's do something about it.
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> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:26 PM, Dan Stafford cell <aquarianm@gmail.com
> >wrote:
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> > If the politicians aren't listening to either polls or constituents,
> > doesn't it seem obvious that they have no reason to fear either one?
> >
> > Computerized voting is the new Wizard putting the illusions in Oz.
> >
> > Computers exist for one reason: to manipulate information.
> >
> > Since when has every single election been within 2-3% in favor of
> > corporatists from Dog Catcher to President?
> >
> > Since we started voting on freaking computers.
> >
> > It's patently obvious that we're already in the matrix, only not the
> > fictional version.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Geraldine Perry <healthadvantage@comcast.net>
> > Sent: March 24, 2011 5:20 PM
> > To: Dan Stafford <aquarianm@gmail.com>
> > Subject: [PDI] Fwd: MARCH 25, 7-9 PM ROGER JOHNSTON DEMONSTRATES HOW THE
> > VOTE CAN BE HACKED
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> > Tomorrow night!
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> >
> > *CAN THE VOTE BE HACKED IN DUPAGE COUNTY..WIRELESSLY AND REMOTELY?*
> >
> > If politicians have failed to listen to their constituents, if they
> > instead upend the Constitution, promoting the agenda of their corporate
> > donors, rather than the welfare of Americans, voters have the right to
> > take corrective actions by voting those politicians out of office.
> >
> > But what if those corrective actions, our vote, can be hacked or
> > compromised?
> > What then? How do we combat the erosion of our democracy?
> >
> > First, we educate others about the problem.
> > Then we take action...and we don't give up the fight.
> >
> > Please come /_*and tell others*_/to attend a presentation by:
> >
> > *Dr. Roger Johnston, Leader*
> > *Vulnerability Assessment Team*
> > *Argonne National Laboratory*
> > *
> > *
> > */Friday, March 25, 2011/*/
> > *7-9 PM*
> > /
> >
> > /*Illinois Institute of Technology Auditorium*/
> > /*201 East Loop Road*/
> > /*Wheaton, Illinois*/
> >
> >
> > "Yes, it's remarkable how many high-tech security products, really don't
> > have much security," Roger Johnston said.
> >
> > He's found that most voting machines have almost _no security to reveal
> > tampering. _Thus, he said, it's a fairly simple matter to tinker with
> > the electronics while machines are in storage or being transported by
> > the truckload.
> >
> > He has even demonstrated how he can turn cheating mechanisms in voting
> > machines /_on and off by remote control._/
> >
> > "It's much easier to steal the election, right at the electronic voting
> > machine," said Johnston. "In many cases, we see security devices or
> > electronic voting machines where we really have to wonder, 'Did anybody
> > spend 60 seconds figuring out the security issues?"
> >
> > *Please pass widely. Call your friends and family to come with you.
> > Bring a car full of people! *
> > *
> > *
> > *And if you haven't done so already, pass the flyers and put up posters
> > (with permission) in stores and restaurants. *
> >
> > *All reform depends OUR vote.
> > We are all in this together, and only together will we succeed.*
> >
> > Bug your legislators--postcards will be available on March 25th to send
> > to your legislators.
> >
> >
> > Sponsored by--
> > DuPage County Chapter,
> > Illinois Ballot Integrity Project http://ballot-integrity.org
> > <http://ballot-integrity.org/>
> >
> > Melisa Urda Co-Chair
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