[Iowa-dx] Fwd: Sign the petition for verified voting in Iowa!
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Please read and sign the petition and pass this on...
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ivipetn
Signatures will not be published, but the number of signatures will.
Then contact your legislator urging them to take action this =20
session on this vital issue. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/FindLeg/
Dear Iowa Voter,
It is time for the Iowa General Assembly to return verified voting to =20
our state. We at Iowans for Voting Integrity urge you to sign our =20
petition calling for strong voting system reform in the next Assembly, =20
and to contact your legislators directly and tell them to act on this =20
vital issue.
Iowans for Voting Integrity's petition calls for the 82nd Assembly to =20
pass legislation mandating:
The use of paper ballots in all elections covered by the Election Code.
Routine hand audits of ballots in randomly selected precincts
Public disclosure of voting system and vote tabulation software.
The creation of a state panel of computer experts to conduct =20
meaningful testing and review of voting system and vote tabulation =20
software.
Further measures to protect the integrity and transparency of =20
elections in Iowa.
For our recommended measures, we have drawn heavily on the Brennan =20
Center for Justice's 2006 report, "The Machinery of Democracy."
The Brennan Center task force members included Professor Doug Jones of =20
the University of Iowa, Professor David Dill of Stanford University, =20
Howard Schmidt, the former chief security officer of the Microsoft =20
Corporation, and other experts in computer science and voting =20
technology.
Click here to read and sign our petition for verified elections!
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ivipetn
After you sign the petition, e-mail your legislators to support =20
strong voting system reform. Click here to find contact information =20
for your state Representative and state Senator.
Our position paper on for voting system reform can be viewed at our =20
website, www.iowansforvoting integrity. org.
There is no reason Iowa should remain one of a minority of states that =20
still allows paperless voting, rather than one of the states embracing =20
the best practices to verify elections in the computer age. Let's work =20
to change that in the next year, and help Iowa adopt practices that =20
give us the highest confidence in our elections.
Best regards,
Iowans for Voting Integrity
Working for Voting Systems Worthy of The Public Trust
www.iowansforvoting integrity. org
To sign the Petition go to:
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ivipetn
Here's the Petition language:
To: The Members of the 82nd Iowa General Assembly A Petition for =20
Verified Elections in Iowa
Dear Members of the Iowa General Assembly:
Computer scientists have identified significant vulnerabilities in the =20
electronic systems Iowa uses to count votes. These include problems =20
specific to machines produced by individual voting machine companies, =20
and weaknesses inherent to all computer systems. Scientists have =20
become progressively more concerned the more they learn about our =20
present voting technology.
This year the Brennan Center for Justice issued a detailed report, =20
?The Machinery of Democracy,? that described the vulnerabilities of =20
current voting systems and the measures that officials should take to =20
secure them.
The Brennan Center task force members included Professor Douglas Jones =20
of the University of Iowa, Dr. David Jefferson of the Lawrence =20
Livermore National Laboratory, and Howard Schmidt, former chief =20
security officer of the Microsoft Corporation and former cyber =20
security adviser to President George W. Bush. The report calls for =20
voter-verified paper records as a check on the accuracy of computer =20
vote counts, accompanied by systematic hand audits of the paper =20
records. Without routine hand audits, the Brennan Center report =20
states, voter-verified paper records are ?of questionable security =20
value.?
We believe that the Iowa General Assembly should return to all Iowa =20
elections the most easily audited form of voter-verified paper record: =20
the paper ballot. The Assembly should also take further measures to =20
secure the integrity and transparency of our elections.
We call for you, the Members of the General Assembly, to pass =20
legislation that would:
? Mandate that voting systems used in elections covered by the =20
Election Code shall use a paper ballot on which the voter physically =20
or electronically marks the voter's choices on the ballot itself. For =20
disabled voters, legislation should provide that ballot-marking =20
devices or vote-by-phone systems meeting the requirements of the Help =20
America Vote Act be available in all precincts.
? Require hand-count audits of ballots in randomly chosen precincts in =20
each county. The audit should be part of the county?s canvass of =20
votes. Precincts should be selected for the hand-count audit in an =20
observably random manner at the locations where ballots are stored, =20
and the audits should begin as soon as the precincts are selected.
? Require that all software in voting systems and tabulation systems =20
be made available for public inspection and review.
? Prohibit wireless communications devices in voting systems and the =20
connection of any voting system or tabulation system to the Internet, =20
and also prohibit the delivery of precinct voting system results via a =20
computer connection to the voting system.
? Require a chain of custody of election records consistent with the =20
recommendations of the Brennan Center report, including video =20
surveillance of ballot storage facilities.
? Require routine audits of randomly selected county election offices =20
following each election that includes a statewide contest. The audit =20
should be conducted by an equally bipartisan board, and evaluate the =20
county office's conformity to the Election Code and to best practices.
? Create a state panel of computer experts to conduct meaningful =20
testing and review of voting system and tabulation system software. =20
Iowa?s current Board of Voting Machine Examiners consists only of =20
three people: two county auditors and one person with some knowledge =20
of computer technology.
? Ban the practice of ballot programming (the configuring of voting =20
machines for a specific election) by voting machine companies, and =20
offer state assistance to counties that lack the resources to do their =20
own ballot programming. Ballot definition files should be available =20
for inspection by any citizen or representative of a party or candidate.
Iowa?s election laws have long been a model of rigor and fairness. It =20
is time for the General Assembly to bring them up to date in the =20
electronic age.
Iowans for Voting Integrity
Working for Voting Systems Worthy of the Public Trust
www.iowansforvotingintegrity.org
The Brennan Center report is available at:
http://www.brennancenter.org/dynamic/subpages/download_file_36343.pdf
Sincerely, The Undersigned Sign the petition: =20
http://www.petition online.com/ ivipetn/petition .html
Then pass this on! Thank you!
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Please read and sign the petition and pass this on... =20
=20
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ivipetn
=20
Signatures will not be published, but the number of signatures will.
=20
Then contact your legislator urging them to take action this session on th=
is vital issue. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/FindLeg/
=20
=20
Dear Iowa Voter,
It is time for the Iowa General Assembly to return verified voting to our st=
ate. We at Iowans for Voting Integrity urge you to sign our petition calling=
for strong voting system reform in the next Assembly, and to contact your l=
egislators directly and tell them to act on this vital issue.
Iowans for Voting Integrity's petition calls for the 82nd Assembly to pass l=
egislation mandating:
The use of paper ballots in all elections covered by the Election Code.
Routine hand audits of ballots in randomly selected precincts
Public disclosure of voting system and vote tabulation software.
The creation of a state panel of computer experts to conduct meaningful test=
ing and review of voting system and vote tabulation software.=20
Further measures to protect the integrity and transparency of elections in I=
owa.
For our recommended measures, we have drawn heavily on the Brennan Center fo=
r Justice's 2006 report, "The Machinery of Democracy."=20
The Brennan Center task force members included Professor Doug Jones of the U=
niversity of Iowa, Professor David Dill of Stanford University, Howard Schmi=
dt, the former chief security officer of the Microsoft Corporation, and othe=
r experts in computer science and voting technology.
Click here to read and sign our petition for verified elections!=20
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ivipetn
=20
After you sign the petition, e-mail your legislators to support strong vot=
ing system reform. Click here to find contact information for your state Rep=
resentative and state Senator.
Our position paper on for voting system reform can be viewed at our website,=
www.iowansforvoting integrity. org.
There is no reason Iowa should remain one of a minority of states that still=
allows paperless voting, rather than one of the states embracing the best p=
ractices to verify elections in the computer age. Let's work to change that =
in the next year, and help Iowa adopt practices that give us the highest con=
fidence in our elections.
Best regards,
Iowans for Voting Integrity
Working for Voting Systems Worthy of The Public Trust
www.iowansforvoting integrity. org
=20
To sign the Petition go to:
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ivipetn =20
=20
Here's the Petition language:
To: The Members of the 82nd Iowa General Assembly A Petition for Verifi=
ed Elections in Iowa=20
Dear Members of the Iowa General Assembly:=20
Computer scientists have identified significant vulnerabilities in the elect=
ronic systems Iowa uses to count votes. These include problems specific to m=
achines produced by individual voting machine companies, and weaknesses inhe=
rent to all computer systems. Scientists have become progressively more conc=
erned the more they learn about our present voting technology.=20
This year the Brennan Center for Justice issued a detailed report, =93The Ma=
chinery of Democracy,=94 that described the vulnerabilities of current votin=
g systems and the measures that officials should take to secure them.=20
The Brennan Center task force members included Professor Douglas Jones of th=
e University of Iowa, Dr. David Jefferson of the Lawrence Livermore National=
Laboratory, and Howard Schmidt, former chief security officer of the Micros=
oft Corporation and former cyber security adviser to President George W. Bus=
h. The report calls for voter-verified paper records as a check on the accur=
acy of computer vote counts, accompanied by systematic hand audits of the pa=
per records. Without routine hand audits, the Brennan Center report states, =
voter-verified paper records are =93of questionable security value.=94=20
We believe that the Iowa General Assembly should return to all Iowa election=
s the most easily audited form of voter-verified paper record: the paper bal=
lot. The Assembly should also take further measures to secure the integrity =
and transparency of our elections.=20
We call for you, the Members of the General Assembly, to pass legislation th=
at would:=20
=95 Mandate that voting systems used in elections covered by the Election Co=
de shall use a paper ballot on which the voter physically or electronically =
marks the voter's choices on the ballot itself. For disabled voters, legisla=
tion should provide that ballot-marking devices or vote-by-phone systems mee=
ting the requirements of the Help America Vote Act be available in all preci=
ncts.=20
=95 Require hand-count audits of ballots in randomly chosen precincts in eac=
h county. The audit should be part of the county=92s canvass of votes. Preci=
ncts should be selected for the hand-count audit in an observably random man=
ner at the locations where ballots are stored, and the audits should begin a=
s soon as the precincts are selected.=20
=95 Require that all software in voting systems and tabulation systems be ma=
de available for public inspection and review.=20
=95 Prohibit wireless communications devices in voting systems and the conne=
ction of any voting system or tabulation system to the Internet, and also pr=
ohibit the delivery of precinct voting system results via a computer connect=
ion to the voting system.=20
=95 Require a chain of custody of election records consistent with the recom=
mendations of the Brennan Center report, including video surveillance of bal=
lot storage facilities.=20
=95 Require routine audits of randomly selected county election offices foll=
owing each election that includes a statewide contest. The audit should be c=
onducted by an equally bipartisan board, and evaluate the county office's co=
nformity to the Election Code and to best practices.=20
=95 Create a state panel of computer experts to conduct meaningful testing a=
nd review of voting system and tabulation system software. Iowa=92s current =
Board of Voting Machine Examiners consists only of three people: two county =
auditors and one person with some knowledge of computer technology.=20
=95 Ban the practice of ballot programming (the configuring of voting machin=
es for a specific election) by voting machine companies, and offer state ass=
istance to counties that lack the resources to do their own ballot programmi=
ng. Ballot definition files should be available for inspection by any citize=
n or representative of a party or candidate.=20
Iowa=92s election laws have long been a model of rigor and fairness. It is t=
ime for the General Assembly to bring them up to date in the electronic age.=
=20
Iowans for Voting Integrity=20
Working for Voting Systems Worthy of the Public Trust=20
www.iowansforvotingintegrity.org=20
The Brennan Center report is available at:=20
http://www.brennancenter.org/dynamic/subpages/download_file_36343.pdf=20
Sincerely, The Undersigned Sign the petition: http://www.petitio=
n online.com/ ivipetn/petition .html
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Then pass this on! Thank you!
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<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dreplbq style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BOR=
DER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV>Please read and sign the petition and <S=
TRONG>pass this on... </STRONG> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href=
=3D"http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ivipetn"><FONT size=3D=
4>http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ivipetn</FONT></A></DIV>=
<DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Signatures will not be published, but the number o=
f signatures will.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Then contact your legislat=
or urging them to take action this session on this vital issue. <A hre=
f=3D"http://www.legis.state.ia.us/FindLeg/">http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Fin=
dLeg/</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dear Iowa Voter,=
<BR><BR>It is time for the Iowa General Assembly to return verified voting t=
o our state. We at Iowans for Voting Integrity urge you to sign our petition=
calling for strong voting system reform in the next Assembly, and to contac=
t your
legislators directly and tell them to act on this vital issue.<BR><BR>Iowan=
s for Voting Integrity's petition calls for the 82nd Assembly to pass legisl=
ation mandating:<BR><BR>The use of paper ballots in all elections covered by=
the Election Code.<BR>Routine hand audits of ballots in randomly selected p=
recincts<BR>Public disclosure of voting system and vote tabulation software.=
<BR>The creation of a state panel of computer experts to conduct meaningful =
testing and review of voting system and vote tabulation software. <BR>Furthe=
r measures to protect the integrity and transparency of elections in Iowa.<B=
R>For our recommended measures, we have drawn heavily on the Brennan Center =
for Justice's 2006 report, "The Machinery of Democracy." <BR><BR>The Brennan=
Center task force members included Professor Doug Jones of the University o=
f Iowa, Professor David Dill of Stanford University, Howard Schmidt, the for=
mer chief security officer of the Microsoft Corporation, and other experts
in computer science and voting technology.<BR><BR>Click here to read and si=
gn our petition for verified elections! </DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://www.p=
etitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ivipetn"><FONT size=3D4>http://www.pet=
itiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ivipetn</FONT></A></DIV> <DIV> </D=
IV> <DIV>After you sign the petition, e-mail your legislators to support st=
rong voting system reform. Click here to find contact information for your s=
tate Representative and state Senator.<BR><BR>Our position paper on for voti=
ng system reform can be viewed at our website, www.iowansforvoting integrity=
. org.<BR><BR>There is no reason Iowa should remain one of a minority of sta=
tes that still allows paperless voting, rather than one of the states embrac=
ing the best practices to verify elections in the computer age. Let's work t=
o change that in the next year, and help Iowa adopt practices that give us t=
he highest confidence in our elections.<BR><BR>Best regards,<BR>Iowans for
Voting Integrity<BR>Working for Voting Systems Worthy of The Public Trust<B=
R>www.iowansforvoting integrity. org</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>To =
sign the Petition go to:</DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://www.petitiononline.c=
om/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ivipetn"><FONT size=3D4>http://www.petitiononline.com=
/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ivipetn</FONT></A> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DI=
V>Here's the Petition language:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D+1>To: =
The Members of the 82nd Iowa General Assembly</FONT> <DIV>A Petition for =
Verified Elections in Iowa <BR><BR>Dear Members of the Iowa General Assembly=
: <BR><BR>Computer scientists have identified significant vulnerabilities in=
the electronic systems Iowa uses to count votes. These include problems spe=
cific to machines produced by individual voting machine companies, and weakn=
esses inherent to all computer systems. Scientists have become progressively=
more concerned the more they learn about our present voting technology.
<BR><BR>This year the Brennan Center for Justice issued a detailed report, =
=93The Machinery of Democracy,=94 that described the vulnerabilities of curr=
ent voting systems and the measures that officials should take to secure the=
m. <BR><BR>The Brennan Center task force members included Professor Douglas =
Jones of the University of Iowa, Dr. David Jefferson of the Lawrence Livermo=
re National Laboratory, and Howard Schmidt, former chief security officer of=
the Microsoft Corporation and former cyber security adviser to President Ge=
orge W. Bush. The report calls for voter-verified paper records as a check o=
n the accuracy of computer vote counts, accompanied by systematic hand audit=
s of the paper records. Without routine hand audits, the Brennan Center repo=
rt states, voter-verified paper records are =93of questionable security valu=
e.=94 <BR><BR>We believe that the Iowa General Assembly should return to all=
Iowa elections the most easily audited form of voter-verified paper record:=
the
paper ballot. The Assembly should also take further measures to secure the =
integrity and transparency of our elections. <BR><BR>We call for you, the Me=
mbers of the General Assembly, to pass legislation that would: <BR><BR>=95 M=
andate that voting systems used in elections covered by the Election Code sh=
all use a paper ballot on which the voter physically or electronically marks=
the voter's choices on the ballot itself. For disabled voters, legislation =
should provide that ballot-marking devices or vote-by-phone systems meeting =
the requirements of the Help America Vote Act be available in all precincts.=
<BR><BR>=95 Require hand-count audits of ballots in randomly chosen precinc=
ts in each county. The audit should be part of the county=92s canvass of vot=
es. Precincts should be selected for the hand-count audit in an observably r=
andom manner at the locations where ballots are stored, and the audits shoul=
d begin as soon as the precincts are selected. <BR><BR>=95 Require that all =
software
in voting systems and tabulation systems be made available for public inspe=
ction and review. <BR><BR>=95 Prohibit wireless communications devices in vo=
ting systems and the connection of any voting system or tabulation system to=
the Internet, and also prohibit the delivery of precinct voting system resu=
lts via a computer connection to the voting system. <BR><BR>=95 Require a ch=
ain of custody of election records consistent with the recommendations of th=
e Brennan Center report, including video surveillance of ballot storage faci=
lities. <BR><BR>=95 Require routine audits of randomly selected county elect=
ion offices following each election that includes a statewide contest. The a=
udit should be conducted by an equally bipartisan board, and evaluate the co=
unty office's conformity to the Election Code and to best practices. <BR><BR=
>=95 Create a state panel of computer experts to conduct meaningful testing =
and review of voting system and tabulation system software. Iowa=92s current=
Board of
Voting Machine Examiners consists only of three people: two county auditors=
and one person with some knowledge of computer technology. <BR><BR>=95 Ban =
the practice of ballot programming (the configuring of voting machines for a=
specific election) by voting machine companies, and offer state assistance =
to counties that lack the resources to do their own ballot programming. Ball=
ot definition files should be available for inspection by any citizen or rep=
resentative of a party or candidate. <BR><BR>Iowa=92s election laws have lon=
g been a model of rigor and fairness. It is time for the General Assembly to=
bring them up to date in the electronic age. <BR><BR><BR>Iowans for Voting =
Integrity <BR>Working for Voting Systems Worthy of the Public Trust <BR>www.=
iowansforvotingintegrity.org <BR><BR>The Brennan Center report is available =
at: <BR>http://www.brennancenter.org/dynamic/subpages/download_file_36343.pd=
f <BR><BR> <DIV>Sincerely, <DIV><A
href=3D"http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ivipetn">The Unde=
rsigned</A> <DIV> <DIV>Sign the petition: <DIV><A href=3D"http:/=
/www.petition online.com/ ivipetn/petition .html" target=3D_blank rel=3Dnofo=
llow><FONT color=3D#003399 size=3D4>http://www.petition online.com/ ivipetn/=
petition .html</FONT></A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Then pass this on!&=
nbsp; Thank you!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DI=
V></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV> <HR =
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