Lake Elsinore Democratic Club Lake Elsinore Democratic Club April 1, 2010April 1, 2010

Election Integrity – Just an Election Integrity – Just an Oxymoron?Oxymoron?

Why we can’t validate any election Why we can’t validate any election results in Riverside County, or any results in Riverside County, or any

County in CA, for that matterCounty in CA, for that matter

Presented by Tom Courbat, Founder, SAVE R VOTE

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!

Four Keys to Election IntegrityFour Keys to Election Integrity

TransparencyTransparency AuditabilityAuditability SecuritySecurity Proper certificationProper certification

THE BIGGEST PROBLEMTHE BIGGEST PROBLEM

Lack of enforcement of existing laws and Lack of enforcement of existing laws and proceduresprocedures

ROVs are free to violate nearly any law or ROVs are free to violate nearly any law or certification requirement with impunitycertification requirement with impunity

No Federal or State interventionNo Federal or State intervention

Transparency is lackingTransparency is lacking

Observers have been blocked on many Observers have been blocked on many occasions from observing legally occasions from observing legally observable activitiesobservable activities

Processing of ballots in back offices has Processing of ballots in back offices has been observed and recordedbeen observed and recorded

Central tabulator monitors not visible until Central tabulator monitors not visible until November 2008.November 2008.

Don’t trust what you can’t seeDon’t trust what you can’t see

AuditabilityAuditability

The ROV refuses to release the audit logs The ROV refuses to release the audit logs that would enable verification of the that would enable verification of the actions taking place inside the central actions taking place inside the central count computercount computer

The ROV has refused to release the Ballot The ROV has refused to release the Ballot Reconciliation worksheet in a useable Reconciliation worksheet in a useable format, again foiling efforts to verify the format, again foiling efforts to verify the reported resultsreported results

AUDIT LOGS MISSING OR SHOWING AUDIT LOGS MISSING OR SHOWING UNEXPLAINED GAPSUNEXPLAINED GAPS

Verifying Vote Requires Audit LogsVerifying Vote Requires Audit Logs

Audit logs are required under federal Audit logs are required under federal voting-system guidelines, which are used voting-system guidelines, which are used to test and qualify voting systems for use to test and qualify voting systems for use in elections. in elections.

The logs are supposed to record changes The logs are supposed to record changes and other events that occur on voting and other events that occur on voting systems to ensure the integrity of systems to ensure the integrity of elections and help determine what elections and help determine what occurred in a system when something occurred in a system when something goes wrong.goes wrong.

Signature Count & Ballot Count Don’t Signature Count & Ballot Count Don’t match – no problem!match – no problem!

When criticized by SRV that the numbers When criticized by SRV that the numbers didn’t match, the Asst. ROV responded:didn’t match, the Asst. ROV responded:

““Since the record of these corrections has Since the record of these corrections has engendered unwarranted attacks on our engendered unwarranted attacks on our process, we will no longer require precinct process, we will no longer require precinct workers to undertake this canvass workers to undertake this canvass procedure.”procedure.”

Yes, stop reporting, stop the attacks!Yes, stop reporting, stop the attacks!

Self-deleting programs OKSelf-deleting programs OK Premier/Diebold Premier/Diebold admitted at a California hearingadmitted at a California hearing in March in March

2009 that 2009 that none of the logs in the software that none of the logs in the software that tabulates votes — records significant events,tabulates votes — records significant events, such as such as when votes are intentionally or unintentionally when votes are intentionally or unintentionally deleteddeleted. .

““We never … intended for any malicious intent and not to log We never … intended for any malicious intent and not to log certain activities,” certain activities,”

Bales said. “It was just not in the initial program, but now Bales said. “It was just not in the initial program, but now we’re taking a serious look at that.”we’re taking a serious look at that.”

Bowen called the audit logs “useless” and said her office Bowen called the audit logs “useless” and said her office would investigate the issue further and determine if audit logs would investigate the issue further and determine if audit logs in other voting systems — such as those made by Election in other voting systems — such as those made by Election Systems & Software, Sequoia Voting Systems and Hart Systems & Software, Sequoia Voting Systems and Hart InterCivic — had the same problems.InterCivic — had the same problems.

SecuritySecurity

““Sleepovers” continueSleepovers” continue Vendors have complete access to change Vendors have complete access to change

anything at any timeanything at any time Yellow button continues to be exposedYellow button continues to be exposed

Proper CertificationProper Certification

Systems are not compliant with federal Systems are not compliant with federal requirementsrequirements

Federal requirements are outdated & don’t Federal requirements are outdated & don’t provide adequate securityprovide adequate security

Systems that violate certification Systems that violate certification conditions are allowed to continueconditions are allowed to continue

Many certification companies have been Many certification companies have been ousted due to conflict of interestousted due to conflict of interest

Insiders Convicted of Election Fraud - Insiders Convicted of Election Fraud - March 26, 2010 March 26, 2010

20 yrs20 yrs.. Max.TimeMax.Time

February 8, 2009

Secretary of State Hearing: “The Future of Voting In California”

SEQUOIA OWES RIVERSIDE COUNTY $408,000

FOR COST OF CONDUCTING A 100% MANUAL TALLY* OF 70,000 E-VOTES CAST

IN THE NOVEMBER 2008 ELECTION –

AND REFUSES TO PAY

COSTS LIKELY IN THE MILLIONS STATEWIDEThe Registrar of Voters is now asking

the Board of Supervisors for an additional $688,182 in general funds to finish out the fiscal year.

*Condition 19 of the Required Conditions to retain certification of the entire system

Final SolutionFinal Solution

Paper ballots, hand counted in every Paper ballots, hand counted in every precinctprecinct

Eternal vigilance by trained and informed Eternal vigilance by trained and informed citizenscitizens

Legal actions when necessary to enforce Legal actions when necessary to enforce rights of the peoplerights of the people