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Robert G. Babson, Jr.
Voting Rights Forum Participant
Username: Bobbabson
Post Number: 18
Registered: 4-2008
Best of Black Box? N/A
Votes: 0 (A keeper?) | | Posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 2:49 pm: | 
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To: Citizens of Hawaii
From: Bob Babson, 3371 Keha Drive, Kihei, Hawaii 96753. Phone: 874-1166
Re: Testimony in Opposition to the New Proposed Office of Elections Administrative Rules
Dear Citizens of Hawaii,
The Office of Elections is in the process of issuing new Administrative Rules which will govern future elections. To read the proposed new rules, please go to www.hawaii.gov/elections. This is their home page and they are at the top of the page. Section 3-172-93 of these proposed new rules will LEGALIZE sending votes over the INTERNET. Please read my attached two page letter of testimony dated November 16, 2009 in OPPOSITION to these new rules for the serious ramifications of what this means to Hawaii.
If you are as concerned as I am about these new proposed rules, please email the Office of Elections with your testimony asking them to ban the use of the internet. Their email address is: elections@hawaii.gov. You could copy and paste the following wording and add your own additional wording if you wish:
I hereby testify in opposition to the proposed new Hawaii Office of Elections administrative rules. Specifically, Section 3-172-93 should be rewritten to ban all election equipment from using the internet or any form of telecommunication or remote networking.
I am also attaching my earlier letter to the State Legislature dated November 1, 2009 containing eight recommendations which I believe the State Legislature should pass to insure open, honest and accurate elections in Hawaii. Laws passed by the State Legislature over-ride administrative rules.
Again, if you are as concerned about election integrity as I am, please email your State Representative and Senator and recommend they introduce and pass some or all of my recommendations. You can email all Representatives by emailing: reps@capitol.hawaii.gov and all Senators by emailing: sens@capitol.hawaii.gov.
The two most important laws the Legislature should immediately pass are Recommendations #1 and #2 below:
1. The Hawaii State Legislature should pass a law banning all election equipment from using the internet or any form of telecommunication or remote networking.
2. The Hawaii State Legislature should pass a law authorizing and ordering the Hawaii State Auditor to conduct a full 100% inspection of the Hawaii election system from start to finish including inspecting all software and hardware used by the election vendor and write a report with their findings and recommendations to the state legislature and the general public following each election.
If you agree, please copy and paste these two recommendations and add your own additional wording if you wish to an email and send it to all State Representatives and Senators using their email address above.
Please contact me if I can be of further assistance in this important matter.
Sincerely,
Bob Babson
Attachments
1. Testimony to the Office of Elections dated November 16, 2009
2. Letter to the State Legislature dated November 1, 2009
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Phillip Caine
Voting Rights Forum Participant
Username: Phillip_caine
Post Number: 80
Registered: 3-2008
Best of Black Box? N/A
Votes: 0 (A keeper?) | | Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 10:01 am: |
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I'll tell you what I call it, tyranny, unless. And only unless... you give up your transparency and use some kind of feedback validation.
Otherwise no electronic solution will have an unbroken chain of custody. As electronics can not be seen by the human eye. Simple physics. |
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Testimony in Opposition to Administrative Rules
