(ALL) Hursti Report Follow-up

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Author Message   Bev Harris Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 1887 Registered: 12-2004 Best of Black Box? N/A Votes: 0 (A keeper?) Posted on Friday, September 16, 2005 - 2:25 pm:        1. Black Box Voting sent the Harri Hursti report, by registered and/or certified mail, to every secretary of state and every jurisdiction in the U.S. and Canada that uses Diebold machines. 2. Public officials, once notified of the vulnerability, have a fiduciary duty to take appropriate actions. Appropriate actions should include asking the vendor, with whom the purchase contract is executed, to respond (in writing) to the allegations. Appropriate actions should also include notifying state board of elections and/or secretary of state and requesting guidance. Appropriate actions should include setting up mitigation procedures. 3. Black Box Voting sent a follow up public records request several weeks after sending the report, requesting all correspondence, memos, and emails pertaining to the Hursti report. A copy of the public records request is included below. 4. In some locations, elections officials are having meetings, or Diebold officials are showing up to address the issue. Citizens: Try to find out if and when meetings will occur, so you can videotape Diebold's official response, and/or the official response of state officials. File a report here. 5. Show your support to public officials who act responsibly and show integrity and openness.   Bev Harris Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 1888 Registered: 12-2004 Best of Black Box? N/A Votes: 0 (A keeper?) Posted on Friday, September 16, 2005 - 2:28 pm:        This is what was sent out several weeks after they received the Hursti report. PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST: Date: Sept. 7, 2005 Public Records Request # 090705a We are requesting the following public records. Records requested: 1) All correspondence, documents, notes, memos, e-mails etc. pertaining to the July 4, 2005 Black Box Voting Security Alert written by Harri Hursti, and/or pertaining to the Diebold optical scan “hack” or security test performed in Leon County, Florida by Black Box Voting, Harri Hursti et. al. Please include: Any directives, suggestions, explanations, answers or advice from Diebold Election Systems Inc. pertaining to this report or the above referenced Leon County testing. 2) Please provide any document or e-mail containing the name Hursti dated May 2, 2005 until the date of your receipt of this request. 3) Please provide any document or e-mail containing the name Black Box Voting or Bev Harris dated May 2, 2005 until the date of your receipt of this request. 4) Please provide any document or e-mail pertaining to memory cards, dated May 2, 2005 until the date of your receipt of this request. Thank you. Bev Harris Director Black Box Voting, Inc.   Bruce Sims Frequent Voting Rights Forum Participant Username: Ubetchaiam Post Number: 484 Registered: 06-2005 Best of Black Box? N/A Votes: 0 (A keeper?) Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 5:26 pm:        Bev, am I understanding correctly that you sent the the PRR to every location and SOS across the States? If so, it will be interesting to see how San Diego and CA respond to you(chuckle,chuckle); I'm just waiting

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