Thread by @MarilynRMarks1

Thread to explain why ES&S, Dominion and most vendors for new voting system can't meet the terms of #HB316 for new voting system. First, let's look at a BMD ballot card from ES&S system. 1/

2/ Which is the "official ballot?" Or "official vote?" The barcode or the human readable? If they disagree, which counts? HB316 says that machine must "print an elector verifiable paper ballot." Sounds like human readable is official one. But ES&S software only counts barcodes.

3/ HB316 says that paper ballots must be "marked" with voter's choices in "format readable" by voter. Sounds like the bottom portion--text is the required format. Bill also says that the printed paper ballot is the ballot that controls recount or audit result. (obviously text.)

4/ But ES&S and Dominion can only read/count the barcode, not the text.

Additionally the definition of electronic ballot marker prohibits BMDs that have capacity to "retain or compute votes." Both ES&S and Dominion have "auto cast" ability to retain and compute votes. Hmm. 🤔

5/ Plus GA law protects the "absolute secrecy" of the voter's ballot, and ES&S machines timestamps can be used by insiders to connect ballot to voter who cast it. Other may do the same. Not sure.

6/ But go back to start--HB316 requires "elector verifiable paper ballot." Scientists demonstrated that BMD generated ballots are not "verifiable" for most of us human voters without photographic memories to remember everything on the ballot to check ballot card for accuracy.

7/ ES&S and Dominion gonna have a hard time qualifying to bid based on our reading of HB316. We informed the SOS of that in our letter linked above. Actually NO BMD will. This is what happens with science, facts, listening, experts are not permitted in decision making. #HB316

8/ Read the details of these arguments and our letter to SOS here-- …altionforgoodgovernance.sharefile.com/d-sc4a02ea250e…