#HR1#S1#Amendments - all passed today
includes a new amendment to study #Blockchain voting
amendment #39
Directs the Election Assistance Commission (@EACgov) to conduct a study regarding the use of blockchain technology to enhance voter security in Federal elections.
44
Requires a sufficient number of ballot marking machines equipped for individuals with disabilities, as defined by the Election Assistance Commission in consultation with the Access Board and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, for all in person voting options.
9. Bourdeaux (GA)
...ensures that the number of drop boxes and geographical distribution of drop boxes provide a reasonable opportunity for voters to submit their ballot; permits for the security of drop boxes through remote or electronic surveillance. #HR1#S1#Amendments
13. Burgess (TX)
Requires a report to Congress on the data collection practices, the required necessary security resources, and the impact of a potential data breach of local, state, or federal online voter registration systems. #HR1#S1#Amendments
14. Bush, Cori (MO), Jones, Mondaire (NY), Bowman (NY), Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Omar (MN), Pressley (MA), Watson Coleman (NJ)
Clarifies that felony convictions do not bar any eligible individual from voting in federal elections, including individuals who are currently incarcerated.
25. Implements a recommendation ...to ensure the security of our elections ...by creating the position of Sr Cyber Policy Advisor at the @EACgov and specifying that the duties of the EAC include the development, maintenance and dissemination of cybersecurity guidelines.
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#SolarWinds hack. Thread. 1. Dominion Voting Systems, a voting machine vendor used in #Election2020, is a Solar Winds client. It does not use Orion, the product at the center of the hack. via attorney Paul Lehto
3. "early signs indicate the reach of the stealthy supplychain attack will have substantial aftershocks; #SolarWinds claims to have 300,000 customers, inc. /National Security Agency all 5 branches of the U.S. military & entities in /health tech telecommunications media & finance"
Thread 1. #LosAngeles Done listening to 3 hours of testimony & public comments about the LA Voting System. Incredible that in all that time not a single member of the public testified with any kind of enthusiasm for the voting system. #VSAP#SecurityFail#LaVotes#SMARTelections
2. Instead ppl noted:
- The #VotingMachine can print on the paper ballot after the voter casts it potentially changing votes.
- The method that #security experts recommend: #HandMarkedPaperBallots is not being offered.
- the system is tabulating #QRcodes, something banned in CO
3. I noted: The new system makes it impossible to audit and/or recount. A group that wanted to recount a race that was won by 16 votes was unable to - because of the cost estimate of 200k due to the way the new system stores ballots. presstelegram.com/2020/05/11/lon…#DontCertifyVSAP
Thread. 1. #ElectionProtection. What's the most important thing you're going to do today? Sign up to get ongoing Election Protection training. Reports predict #Election2020 may be "marked by a chaotic legal & political landscape" Will you be prepared? eventbrite.com/e/online-elect…
2. Does it matter if you get training? Yes. "We face a period of contestation/from the 1st day a ballot is cast/until 1/20/20. The winner may not, & we assess likely will not, be known on 'election night'." If you are prepared & ready - you can help. assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7013…
1660 comments in the VVSG 2.0 that need to be resolved. Mona Harrington saying that they will be transparent - but they have been meeting w/vendors in meetings that were not open to the public.
Thread: 1. NY just passed #AVR Automatic Voter Registration. @StandUpAmerica estimates this will add over 1Mill voters to the #NY rolls. Wouldn't it be great to know that those votes were going to be counted correctly? But w/new #VotingMachines being certified we will not know.
3. One #Hybrid#VotingMachine is already certified in #NY. It's the Dominion ICE & is in at least 15 counties including #Westchester County where they're trying to buy 100s more. In the Westchester #primary the ICE hybrid voting machines created 4 hour lines. via @IndivisWstchr
2. Why are #votingmachines the central #VoterSuppression issue in #GA & many other states? Because they are the new #JimCrow. The machine is the way officials control how many ppl vote & how those votes are counted. It might as well be a literacy test. Could it be more obvious?
3. The podcast notes that the counties that did not get enough voting machines (for example 3, when they needed 8) were the counties with LARGE #Dem populations w/predominantly voters of color. W/a touchscreen voting machine if you don't have enough machines you have long lines.