Texas & presumably other states have allowed voting machine vendor ES&S to conduct its own hash testing, the crucial process 4 confirming that a vendor has supplied its customer w/ certified software, as opposed to, for example, vote-flipping software. 1/ whowhatwhy.org/2021/03/08/ele…
When Texas examiners discovered this, they were appalled. One called it the “‘ultimate ‘fox watching the henhouse’ scenario. It is them [ES&S] self-certifying systems for use.’” 2/
I have questions. For how many election cycles has this been going on, and what other states are giving ES&S such free reign to “self-certify” voting software updates? What is @EACgov doing to get a handle on the scope of this problem and stop it before the next election?! 3/
In case you think election audits would have discovered any outcome altering attacks, think again. Here’s what @philipbstark, America’s preeminent election auditing expert told me about Texas’s election audit laws. 4/
5/ “To be clear, none of these issues prove that election fraud occurred in 2020 or in prior elections. But they do suggest the EAC should publish the results of its investigation and respond substantively to questions about it, that it has not been transparent so far, ...
6/ ... and that ES&S’s procedures and coding practices warrant further scrutiny.”

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11 Mar
I lost faith in the US govt to tell me the truth re: election security when Comey & @EACgov testified that it wld be really hard to hack an election bc voting machines supposedly don't connect to the internet, & an expert explained on C-Span this was BS.1/ csoonline.com/article/312639…
2/ Here is one of Halderman's C-span videos. c-span.org/video/?c466857…
3/ It was like a death. Never in my life would I have thought my government would lie about something like this. Or, alternatively, be this incompetent. I spent the next three years feeling like I need to try to micromanage the situation bc I didn't trust them anymore.
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10 Mar
This is what Texas examiners said about voting machine vendor ES&S’s security protocols behind closed doors (in internal emails): “It’s a gift wrapped opportunity to an insider threat, however unlikely.” 1/ whowhatwhy.org/2021/03/08/ele…
2/ “Under the current guidance from ES&S, an insider now knows specifically which file is not being inspected. It’s similar to a bank robber knowing that the camera covering teller #3 is broken.”
3/ “It is the ultimate ‘fox watching the henhouse’ scenario. It is them [ES&S] self-certifying systems for use.”
Read 9 tweets
10 Mar
Sometimes I feel invisible, especially when I post something that I worked really hard on and that people should pay attention to but instead ignore. Making videos helps. 1/ #ProtectOurVotes
2/ My new investigative piece for @whowhatwhy. whowhatwhy.org/2021/03/08/ele…
3/ If certain others won’t give me a platform or amplify what I have to say, I’ll do it myself :-)
Read 4 tweets
9 Mar
🚨PSA re: America’s largest voting-machine vendor has been conducting its own hash-validation testing. I’m calling on @EACgov to find out what states have allowed this and for how long and to put a stop to it before the midterm elections.
For more information on this issue, please read my new investigative piece for @whowhatwhy. Thank you. #ProtectOurVotes. whowhatwhy.org/2021/03/08/ele…
2022 midterm elections! (Not 2020). $&&&&&@#####***++==
Read 4 tweets
9 Mar
I requested a copy of the livestream where Texas examiners learned that voting machine vendor ES&S was using an uncertified method to install software & that software installed w/ this method failed hash-validation testing. They are hiding behind a belated privacy objection. 1/
The objection is belated bc the copy of the livestream is encompassed by my original request send December 9! When they didn’t produce it, I asked about it February 14. They are pretending February 14 is the date of my request. 2/
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8 Mar
Honestly, what more can be said to wake up Democrats? HR1 would allow these ES&S touchscreen voting machines & doesn’t even require manual audits. I’m sure it’s better than the sh#t system we currently have, but damn it’s not enough. We continue flirting w/ the end of democracy.
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