Gov Perdue Calls For BBV Inquiry In Georgia

[althecat]

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0803/19guvvoting.html

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution


INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov. Sonny Perdue on Monday called for an investigation of charges that Georgia's new $54 million system of computerized voting machines is vulnerable to tampering.

"We're very concerned about the software, about the security of the ballots," Perdue said on C-SPAN while attending a gathering of the National Governors Association. "If turn out to be not reliable or can be tampered with, then they're -- frankly -- useless."

In Atlanta on Monday, Secretary of State Cathy Cox expressed "total confidence in Georgia's new electronic platforms," which she said "increased the accuracy of the vote count fivefold last year."

Last month, a study released by Johns Hopkins University computer researchers cited "significant security flaws" in the system designed by Diebold Election Systems and used in Georgia and several other states.

However, election officials in several other states and some computer researchers have cast doubt on the findings of the Johns Hopkins study. They said it exaggerated the machines' vulnerability to hackers and failed to take into account the physical security surrounding the machines.

After Perdue commented on C-SPAN, he elaborated: "We've got to assure the public that software cannot be rigged and it cannot be changed to stuff the ballot box electronically."

[arcos]

1. Interesting...

and if there was fraud in the last election... could he NOT know?

[kainah]

2. Amazing!!

I wonder what the circumstances were under which he said this? Was it a call-in show?

[Bushfire]

3. He was caught off guard by a DUer on the show today

I think there is a thread in GD on this from earlier.

[dusty64]

9. Sounds to me like

he is frantically trying to get out in front of this before the crap hits the fan. Wonder if he will have that CIA outfit investigate for him like they are in Maryland?

[Kelvin Mace]

4. Folks, we need some inside info

What staffers are going to Cathy Cox's "briefing". I'm sure Bev and I can give them some very good questions to ask.

David.

[DEMActivist]

7. The Georgia Black Box Voting Activists

are working on getting into the meeting, David. We're hoping to arrange a demo for the Secretary of State and these Congressional staffers.

We'll keep you posted.

[Kelvin Mace]

10. Email me direct

if you get in. Be aware that you should go under cover as a staffer. I think she will not allow the public or the press to this little function.

David.

[BeFree]

11. Good luck!!

While I will not be there in person...Just want to let you know I'll be there in spirit as you activists get a hearing. Ya know, 'Wireless'.

Glad to know you are in on this DEMactivist. I have a feeling you are gonna bulldog those Georgians til they set everything straight. Peace.

[althecat]

5. Link To The General Discussion Thread Featuring Evil-DUers On Radio

See here..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=196905

Hi David. Bushfire was just on IEamerica radio talking about it and promoing Scoop :)

[Kelvin Mace]

6. Great! Here's the C-Span video

http://video.c-span.org:8080/ramgen/fdrive/15days/wj081803_perdue.rm

The question from our brave DUer comes in at 26:45.

David.

[Mel]

12. here's the link

at DU 'seemslikeadream' is the Evil DU'er that got on C-Span and asked Perdue this question:


I got to ask Gov. Perdue on C-SPAN what he was going to do about those unsecure electonic voting machines that elected him and Chambliss, did anyone hear me?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=192861&mesg_id=192861

[Zhade]

8. Zuh?

In Atlanta on Monday, Secretary of State Cathy Cox expressed "total confidence in Georgia's new electronic platforms," which she said "increased the accuracy of the vote count fivefold last year."

What crack is she smoking? Is DieBold her dealer?