New NYC Voting System Demonstrations start tonight (Public Hearing March 3)

[brooklynite]

The Board of Elections in the City of New York will be hosting public demonstrations and a public hearing of the two poll site voting systems that are being evaluated for use in Fall 2009 Elections and beyond.

Brooklyn
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Brooklyn College
Student Center
Gold Room, 6th floor
2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210
(on Campus Road between East 27th St. and Amersfort Pl.)

Bronx
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Bronx Library Center
Auditorium
310 East Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10458
(at Briggs Avenue)

Staten Island
Thursday, February 19, 2009
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Office of the Commissioner of Jurors
Jury Room
126 Stuyvesant Place, Staten Island, NY 10301

New York
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Associated Blind Housing / Selis Manor
Auditorium
135 W. 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011

Queens
Thursday, February 26, 2009
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
LaGuardia Community College
Little Theater
31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
(on Thomson Avenue between 31st Street and Van Dam Street)

Public Hearing
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Board of Elections in the City of New York
Commissioners' Hearing Room, 6th Floor
42 Broadway, New York, NY 10004

http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/bmdDemoSchedule.html

[clear eye]

1. The Devil is in the details.

Without a law stipulated risk-based auditing of the results of all races, it doesn't matter how user-friendly the hardware is. This demonstration is a distraction from the real issue of uncheckable, insecure proprietary software. Furthermore, both those cos. are infamous for cheaply made units prone to breakdowns. If you are in the area, do try to make it over there and give the scanners a real workout like they would get on election day. However, even if they stay operational, this is no way to go.

[Wilms]

2. I don't think either of these system's scanners have been approved for use in the state.

In fact I'm sure Sequoia's "crap" hasn't been.

The testing lab that was being used to test the ImageCast lost it's accreditation.

For use in 2009?

Fugetaboutit.

Keep the levers.