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Gee. Who warned again & again about the damn barcodes printed on machine marked paper ballots (as opposed to pen & paper). I did! And, of course, @MarilynRMarks1, @jhalderm, @rad_atl, @SEGreenhalgh, @TheBradBlog, etc. (PS. ES&S uses them too.) #BanBarcodeVoting 1/ 
In fact, I believe I published the first article warning about barcodes on ballots. 2/ #BanBarcodeVoting
I published it on Medium first. 3/ link.medium.com/cIjuatIiuqb
Modems removed from voting machines in 5 NC counties, 12/16/21
See how fast NC did it once people w/ power insisted? This must be done nationally b4 2022, but the #FreedomToVoteAct lets officials delay to 2030. @amyklobuchar, pls fix! 1/ carolinacoastonline.com/regional/artic…
See how fast NC did it once people w/ power insisted? This must be done nationally b4 2022, but the #FreedomToVoteAct lets officials delay to 2030. @amyklobuchar, pls fix! 1/ carolinacoastonline.com/regional/artic…
I support the #FreedomToVoteAct, but am unhappy that it postpones removal of modems to 2030 & manual audits to 2024, at which point just 1 race must be audited. We need better security in 2022. Improved security provisions wld also persuade GOP voters 2 pressure GOP lawmakers. 2/
In the meantime, we need statewide campaigns to #RemoveTheModems in states where we know they’ve been installed (usually be ES&S), eg., Florida, Wisconsin, &Michigan. @harrisonjaime 3/
Trump’s lies about 2020 must not silence legitimate efforts to address real vulnerabilities. Those who began following me > 2020 may be unaware of much of my pre-election election security advocacy & the many graphics that graphic artists on Twitter created to support it. 1/
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Dear @theDemocrats: If you ignore experts’ recommendation to ban wireless modems and internet connectivity to voting systems, the GOP will use the modems & connectivity as a pretext for invalidating the next election. The modems & internet connectivity are dangerous. Ban them. 1/
Here’s a letter from 30 respected election-security experts & organizations explaining that the modems connect to the internet & must be removed, not merely disabled. #RemoveTheModems.2/ drive.google.com/file/d/1-Fd8a8…
Here’s a video that @KateRosenberg4 & I made b4 the election. Yes, we shld worry that remote hackers cld exploit the modems. We shld also worry that Rs will use the modems as a pretext to challenge Democratic wins. They are a lose/lose proposition. 3/
“The [Michigan] state House voted Tuesday to outlaw hooking up voting machines up to the internet while ballots are being tabulated.”
A few Democrats opposed the bill in the basis it’s unnecessary (uh, yes it is necessary) & feeds the Big Lie. Hmm. 1/ interlochenpublicradio.org/2021-08-18/mi-…
A few Democrats opposed the bill in the basis it’s unnecessary (uh, yes it is necessary) & feeds the Big Lie. Hmm. 1/ interlochenpublicradio.org/2021-08-18/mi-…
Here’s a piece by @KartikayM re: the wireless modems in Michigan’s precinct ballot scanners & the risk that they pose. 2/ news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-da…
Here’s a letter from 30 respected election-security experts & organizations explaining g that the modems connect to the internet. 3/ drive.google.com/file/d/1-Fd8a8…
Dear @JoeBiden: Pls show your commitment to election transparency by declassifying the information redacted from the Senate Intelligence Committee report & Mueller report. I’d like to trust that my government wld tell me the truth. I don’t trust that now. TY #PardonRealityWinner
By August 2016, the “US. Intelligence community had reported [behind closed doors] that Russian hackers could edit actual vote tallies,” according to David Shimer’s book Rigged, which cites four unnamed senior members of the Obama administration.
The FBI & DHS were caught with their pants down in 2016 & either deliberately misled the American public or were misled themselves. Has this security hole been fixed? Nope. It’s hard to gain the necessary leverage to fix a problem when people in power pretend it doesn’t exist. 1/
Don’t listen to Becker on election security. He’s one of the main people (in addition to Comey) who spread the lie that voting machines don’t connect to the internet. He’s featured in the video I made w/ @KateRosenberg4 in post 2. The modems are still there. #RemoveTheModems 1/
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😳”[W]hile elections administrators must still deploy voting machines w/ an auditable paper trail by 2022, they will not be req’d to follow new national standards issued by the ... EAC until 2026 at the earliest.”
So they can use the modems in 2022. 1/ washingtonpost.com/politics/hr1-v…
So they can use the modems in 2022. 1/ washingtonpost.com/politics/hr1-v…
2/ The cellular modems installed by ES&S in swing states connect the voting system to the internet (altho ES&S has falsely claimed otherwise). #RemoveTheModems nbcnews.com/politics/elect…
Dear @chuckwoolery: Where the F#CK have u been?!!! Since long b4 the election, I & others have been SCREAMING about the modems that ES&S installed in precinct ballot scanners. The #SAFEAct wld have banned them, but Rs blocked the bill. Now u care only to scapegoat TFG’s loss. 1/
2/ I made this video with @KateRosenberg4. It received over 700k views, but the GOP didn’t care.
3/ The #SAFEAct wld have required robust manual audits for ALL federal races. Unless u plan to acknowledge that the GOP specifically declined to address this vulnerability b4 the election, u shld shut ur mouth. This election was conducted under the rules the GOP insisted upon.
Dear @benhovland: If you want to improve public trust in elections, don’t do shady sh#t like quietly changing #RemoveTheModems to “disable” the modems & then lashing out at those who have concerns. As you know, election-security experts say that “disabling them won’t suffice. 1/
2/ Expert letter. documentcloud.org/documents/7225…
3/ 🤬”Last-Minute Tweaks to Voting Machine Standards [Re Wireless Modems] Raise Cyber Fears” by @KartikayM bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
🤬@EACgov (led by @benhovland) was poised to ban wireless modems in voting machines, but then caved to (presumably state officials) & decided to allow them, as long as they are “disabled” which experts have explained isn’t enough. #RemoveTheModems
“Cellular modems within voting systems should be PHYSICALLY REMOVED, not merely disabled in software” - Signed, a lot of election-security experts documentcloud.org/documents/7225…
Dear voters. If you still care about election security, pls oppose @EACgov’s plan to allow wireless modems in voting machines as long as they are disabled. Experts say disabled isn’t enuf. Pls sign petition below. Reply ✅ so I can track progress. TY! #RemoveTheModems 1/
3/ “Cellular modems within voting systems should be PHYSICALLY REMOVED, not merely disabled in software” - Signed, a lot of election-security experts documentcloud.org/documents/7225…
Dear Republican & Democratic voters. If u care about election security, oppose @EACgov’s plan 2 allow wireless modems in voting machines as long as they are disabled. Experts say disabled isn’t enuf. Pls sign petition below. Reply ✅ so I can track progress. TY #RemoveTheModems1/
3/ Expert letter about the need to REMOVE the modems, not merely disable them. documentcloud.org/documents/7225…
