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Judge orders Lawson to produce documents on voting-machine securityJune 24, 2020 | John Russell
https://www.ibj.com/articles/judge-orders-lawson-to-produce-documents-on-voting-machine-security
Judge Heather Welch ruled Tuesday that Lawson did not provide adequate justification for withholding the materials and ordered her to produce some of the documents for inspection in chambers.
In a 27-page ruling, the judge ordered Lawson to submit the materials that she had withheld based on the counterterrorism exception so that she may examine them in private.
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The matter arose after a national group of cybersecurity experts sued Lawson last year, saying she has refused to turn over emails and other communications about the reliability and security of voting machines, despite numerous requests.
The experts, known as the National Election Defense Coalition, claimed she unlawfully denied access to public records regarding election security.
Lawson was recently president of the National Association of Secretaries of State, and, in that position, issued statements about the security and trustworthiness of U.S. voting systems. The cybersecurity group said some of Lawsons statements were inaccurate and potentially detrimental to election security efforts.
As an example, it pointed to Lawsons testimony in June 2017 to the U.S. Senate Select Committees investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, in which she said it was very important to underscore that voting machines are not connected to the Internet or networked in any way.
The coalition disputed that statement, saying many voting machines certified for use in Florida, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin contained wireless modems that connect to the Internet and expose voting machines to online attacks. It added that some voting systems were found to be configured with remote-access software.
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diva77
(7,640 posts)https://freespeechforpeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/untitled-document.pdf
BComplex
(8,051 posts)I still don't know how to do social media (twitter, facebook, snap chat,...I don't even know what they all are. Ok. I'm a dinosaur.).
But what I do know is that computers get hacked ALL THE TIME!! Every day of the world. And voting machines carry the most important information that can change the world (donald trump, for instance). So these machines have got to be secured WAY BEFORE November 2020.
diva77
(7,640 posts)can contain malicious code from internet or internal sources. Yet another no-brainer "vulnerability" plan for these devices -- so it's not just the modem issue.
BComplex
(8,051 posts)If the voting machines can be hacked by russian hackers, they can also be hacked by republican hackers. Same threat to our democracy either way.
Thanks for posting!!!
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,346 posts)Electronic voting cannot be made secure and verifiable.
diva77
(7,640 posts)diva77
(7,640 posts)STATEOFINDIANA)INTHEMARIONSUPERIORCOURT)SS:COUNTYOFMARION)
CAUSENO.49D01-1906-PL-024866NATIONALELECTIONDEFENSECOALITION,
Plaintiff,
vs.
CONNIELAWSON,SECRETARYOFSTATEOFTHESTATEOFINDIANA,inherofficialcapacity,
Defendant.
F I L E D June 23, 2020 MARION COUNTYCLERK OF THE COURT SW