Memory sticks used to program Philly's voting machines were stolen from elections warehouse

[RandySF]

A laptop and several memory sticks used to program Philadelphia’s voting machines were stolen from a city warehouse in East Falls, officials confirmed Wednesday, setting off a scramble to investigate and to ensure the machines had not been compromised.

Though it remains unclear when the equipment was stolen, sources briefed on the investigation said the items vanished this week. The laptop belonged to an on-site employee for the company that supplies the machines. It and the USB drives were the only items believed to have been taken.

City officials vowed Wednesday that the theft would not disrupt voting on Nov. 3.

“We are confident,” said Nick Custodio, a deputy to Lisa Deeley, chair of the city commissioners, who oversee elections, “that this incident will not in any way compromise the integrity of the election.”





https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/philadelphia-election-trump-equipment-stolen-usb-laptop-20200930.html

[msongs]

1. wanna bet trump knows who took em and where they are nt

[lostnfound]

2. Promises from city officials do not help situation and are not normal reactions

I want to hear him say we have monitoring software that flags all accesses and we are reviewing the video cams to see who stole it.

Really what I want to hear is this is the last straw we are switching to paper ballots.

[Roy Rolling]

3. What the effin fuck?

The “..employee for the company that supplies the machines”?

Why are non-official persons allowed access to voting machines once they’ve been handed over to election officials? That is a huge security risk. These employees can’t be trusted. It’s that simple.

[gab13by13]

4. Not sure I understand?

I was under the impression that only "company" people have access to their voting machines. I remember voting machine people saying that their machines can't be audited because of proprietary secrecy. Maybe they are just upping the % of flipped votes, no biggie.

I still say that this is why Trump and Republicans are making such a fuss about mail in voting, paper ballots are a lot harder to rig than a rigged pre-programmed voting machine. Every state needs to go to paper ballots, whether mail in or in person.

[lastlib]

5. weasel-words from officials don't give much comfort.

How the hell do people lose a freakin' LAPTOP?? Short of gunpoint or beating?