Guest Blogged by John Gideon, VotersUnite.Org
On July 27, the Florida State University Security and Assurance in Information Technology Laboratory (SAIT) issued a report on the results of a review of the source code for the Diebold voting system that was in the state of Florida certification process. This report was commissioned by the Secretary of State, Kurt Browning.
On July 31, Browning sent a letter to Diebold to tell them that the system would not be certified as it was presented to the state and that the company had until August 17 to fix the problems or the certification process would be stopped. Included in that letter were three pages of required software repairs.
On August 10, Browning sent a congratulatory letter to Diebold to let them know all of the code fixes were successfully inspected by the SAIT Lab. and the state and that the Diebold optical-scan system and AutoMark were to be certified for use by the state.
That’s less than two weeks from report of numerous problems to repairs to the source code to reinspection to issuance of certification.
How did this happen so fast?
UPDATE August 12 It appears that the changes that were made to the code had already been made in a newer version of the code that is in the federal testing process. The Independent Test Authority sent that code to Florida State and that is what was inspected and passed. I am being told that the report by the SAIT will be published early in the week.
John asks “How did this happen so fast?”
If they don’t get the first one to switch right, and fast, they’re toast and they know it IMO.
I still do not trust the software/hardware though, never will.
Let’s send Mr. Browning some new Brad Blog Kneepads. Now with extra padding for those hot Florida nights.
FL SOS Kurt Browning… not to be confused with 4-time World Figure Skating Champion, Kurt Browning… who happens to be a Canadian, and a good guy.
Florida, yes I remember that state. Where the citizens are clueless or complicit; helpless or illicit. It’s no surprise; though it smells to high heaven and initially appears careless and daring. I sense a money trail. I thinking the melt down will take down some people that are all too willing to play yet or else…
I guess if you know where the problems are in the code it is easy to find and remove (hide) them.