{"id":10268,"date":"2013-09-23T12:43:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T19:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=10268"},"modified":"2013-09-24T11:53:14","modified_gmt":"2013-09-24T18:53:14","slug":"my-interview-with-oped-news-on-cas-new-bill-to-reduce-independent-testing-of-e-vote-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=10268","title":{"rendered":"‘It Seems They Have Learned Next to Nothing’: I’m Interviewed by OpEd News on CA’s New Bill REDUCING Independent Tests of E-Vote Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was interviewed over the weekend by Joan Brunwasser of OpEd News<\/a> about the terrible, dangerous and ill-considered SB 360 bill recently passed by the CA legislature, and still waiting for signature (or, hopefully, veto) from Gov. Jerry Brown.<\/p>\n

As I’ve reported previously, SB 360 would end all federal testing of e-voting systems used in CA<\/a>, and give sweeping new executive powers to the Sec. of State to approve new e-voting systems for use in “a legally binding election”, even with no certification testing by state auditors<\/i> either!<\/p>\n

The measure passed by Democrats, along partisan lines, with little debate, under the false premise that rewriting more than 70 sections of the election code was needed so that L.A. County could develop its own new, 100% unverifiable touch-screen voting system<\/a>. The bill was authored — and subsequently misrepresented to both lawmakers and the public<\/a> — by Democratic state Sen. Alex Padilla who also happens to be a leading 2014 contender for Sec. of State to replace Debra Bowen who is termed out next year.<\/p>\n

My OpEd News interview begins with this question from Brunwasser…<\/p>\n

Republicans are notorious for trying to disenfranchise voters, mostly voters who tend to vote against their candidates. But in this case, as you point out, the ill-conceived legislation has Democratic backing, and is, in fact, Democrat-sponsored. What’s that all about? Have public officials learned nothing since 2004?<\/div>\n

Give the full interview a read<\/a> to find out my answer to those questions, along with a number of other thoughts on Democratic science denial when it comes to unverifiable (and untested) election technology.<\/p>\n

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If you’ve yet to give CA Governor Jerry Brown your opinion on whether he should sign or veto SB 360, you may do so right here<\/a>. (Choose “SB00360” from the “Please choose your subject” dropdown box, and select Pro or Con on the next screen.) You may also call his office to leave your opinion at (916) 445-2841.<\/p>\n

NOTE: The space-aged touch-screen system being developed by L.A. County, is also being planned for sale to other jurisdictions across the country. The way CA tests and certifies its voting machines, or doesn’t, is very likely to have a direct<\/i> impact on voting systems used in <\/i>your jurisdictions across the nation as well!<\/i><\/p>\n

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