Sequoia Part 5 Manipulating Sequoia Voting Results Cartridges from Precincts

Sequoia Part 5: Even with original legitimate firmware inside the results cartridges can be easily hacked. Results Cartridges are used for transmitting the ballot definition and then transmitting the election results from the precinct to the WinEDS central tabulator computer.

WinEDS is an election data system used for preparing ballot definitions for Sequoia voting machines before elections, and for cumulating results from Sequoia Results Cartridges which are used for transmitting the ballot definition and colleting the results.

It is easy to physically and electronically manipulate Results Cartridges, either to turn them into other types of cartridges, or to change the votes in them. Results cartridges are very insecure against tampering with the votes stored inside.

The precinct results cartridges also called memory packs from the Sequoia Optech Eagle optical scans are delivered to one 22 collection centers for the 1,142 precincts in Maricopa.

In Maricopa the Results Cartridge traditionally has been delivered by one poll worker in plastic pink bubble wrap bag with no seal, which is not in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Secretary of States Elections Procedures Manual. This is outrageous and breaks the chain of custody. The Cartridge also be used to upload a Vote-stealing computer viruses could effect all results.

Princeton University computer Scientist wrote: a simple program that runs on an ordinary personal computer, to change votes inside the candidate-total files (and ballot-image files) stored in a Results Cartridge. When the altered Results Cartridge is inserted into WinEDS for tabulation, WinEDS notices nothing amiss about the fraudulent data.

It is possible to make a simple device that changes the votes in a Results Cartridge. This device could be as small as a package of cigarettes. One would plug this device into the Results Cartridge, and remove it after 2 or 3 seconds. The whole process could be done unobtrusively in 5 seconds. In that time the device could read the votes (candidate totals and audit trail) from the cartridge, and write fraudulent data (candidate totals and audit trail) to the cartridge.

FROM THE PRINCETON REPORT:
20 Vote-stealing computer viruses can infect AVC Advantage and WinEDS page 61
21 Viruses can propagate through the AVC Advantage page63
22 Viruses can propagate through WinEDS computers page 64
23 WinEDS computers have severe security vulnerabilies and are routinely connected to the Internet page 67

In summary, (in 40.8) once a Results Cartridge leaves the voting machine, it is immediately susceptible to modification of vote data.

For complete Princeton University report and 90 minute video go to:

http://citp.princeton.edu/voting/advantage/

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[67hgfwwy]

How many cartridges are in any given county? Hundreds to thousands I would imagine. Now that would really keep this cigarette pack busy. Man all you need is Flash Gordon and this guys cigarette pack. Or maybe just a van full of Paper Ballots.

[riggznit]

Pure B.S.. This one is certainly the funniest of all. The "machine" has a duplicate internal memory and a print out that the results are validated with. You guys are funny. Try again. I hope the company that produces these machines sues you for fictitious defamation.

[blkskin1]

can you inform people on how to accurately use the computer voting machines like the ones in Illinois? some people dont know how and they render their vote invalid. thank-you