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Utah Legislator Opinions on Diebold Voting Machines

Here are the Utah legislators and their views on Diebold voting machines. Below the names is a copy of the letter sent to each legislator on 1/21/08.

Q1) Would you be comfortable with election results that were 10% wrong? (Yes or No) (see below for some New Hampshire results using Diebold equipment)

Q2) Which of these options is your preferred election tool?
a) Stick with Diebold (current system)
b) Drop Diebold and use optical scan sheets (electronically assisted voting that produces a paper ballot that is turned in and scanned like an SAT exam)
c) Drop Diebold and use paper ballots (old school punch style or shading)

Q3) Any other brief comments about this issue?

Results of this list will be sent to the Lt. Governor and the press.

House of Representatives

District	Representative	Q1	Q2	Q3
15	Aagard, Douglas C.
	1055 W 150 S
	KAYSVILLE, UT 84037
19	Allen, Sheryl L.
	620 LARSEN DR
	BOUNTIFUL, UT 84010
48	Andersen, Sylvia S.
	2672 E DIMPLE DELL RD
	SANDY, UT 84092
18	Barrus, Roger E.
	322 E 500 N
	CENTERVILLE, UT 84014
32	Bigelow, Ron
	4658 WATERWOOD DR
	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84120
42	Bird, Jim
	5111 W WOODWORTH RD
	WEST JORDAN, UT 84084
30	Biskupski, Jackie
	753 E ROOSEVELT AVE
	SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84105
72	Bowman, DeMar Bud
	109 N 800 W
	CEDAR CITY, UT 84720
53	Brown, Melvin R.
	PO BOX 697
	COALVILLE, UT 84017
24	Chavez-Houck, Rebecca
	643 16TH AVE
	SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84103
63	Clark, Stephen D.
	968 E FIR AVE
	PROVO, UT 84604
74	Clark, David
	1831 RED MOUNTAIN
	SANTA CLARA, UT 84765
44	Cosgrove, Tim M.
	477 E 6325 S
	MURRAY, UT 84107
49	Curtis, Greg J.
	PO BOX 145030
	SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114
60	Daw, Bradley M.	No	B	In addition to being a legislator, I'm also a computer engineer and know the technology behind the Diebolds inside and out. These machines are certainly not secure.
	842 E 280 S
	OREM, UT 84097
11	Dee, Brad L.
	111 W 5600 S
	OGDEN, UT 84405
7	Donnelson, Glenn A.
	874 E 2100 N
	NORTH OGDEN, UT 84414
27	Dougall, John	No	B	-
	PO BOX 771
	AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003
3	Draxler, Jack R.

	1946 N 1650 E
	NORTH LOGAN, UT 84341
22	Duckworth, Carl W.
	2901 S 8750 W
	MAGNA, UT 84044
39	Dunnigan, James A.
	3105 W 5400 S SUITE 6
	TAYLORSVILLE, UT 84118
2	Ferry, Ben C.
	905 N 6800 W
	CORINNE, UT 84307
17	Fisher, Julie
	865 S ORCHARD CT
	FRUIT HEIGHTS, UT 84037
29	Fisher, Janice M.
	6411 W 3785 S
	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84128
59	Fowlke, Lorie D.	No	A
	596 W 1200 N
	OREM, UT 84057
57	Frank, Craig A.
	825 E 1300 N
	PLEASANT GROVE, UT 84062
8	Froerer, Gage
	PO BOX 379
	HUNTSVILLE, UT 84317
16	Garn, Kevin S.
	2206 E SUMMERWOOD DR
	LAYTON, UT 84040
6	Gibson, Kerry W.
	5454 W 1150 S
	OGDEN, UT 84404
21	Gowans, James R.
	240 S 200 W
	TOOELE, UT 84074
12	Greenwood, Richard A.
	3704 W 6050 S
	ROY, UT 84067
61	Grover, Keith
	1374 W 1940 N
	PROVO, UT 84604
9	Hansen, Neil A.	No	B
	1031 CAPITOL ST
	OGDEN, UT 84401
43	Harper, Wayne A.
	6683 S NOTTINGHAM DR
	WEST JORDAN, UT 84084
40	Hemingway, Lynn N.	No	C
	1513 ASHFORD DR
	SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84124
33	Hendrickson, Neal B.
	3402 W 4100 S
	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84119
62	Herrod, Christopher N.
	4125 N CRESTVIEW AVE
	PROVO, UT 84604
34	Holdaway, Kory M.
	4352 RUPP CT
	TAYLORSVILLE, UT 84119
51	Hughes, Gregory H.
	472 MIDLAKE DR
	DRAPER, UT 84020
4	Hunsaker, Fred R
	1190 N 1700 E
	LOGAN, UT 84341
38	Hutchings, Eric K.
	5438 W STONY RIDGE CIR
	KEARNS, UT 84118
25	Johnson, Christine A.
	1336 E 900 S
	SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84105
69	King, Brad
	635 N 500 E
	PRICE, UT 84501
41	Kiser, Todd E.
	10702 S 540 E
	SANDY, UT 84070
71	Last, Bradley G.
	640 E 700 S STE 303
	ST GEORGE, UT 84770
26	Litvack, David
	368 E 600 S
	SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111
64	Lockhart, Rebecca D.
	1754 S NEVADA AVE
	PROVO, UT 84606
47	Mascaro, Steven R.
	3075 W 9050 S
	WEST JORDAN, UT 84088
55	Mathis, John G.
	384 E 2500 S
	VERNAL, UT 84078
28	McGee, Rosalind J.
	2552 E 1700 S
	SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108
70	McIff, Kay L.
	225 N 100 E
	RICHFIELD, UT 84701
1	Menlove, Ronda Rudd
	17680 N 5200 W
	GARLAND, UT 84312
46	Morgan, Karen W.
	8378 AUSTRIAN WAY
	SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84121
66	Morley, Michael T.
	678 W 350 N
	SPANISH FORK, UT 84660
37	Moss, Carol Spackman
	2712 E KELLY LN
	SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84117
20	Neuenschwander, Paul A.
	4216 S FOOTHILL CIRCLE
	BOUNTIFUL, UT 84010
50	Newbold, Merlynn T.
	10454 S 1440 W
	SOUTH JORDAN, UT 84095
73	Noel, Michael E.
	PO BOX 301
	KANAB, UT 84741
14	Oda, Curtis
	PO BOX 824
	CLEARFIELD, UT 84089
67	Painter, Patrick
	1100 NORTH MAIN
	NEPHI, UT 84648
13	Ray, Paul
	PO BOX 977
	CLEARFIELD, UT 84089
36	Riesen, Phil
	4382 S 2900 E
	SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84124
58	Sandstrom, Stephen E.
	1775 SKYLINE DR
	OREM, UT 84097
23	Seelig, Jennifer M.
	986 W STERLING DR
	SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116
10	Shurtliff, LaWanna Lou
	5085 AZTEC DR
	OGDEN, UT 84403
54	Snow, Gordon E.
	1046 W 290 S (511-5)
	ROOSEVELT, UT 84066
56	Sumsion, Kenneth W.
	PO Box 1475
	AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003
65	Tilton, Aaron
	UTAH STATE CAPITOL 350 N STATE ST #350
	SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114
75	Urquhart, Stephen H.
	37 W 1070 S SUITE 102
	ST GEORGE, UT 84770
45	Walker, Mark W.
	887 E NIGHTHAWK DR
	SANDY, UT 84094
5	Webb, R. Curt
	233 N MAIN
	LOGAN, UT 84321
35	Wheatley, Mark A.
	447 E MOSS CREEK DR
	MURRAY, UT 84107
31	Wiley, Larry B.
	1450 W 3300 S
	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84119
52	Wimmer, Carl
	5526 W 13400 S #108
	HERRIMAN, UT 84096
68	Winn, Bradley A.
	651 E 100 N
	EPHRAIM, UT 84627

Senate

Dist	Name	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Fred J. Fife_III (D)
1	Email
2	Scott D. McCoy (D)
2	Email
3	Gene Davis (D)
	Minority Whip
	Email
4	Patricia W. Jones (D)
	Assistant Minority Whip
	Email
5	Karen Mayne (D)
5	Email
6	Michael G. Waddoups (R)
6	Email
7	Ross I. Romero (D)
7	Email
8	Carlene M. Walker (R)
8	Email
9	Wayne Niederhauser (R)
9	Email
10	D. Chris Buttars (R)
10	Email
11	Howard A. Stephenson (R)
11	Email
12	Brent H. Goodfellow (D)
	Minority Caucus Mgr
	Email
13	Mark B. Madsen (R)
13	Email
14	John L. Valentine (R)
	President
	Email
15	Margaret Dayton (R)	No	B or C
15	Email
16	Curtis S. Bramble (R)
	Majority Leader
	Email
17	Peter C. Knudson (R)
17	Email
18	Jon J. Greiner (R)
18	Email
19	Allen M. Christensen (R)
19	Email
20	Scott K. Jenkins (R)
20	Email
21	Sheldon Killpack (R)
	Assistant Majority Whip
	Email
22	Gregory S. Bell (R)
22	Email
23	Dan R. Eastman (R)
	Majority Whip
	Email
24	Darin Peterson (R)
24	Email
25	Lyle W. Hillyard (R)
25	Email
26	Kevin VanTassell (R)
26	Email
27	Mike Dmitrich (D)
	Minority Leader
	Email
28	Dennis E. Stowell (R)
28	Email
29	John W. (Bill) Hickman (R)
29	Email

Dear Legislator,

I am not trying to make your life difficult :) but I would greatly appreciate a response to this timely issue. I am compiling a list of where each Utah legislator stands on the Diebold voting machine issue (this is the controversial electronic machine currently being used in Utah). I have set up a page on my website with all Utah legislator's names and would like to have you reply back to these simple questions so I can fill out my survey sheet and present it to the Lt. Governor and the press. The Lt. Governor has thus far not listened to the many people including security experts who have expressed concerns about the Diebold machines. He has also treated officials unfairly who have done the right thing in testing the machines and found weaknesses. Anyone who does not reply to this email will be contacted by phone. Thank you for your assistance and hard work on Utahns' behalf. Information is provided below from a security expert as well as other links if you need to become better educated on this issue.

My webpage is:

http://www.oaknorton.com/diebold.cfm

My questions are:

1) Would you be comfortable with election results that were 10% wrong? (Yes or No) (see below for some New Hampshire results using Diebold equipment)

2) Which of these options is your preferred election tool?

a) Stick with Diebold (current system)

b) Drop Diebold and use optical scan sheets (electronically assisted voting that produces a paper ballot that is turned in and scanned like an SAT exam)

c) Drop Diebold and use paper ballots (old school punch style or shading)

3) Any comment about this issue you would like to make?

Sincerely,

Oak Norton

Supplemental information you may be interested in:

Look at the totals from one precinct in New Hampshire:

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5573

	Diebold Result	Hand Count
CLINTON	683	619
EDWARDS	255	217
OBAMA	404	365

OVER 10% OFF--Is that acceptable? Will recounts have to be done in every precinct? How did the Diebold machine fabricate extra votes?

If this can happen in New Hampshire, why would we think it can't happen in Utah on the same equipment?

Todd Seager, a security consultant, has brought this issue to the Lt. Governor's attention pointing out the many problems with the machines. Here is a letter with references you may be interested in. Below is a letter from Todd to me. Please note that Florida has now mandated replacement of the machines for security reasons.

Oak,

I brought this problem to your attention over a year ago. I am an Information Security consultant, and I work the largest national banks and financial service firms helping to protect information.

This is a HUGE problem that this state refuses to address. I have sent several letters to our venerable Lieutenant Governor showing several third party security assessment, and examples of states that have decertified these machines. Every single letter has gone unanswered.

I have personally reviewed the step by step instructions security analysts and researchers used to hack these machines. It is easier than anyone can imagine to hack these machines, and there are several ways to hack them. I don't disagree that they are pretty and easy to use but I did not cast my ballot last year on them.

By all estimates, except Diebold's, the problem is so bad that the only way these machines will work is to print paper ballots, have the voter check their paper ballot, and then have a statistical analysis conducted on these paper ballots.

The treatment of Mr. Funk by the Lieutenant Governor is unconscionable. Mr. Funk has did the same thing other colleagues have mine have done over the years because they are bound by ethical mandates that are part of our professional certifications.

Maryland and Colorado are two of many states that is using optical scan technology, the same that many of us used in school years ago. Security experts agree that this method works the best for speed, cost, and especially, security.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.voting18jan18,0,4975106.story?coll=bal_tab01_layout

http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/industries/technology/article/conroy-plaintiffs-applaud-colorado-secretary-states-decision-support_418945_12.html

Florida, the state who caused this stir to begin with, spent millions on electronic voting machines. The Florida Legislature has now mandated replacement of all these machines for security reasons.

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=72016

If Florida and many other states are doing this even after spending millions on these unreliable computer voting machines, why isn't Utah?

In the mean time, there are other steps Utah voters can take to make their vote more resistant to fraud and computer error. They can cast absentee ballots.

Todd

Diebold machines can also lock up:

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/01/05.html