Hackers examined and attempted to hack some 30 pieces of election equipment, much of it purchased over eBay, including some voting machines and digital voter registries currently in use. [Reuters]
U.S. elections are an easier target for Russian hackers than once thought
Cybersecurity researcher effortlessly downloaded the confidential voter file of every registered Georgian. [LA Times]
As Hackers Target U.S. Voting Machines, We Need Leaders Who’ll Put Country Over Party
Excellent concise election integrity overview. “The attacks on our election infrastructure are high tech, but much of the defense is low tech.” [Just Security Forum]
Hackers plan to break into 30 voting machines to put election meddling to the test
Prove that no votes could have been tampered with, say DefCon organizers. “Start hacking on (the machines) to raise awareness and find out for ourselves what the deal is.” [USA Today]
Why Do Georgia Election Officials Insist on 100% Unverifiable Election Systems?
Ernest A. Canning reports on BradBlog that in the recent runoff election, most “electors were forced to cast their votes into electronic black holes.”
Georgia elections chief plans changes after security issues
Georgia’s top elections official refused Department of Homeland Security help in 2016 but soon will take the reins for future elections after security mistakes.
Georgia to shift elections work in-house, away from Kennesaw State
Georgia Secretary of State’s Office will move all elections work in-house after a series of security lapses forced an end to control by the beleaguered Center for Election Systems at Kennesaw State University.
Safe Voting for All Georgians
Like Larry Vaughn–the fictional mayor of Amity, New York, in “Jaws”–Georgia’s elected leaders are trying to convince you that everything is OK. It is not.
Colorado Non-Profit Seeking to Void Georgia Special Election Result – Breitbart
Breitbart Article by Ben Kew, July 5, 2017: “Colorado non-profit files lawsuit seeking to void Georgia special election result.”
Video and Handouts: Press Conference on Georgia Lawsuit and Technical Issues on July 6, 2017
Look in the left column of our Facebook page for “Videos” — when you see the video in your main feed, click on the video to hear the sound. Come back to this page of the Coalition for Good Governance website for the Handouts for Press Conference on July 6, 2017.