RonRules
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December 21 2011 -- Judge Oliver J. "Stop The Exam" Lobaugh, who earlier this month dismissed the heroic Specially-Appointed Venango County Election Board in the middle of their landmark forensic exam of the ES&S iVotronic voting system, today denied their Motion For Reconsideration. In reality, Lobaugh had already run out the clock as he sat on the Motion until it was too late for the Specially-Appointed Election Board to finish their work even if they had been reinstated.
This morning the County Commissioners held a public work session to discuss the unfinished forensic exam. Under the leadership of 2007-2011 Chair Tim Brooks they spoke with forensic examiners Kesden and Eckhardt via phone. Brooks, who was previously quoted in court filings as having screamed at an Election Board member that he did not want any forensic examination of the county's voting system, did most of the questioning. No member of the Specially-Appointed Venango County Election Board, the people who actually conducted the unfinished exam, was asked for input or even allowed to speak at all.
Drs. Kesden and Eckhardt told the Commissioners in no uncertain terms about serious security problems found during their work with the forensic exam to date. These problems included illegal remote access of the central tabulating computer and other insecure processes including weak passwords, unsafe media being inserted into the computer, unneeded software on the tabulator, and more. The experts also discussed how limited their forensic exam was, given the time constraints, and how many things went uninvestigated.
December 21 2011 -- Judge Oliver J. "Stop The Exam" Lobaugh, who earlier this month dismissed the heroic Specially-Appointed Venango County Election Board in the middle of their landmark forensic exam of the ES&S iVotronic voting system, today denied their Motion For Reconsideration. In reality, Lobaugh had already run out the clock as he sat on the Motion until it was too late for the Specially-Appointed Election Board to finish their work even if they had been reinstated.
This morning the County Commissioners held a public work session to discuss the unfinished forensic exam. Under the leadership of 2007-2011 Chair Tim Brooks they spoke with forensic examiners Kesden and Eckhardt via phone. Brooks, who was previously quoted in court filings as having screamed at an Election Board member that he did not want any forensic examination of the county's voting system, did most of the questioning. No member of the Specially-Appointed Venango County Election Board, the people who actually conducted the unfinished exam, was asked for input or even allowed to speak at all.
Drs. Kesden and Eckhardt told the Commissioners in no uncertain terms about serious security problems found during their work with the forensic exam to date. These problems included illegal remote access of the central tabulating computer and other insecure processes including weak passwords, unsafe media being inserted into the computer, unneeded software on the tabulator, and more. The experts also discussed how limited their forensic exam was, given the time constraints, and how many things went uninvestigated.