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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: May 4, 2007 9:48:55 AM PDT
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Subject: Democracy for Sale: CO Voting Official Is Marketing
"Votescam" to Republicans
Colorado elections IT manager
selling "voter data" to GOP candidates
by Todd Johnston
Thu May 03, 2007 at 09:38:41 PM EST
http://scoop.epluribusmedia.org/story/2007/5/3/213841/7860
An IT manager for Colorado's state-wide voter database has been
selling "targeted voter data" through a "GOP Campaign help" web
site at PoliticalLiveWires.com.
According to his online resume, Dan Kopelman is currently
"Elections Technology Manager" with "oversight and guidance of the
State Wide Voter Database" in the office of Colorado's newly
elected Republican Secretary of State Mike Coffman.
Returning ePluribus Media's request for information, a spokesperson
for Colo. Secretary of State Mike Coffman confirmed Kopelman's
employment, but said the office was unaware of his "side business"
selling voter lists and other web-based campaign tools.
Furthermore, after learning about the IT manager's "conflict of
interest," Deputy Secretary of State William A. Hobbs met with the
Kopelman and directed him to take down his campaign web site
immediately.
"It is inappropriate for a state employee to be both overseeing and
selling voter lists," said Dana Williams of the SOS's Elections
Division, adding "we see this as a conflict of interest." Williams
also stated the Secretary's office will be "looking into the
matter" further.
Coffman was elected to office last November, after a week needed to
sort out "bungled election counts" in Denver and Douglas counties.
However, both Coffman and his Democratic opponent Ken Gordon vowed
to work together to "fix" the state's election system.
Ferreting out employees like Kopelman would seem an ideal place to
start.
Political issues aside, Coffman's office is responsible for selling
its master voter registration lists.
In other words, Kopelman was under-cutting his boss -- the
Colorado Secretary of State -- by pulling, bundling, and privately
selling the state's voter information.
Unless he bought the information within the databases he
maintained, Kopelman actions may even constitute theft. And given
that the Secretary's office was unaware of his actions,
characterizing them as a "side business," it seems a stretch that
Kopelman was regularly purchasing updated voter data.
In any case, Kopelman's political ideology seems clear.
PoliticalLiveWires.com explicitly courts GOP candidates, provides
links to The DrudgeReport and Rush Limbaugh as "useful resources,"
and streams headlines from CNSNews.com.
Also in his online resume, Kopelman states that from 1999 to 2002
he worked in Washington, DC under the "brilliant leadership of
Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo." Tancredo (R-CO) is the
controversial Republican Congressman who called Miami, FL a "third
world country" last November. He has also announced his candidacy
for U.S. president in 2008.
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can't say I'm surprised (5.00 / 6) (#2)
This follows the trends observed in New Mexico, Florida, and Ohio
but those stories related to the SOS election night outsourcing.
New Mexico let's ES&S handle their voter registration data and
webpage.
This story seems to be a slight variation on improper SOS handling
of election results and voter data. I'm willing to bet if you
checked every state, you'll find many more examples of improper
outsourcing and integration into "Voter Vault" type applications.
In fact, the 72 hours and Voter Vault powerpoint slides encourage
people to actively share their mailinglists and other databases
with GOP votervault.
domain registration (5.00 / 5) (#8)
Did you check out the domain lincolndaydinner.com
that is featured by "Political Live Wires"??
Domain Name:LINCOLNDAYDINNER.ORG
Created On:23-Jun-2003 19:17:30 UTC
Registrant Name:Political Live Wires
Registrant Organization:Political Live Wires
Registrant Street1: XXXXX S Mobile St
Registrant City:Aurora
Registrant State/Province:CO
Registrant Postal Code:80016
Registrant Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Rocky Mt. News
Dan Kopelman will serve the panel representing Secretary of State
Mike Coffman. He has an Associates Degree in Electronics
Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering
Technology from DeVry Institute of Technology, as well as a Masters
in Computer Information Systems with an emphasis on Software
Engineering from the University of Denver. Currently, he is the
System Administrator and Manager of Unclaimed Property in the
office of Colorado State Treasurer.
Also, this same Dan Kopelman appears to be involved with the usual
Young Republican dirty tricks and this Press Release discussed by
Rocky Mountain News. He posts to ColoradoSenate.com as some form
of communications director in 2004. (His email dated back to 1997
is online)
His credentials include:
Dan Kopelman, [Leadership Program of Rockies] 1998- Staffer,
Secretary of State Mike Coffmann
Dan Kopelman, Vice-President of Jewish Republicans of Colorado
Dan Kopelman, past President Denver Metro Young Republicans (2004)
Pictured here photographed along side Coulter and Horowitz. Sounds
about right...
by intranets on Thu May 03, 2007 at 11:40:49 PM EST
Don't overlook that picture (5.00 / 2) (#10) with Marc Racicot.
Racicot had just left his job as RNC chairman to become Bush's re-
election campaign chairman when that picture was taken.
"With either politician or priest,
We're in the belly of the beast
Because we fed it"
--Amos Lee, "Freedom"
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