*And now Brian Kemp, Georgia's feral SoS and would-be governor, is investigating* *the Democrats who reported that the voting system is corrupt.*
*MCM* https://whowhatwhy.org/2018/11/04/exclusive-georgias-voter-registration-system-like-open-bank-safe-door/ NOVEMBER 4, 2018 | JORDAN WILKIE AND TIMOTHY PRATT <https://whowhatwhy.org/author/jordan-wilkie-and-timothy-pratt/> EXCLUSIVE: GEORGIA’S VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM LIKE ‘OPEN BANK SAFE DOOR’ [image: computer security] Photo credit: pxhere / (CC0 1.0) <https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1264144> Share Share Tweet Two days before the midterm elections, a series of security vulnerabilities have been discovered that would allow even a low-skilled hacker to compromise Georgia’s voter registration system and, in turn, the election itself. It is not known how long these vulnerabilities have been in place or whether they have already been exploited. Just before noon on Saturday, a third party provided *WhoWhatWhy* with an email and document, sent from the Democratic Party of Georgia to election security experts, that highlights “massive” vulnerabilities within the state’s My Voter Page and its online voter registration system. According to the document, it would not be difficult for almost anyone with minimal computer expertise to access millions of people’s private information and potentially make changes to their voter registration — including canceling it. In this election and during the primaries, voters have reported not showing up in the poll books, being assigned to the wrong precinct, and being issued the wrong ballot. All of that could be explained by a bad actor changing voter registration data — and at this point there may be no way of knowing if that happened. It is not clear what impact — if any — this will have on Tuesday’s elections, or what it has had on early voting. Voters should still go to the polls and, if they are encountering problems, ask to cast a provisional ballot as is their right. *WhoWhatWhy *contacted five computer security and election systems experts to review the document. None of these cyber security experts tested the vulnerabilities described, downloaded any files, or altered any data. All five noted that testing these vulnerabilities without permission would be illegal. [image: Protecting Our Vote] Instead, several logged onto the My Voter Page to look at the code used to build the site — something any Georgian voter could do with a little instruction — and confirmed the voter registration system’s vulnerabilities. They all agreed with the assessment that the data of voters could easily be accessed and changed. *SNIP>* > Anything you all can do to get this out to your networks would be most > welcome > > > > Best, > > Russ Baker > > > > Founder and Editor in Chief, www.WhoWhatWhy.org > <http://www.whowhatwhy.org/> > > We don’t* “*cover the news*”… * > > we *uncover the truth*. > > > > Author, *Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America’s Invisible > Government and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years* > <http://www.amazon.com/Family-Secrets-Americas-Invisible-Government/dp/1608190064/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413404147&sr=8-1&keywords=family+of+secrets> > > > > Twitter: @realrussbaker > > > > *From:* Jonathan Simon <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, November 4, 2018 10:29 AM > *To:* [email protected]; [email protected] > *Cc:* [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Broward County is now Ground Zero > > > > I have perhaps a silly question for anyone who might know: When they say > that Republicans have "a higher turnout in early voting," where does that > assessment come from? I assume it's not from vote tabulation, so is it that > those voting early are identified by party registration? Or is it exit > polling of some sort? Outside of Broward, both parties have used the fact > that they are either leading or trailing in early voting as a campaign > pitch (either "we've got the momentum!" or "we're in trouble; better get > out and vote!"), but I'm wondering how reliable these indicators are. > Meanwhile, Tim, crossing fingers and wishing to the electoral best - Jon > > > > Jonathan D. Simon > > Executive Director, Election Defense Alliance > > Author: *CODE RED: Computerized Elections and the War on American > Democracy* > <https://www.amazon.com/CODE-RED-Computerized-Elections-Democracy/dp/1719301646> > > www.CodeRed2018.com <http://www.codered2018.com> > > @JonathanSimon14 > > 617-538-6012 > > In a message dated 11/3/2018 11:19:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > P.s. The big upsurge in “unlikely” voters is seen in the large early > voting turnouts, which is on par with turnouts in presidential elections. > This may not be the result solely of a long-anticipated “blue wave.” > There’s also a “red wave” in Florida, where Republicans have so far had a > higher turnout than Democrats during the early voting period. > > > > > > On Nov 4, 2018, at 1:45 AM, Tim C <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear friends, > > > > Here’s a very recent Miami Herald report on the Broward County Supervisor > of Elections office, which will be receiving "special attention" from state > officials in this election "after a series of glitches, mistakes, and one > case of illegal ballot destruction.” > > > https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article220841135.html > > > > Yes, "some voters [are] wondering if they should even trust the results" > coming out of Broward County. > > > > I am grateful for those of you who are also giving this election special > attention and even arriving in town to be here for the duration. I am > hopeful that with the expertise of many of you, no one will be able to rig > the results in the election for Florida’s 23rd congressional district. > > > > As a side note, The Floridian Press, a Republican news outlet, very > recently reported on a Republican poll that shows a dead heat between me > and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, at 34% each, with the Republican back at 13% > (Republicans make up only about 23% of registered voters in CD-23). As a > result of this news, we’ve seen a groundswell of Republican voters breaking > our way. They want Wasserman Schultz out and they see our campaign as the > only way to get that done. > > > > We are also seeing a big upsurge in "unlikely voters” (those who have not > voted in past midterm elections). Consequently, many voters are undecided > and we have put a big push on reaching them in the final weeks, including > at early voting sites and Election Day voting sites. In short, we are > working extremely hard on the ground, both with paid canvassers and a > growing army of volunteer canvassers. This is very much a grassroots > campaign and the momentum is swinging our way. > > > > But just like in 2016, there are large institutional forces and powerful > corporate interests that want to stop me from being elected to the House, > and even more so now that I’m running as an independent. > > > > We are NOT planning a victory party for Election Night. We will have a War > Room instead. We are readying ourselves to fight for an honest ballot > count, to fight to verify the vote. > > > > Thank you for your commitment to election security and integrity, and I’m > very grateful for your attention to my race in South Florida. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Tim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Read more here: > https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article220841135.html#storylink=cpy > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. If you'd like to donate to News From Underground, please visit http://markcrispinmiller.com/donate - we appreciate your ongoing support. Ways to unsubscribe, 1) send a blank email to [email protected]. 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