ChicagoTrib mentions Sequoia probs, Why Holt paper record=false confidence [View All]

[Land Shark]

The current links for April 7 articles includes a Chicago Tribune article of April 7 broadly making fun of the "leftist conspiracy theory" re Sequoia.

Buried in the article, it says:

"The "ultimate protection," Neal said, is a paper record created for every vote cast. Cook County Clerk David Orr, who attended the hearing but was not among the speakers, agreed.

"There are so many ways to protect the vote," Orr said. "Part of the reason we have this paper trail is if ... you had 20 people in our office and 20 people at Sequoia who formed some sort of conspiracy, as long as you have that paper trail it wouldn't even matter. You could audit it.""
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-060407voting,1,5791216.story?coll=chi-news-hed>

THIS POINTS TO WHY A PAPER RECORD REQUIREMENT COMBINED WITH A WORSE THAN ANEMIC AUDIT FEATURE IS SO DARN DANGEROUS IN TERMS OF ITS ABILITY TO CREATE FALSE CONFIDENCE.

This quote, from a major elected official, is truly whacked because he expressly says that 20 people conspiring at Sequioa (presumably tampering with source code) could be stopped by a paper trail audit. That's utter bull, unless the vendor-based group of people are extremely dumb in their techniques.

Putting into the Holt bill a provision specifying the method of EAC audit (2% or more precinct sampling) simply telegraphs to cheaters how to cheat and not get caught.

It's that simple folks. Any potential cheater who thinks about it will know how to cheat and have it evade detection by the Lame Holt Bill audit provisions. Any potential election official will know how to hide their mistakes, and can deny any citizen audits by reciting the deceptively long list of tests, certifications and audits already performed....