Open Letter from Out-of-State Voters to

Members of the Georgia General Assembly

Re: Voting Systems Bill SB403

March 28, 2018

Dear Georgia Senators and Representatives:

Concerned voters across the nation are nervously watching SB403 because of its likely impact
on other states’ consideration of new election technology. SB403 would permit Georgia to
become the first state to accept statewide use of unsafe barcode technology for official vote
counting. Just as Georgia had an impact on other states as an early adopter of paperless
electronic machines in 2002, we wish to weigh in to discourage a repeat of early adoption of the
latest unverifiable voting technology using barcodes.

We urge you not to pass voting system bill SB403 in haste as the session comes to a close.
SB403 fails to mandate verifiable auditable elections using hand-marked paper ballots counted
by scanners and manually audited—the most secure and accurate balloting method. Instead,
we ask that you support HR1699 for a Voting System Study Committee to permit state officials
to better assess voting system security requirements.

Please protect the voting rights of Georgia voters, including the right to have their votes counted
as cast and secured against malicious interference.

We seek your commitment to oppose SB403 because it contains undemocratic principles and
reckless security practices:

• SB403 permits vulnerable voting machines that use barcodes to record and tabulate the
official ballot. Current law does not permit insecure barcode balloting. The law should not
be changed to permit high-risk technology. Computer scientists agree that barcodes
have no business tabulating Georgia’s elections, likening ballot barcodes to the ability to
attach a keyboard to the tabulation scanner.
• Barcode ballots cannot be audited or manually recounted as claimed.
• Federal EAC system certification is not required in SB403.
• Deadlines for election certifications preclude meaningful post-election audits.
• SB403 mandates a schedule of rapid implementation that is recklessly unrealistic,
building in a likely security failure in the 2020 elections.
• Basic ballot security and chain-of-custody controls are absent.
• SB403 mandates centralizing all election programming in the Secretary of State’s office
without proper checks and balances. Single point of failure risk is high.
• SB403 mandates a single source supplier for the system, counter to good business,
cybersecurity, and financial principles.
• SB403 permits cities, including Atlanta, to continue to run municipal elections on the un-
auditable paperless touchscreen ballots.
• Unverifiable barcode balloting systems can cost more than three times the cost of hand-
marked paper ballots counted by optical scanning equipment.
 Events of the last several weeks have occurred at the federal level that should also be factored
into any voting system legislation. We ask you to avoid enacting new voting system statutes
until the following considerations can be taken into account, preferably through the proposed
Study Committee:

• Approximately $10.6 million in new federal funding can be granted to Georgia for
enhancing voting system security if requirements are met.
• New voting system standards will be determined by the federal Election Assistance
Commission on April 20, 2018.
• On March 20, 2018, the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee issued basic
recommendations for voting system security. SB403 violates those standards.

Leading election integrity organizations have publicly stated their opposition to SB403 for its
failure to mandate secure, auditable, and verified elections. Such organizations include Verified
Voting, Common Cause Georgia, Georgians for Verified Voting, and National Election Defense
Coalition. There is no known citizen support for SB403.

SB403 as constructed degrades election security while promoting the interest of certain vendors
to legally permit the purchase of their new insecure vulnerable technology. Voters, not vendors,
should be the beneficiaries of all new election legislation.

In summary, we support Georgia voters who want hand-marked paper ballots counted by
tabulating scanners and manually audited in statistically valid audits. Please avoid degrading
the election statutes through SB403 to permit vulnerable new technology to be acquired. Please
insist that any new voting system legislation include basic security requirements, mandatory
post-election audits, and transparent processes permitting full public oversight of its elections.

Thank you for your consideration of our requests.

Respectfully submitted,

Out-of-state voter signers listed below, starting with election-integrity leaders. (Full addresses to
be filed with Clerk of the House of Representatives)

Philip B. Stark, Ph.D., Dept. of
Statistics, University of California,
Berkeley, CA
Virginia Martin, Commissioner,
Columbia County Board of
Elections, Hudson, NY
Al Kolwicz, Trustee, Colorado
Voter Group, Boulder, CO
Harvie Branscomb, Election
Quality, Carbondale, CO
Tim White, San Juan County
Citizens for Fair Elections, Friday
Harbor, WA
Jonathan D. Simon, Executive
Director, Election Defense
Alliance, Arlington, MA
Karen McKim, Coordinator,
Wisconsin Election Integrity,
Waunakee, WI
Judy Alter, Director, Protect
California Ballots, Los Angeles,
CA
Paul Thomas, Ph.D., Voter Choice
Massachusetts, Boston, MA
George Ripley, Audit DC,
Washington, DC
Susan Pynchon, Director, Florida
Fair Elections Coalition, De Leon
Springs, FL
Mimi Kennedy, Advisory Board
Chair, Progressive Democrats of
America, Encino, CA
John Roberts Brakey, Co-Founder
and Director, AUDIT-USA,
Tucson, AZ
Emily Levy, Communications
Director, AUDIT-USA, Pacifica,
CA

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 Kimberly Gemaehlich Dan Morales William E. Bradwell
Valparaiso, IN 46383 New York, NY 10010 Dallas, TX 75211

Marcie Matcke Ed Averill Orion Rogers

Inverness, CA 94937 Beaverton, OR 97008 Prescott, AZ 86301

Brian McCamey Susan D'Agostino Pat Ketter

Riverdale, IL 60827 Scarsdale, NY 10583 Bend, WI 53090

Richard Loftus, M.D. Roger Hollowell T Diaz-Bradley

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Aspen, CO 81612 Drexel Hill, PA 19026

Elizabeth White Lynn Fergusson Lulu Friesdat

Reno, NV 89502 Yardley, PA 19067 Brooklyn, NY 11226

Cynthia LaGoe Ann Cotter Joan V. Schmitz

Colfax, CA 95713 Cincinnati, OH 45229 Santa Monica, CA 90405

Marion Gazdak Doug Hill-Harriss Susan Kersavage

Buena Park, CA 90620 Cincinnati, OH 45229 Rutland, VT 05701

Seth A. Chase Carolyn Brodersen William J Ryan

Alexandria, VA 22305 Ventura, CA 93003 Valley Stream, NY 11580

Laura Mulligan Jacqueline DeMuro Darlis Curtin

Valley Village, CA 91607 Maywood, NJ 07607 Carmichael, CA 95608

Jeremy Kilborn Kevin McMillan Richard Sharon

Annapolis, MD 21303 Monmouth, OR Hartford, CT 06118

James Basili Pete D'Alessandro Michael Lorance

Brooklyn, NY 11238 Studio City, CA 91604 McMinnville, TN 37110

Lisa Litberg Zachary Coffin Barbara Glassman

Morton Grove, IL 60053 Alameda, CA 94501 Nashua, NH 03062

Liz Honig Kathleen Cannon Tamara Adams

West Babylon, NY 11704 Oceano, CA 93445 Olive Branch, MS

Cathy Harrison Kim Bozman DeAnne Brown

Circle Pines, MN 55014 Paris, TX 75460 Maryland Heights, MO 63043

Traci & Todd Kurtzer M. Morales Carol Kerrigan

Evanston, IL 60201 San Francisco, CA 94103 Greenville, SC 29609

Gwendolyn Beebe Marie Manning Eben Goresko

Wallingford, PA 19086 Homestead, FL 33030 Longmont, CO 80504

Barbara Butterworth Susan Higgins Laurie Adrianopoli

Louisville, CO 80027 Union St, Hudson, NY Chicago, IL 60647

Traci Kelly Victoria Osier-Mixon Lisa Geisness

South Lyon, MI 48178 Mendocino, CA 95460 Seattle, WA 98177

Ann Kohlman Jeffrey Osier-Mixon Maggie McCollough

Warwick, RI 02888 Mendocino, CA 95460 Indianapolis, IN 46220

Carolyn J. Douglas Timothy Roberts Craig Lekin

New York, NY 10028 Midland, TX 79705 Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

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 Anne Loo Susan Rethy Arlene Leaf
Houston, TX 77006 San Diego, CA 92101 Tucson, AZ 85713

Trifon Trifonopoulos Lindy Cavness Linda Roach

Palm Springs, CA 92264 Dallas, TX 75228 Victoria, TX 77901

Mark Wood Francesca Robinson Lynette Bech

Germantown, WI Greenville, MS 38701 Franklinton, LA 70438

Pat Pieper Marilynn Lyndon Ann Thorn

Tonasket, WA 98855 Longmont, CO 80503 Lutz, FL 33559

Jerome Lindberg Colleen Lanning Mike Thorn

Buffalo, NY 14213 Homer, NY 13077 Lutz, FL 33559

Michelle Napier Jeffrey Fleischmann Ronald Richman

Springfield, IL 62702 Buffalo, NY 14213 Tahoma, CA 96142

Susan Beaty Gail Bigard Tim Canova

Phoenix, MD 21131 Allardt, TN 38504 Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Sharon V Taylor Traffy DeSalvo Helen Kanakis

Hawk Point, MO 63349 Palm Springs, CA 92264 San Rafael, CA 94901

Marcia Martine Melanie J. Bryson Arlene Leaf

Davie, FL 33330 El Cerrito, CA 94530 Tucson, Arizona 85713

Jonelle Stone Dale Axelrod Joan Brunwasser

Mica, WA 99023 Petaluma, CA 94952 Evanston, IL 60203

Karen Parker Don West Gerry Rhoades

Lubbock, Texas 79424 Columbia, IL 62236 Billings, MT 59101

John Saunders Brad Harrelson John Panzer

Lake Dallas, TX 75065 Pearcy, AR 71964 Mountain View, CA 94041

Sharon Edwards Laura Fisher Lynn Perkins

Chesapeake, VA 23320 Amherst, NH 03031 Emeryville, CA 94608

Ken Rinker James Fleming Penny Hotchkiss

Eagle Rock, VA 24085 Altadena, CA 91001 Hellertown, PA 18055

Jami Lee Elizabeth Fleming Patricia Hunter

Port Richey, FL 34668 Altadena, CA 91001 Bellevue, WA 98007

Elaine Broskie Jennifer Cohn Susan Libby

Salem, OR 97304 Piedmont, CA 94611 State College, PA 16801

Sheila Branyon Marilyn Marks Kerry Rice

Williamston, SC 29697 Charlotte, NC 28210 Gaithersburg, MD 20882

Lou Fiorentino Patti Elliot Michael J. Wolkiewicz

Buffalo, NY 14224 Los Gatos, CA 95032 Clairton, PA 15025

Gina Whyte Sue Gibson Parry Olmstead

Philadelphia, PA 19144 Jefferson City, MO 65109 Alexandria, VA 22314

Marc Stotland John Brakey Eleanor Sinclair

Bothell, WA 98021 Tucson, AZ 85706 Carrollton, TX 75010

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 Lisa Dickholtz Cynthia Flynn Stephanie Woodward
Hillsborough, NJ 08844 Downey, CA 90242 Auburn, ME 04210

Kristi Swift Jennifer Van Kirk Kathryn Zahl

Indianapolis, IN 46214 Clarksville, MD 21028 College Place, WA 99324

Leanne K. Reed Melinda Torres Christine Becker

Lynnwood, WA 98087 Muskegon, MI 49442 Coppell, TX 75019

Brooke Swart C. Fairweather D. Adams

Slayton, MN Lee, MA 01238 Cordova, TN 38018

David McGraw Rhonda Brennan Kimberly Ann Miller

Simi Valley, CA 93063 Columbia, TN 38401 Shepherdsville, KY 40165

Joni Caufield B. McDonald Mary M McClain

Webster City, IA 50595 Los Gatos, CA 95032 Portland, OR 97203

Kelly Martinez Margery Wilson Charissa Clifford

San Francisco, CA 94117 Johnson City, TN 37604 Portland, OR 97211

Joshua England Janine Baker Beryl R Gamiel

Roanoke, VA 24016 Bozeman, MT 59715 Wilmington, DE 19802

Faith Tyler Laura Stewart-Burch Jaya Srikrishnan

Groton, NY 13073 Basalt, ID 83218 Wappingers Falls, NY 12590

Jody Hurst Ellen Ryan Caroline Parks

Petal, MS 39465 Stratham, NH 03885 Albuquerque, NM 87112

Deanna Harkins Theresa Hillin Deanna Miller

Osage City, KS 66523 Georgetown, TX 78628 Charlotte, NC 28213

S. Lorette Eric Grier Peggy Stentz Casey

Rice, MN 56367 Fort Collins, CO 80525 Atlanta, GA 30340

Tao Flaherty Cynthia Lucille White Pat Mullin

Pittsburgh, PA 15221 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 South Haven, MI 49090

Susan E Merrigan Deborah K O'Keefe Michael Stinnett

Nashua, NH 03064 Mason, OH 45040 Mesa, AZ 85201

Lissa Randall James Conrad Carol Glidden

Riverside, CA 92508 St. Clair, MI 48079 Kalamazoo, MI 49008

Melodie Fryar Amber O’Leary Jane Kleba

New Braunfels, TX 78132 Lacey, WA 98593 Philadelphia, PA 19130

Nancy Burk Patti Legler Jonathan Rozinsky

Yankton, SD 57078 Casper, WY 82609 New York, NY 10038

William Eberle Rebecca Gardner Michelle Love

Boulder, CO 80304 Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 Grapevine, TX 76015

Mary Eberle Alex Hellman Sherry West

Boulder, CO 80304 Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Hampton, NH 03842

Lisa Martin Rae Jean James McReynolds

Los Angeles, CA 90043 Mesquite, TX 75181 Kannapolis, NC 28083

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 Jonathan High Chris Harper Robert Pignone
Chula Vista, CA 91911 San Antonio, TX 78247 Hollywood, FL 33020

Maureen Stiebris Renee Walkowicz Sharon Brown

Downers Grove, IL 60516 Acton, MA 01720 Lake City, FL 32024

Lindsey Charon-Smith Amy Avnet Glynis Siegel

Norwell, MA 02061 Seattle, WA 98103 Huntington, NY 11743

Amber Bostwick Sandra Peterlin Paul Washart

Bloomington, IL 61701 Hibbing, MN 55746 Frederick, MD 21701

Moira Ausems Jill Mele Karen Levine

Spokane, WA 99203 Grifton, NC 28530 Bellmore, NY 11710

Jackie Mutschler Janet Kinneberg Stephanie May

La Crescenta, CA 91214 Sandy, UT 84093 Rocklin, CA 95677

Rebecca Anderson Mia Barcimanto Richard Tamm

Pittsburgh, PA 15227 Boulder, CO 80305 Berkeley, CA 94707

Laura Little Stephen Washingto Marjorie McCurtain

Seattle, WA 98115 University Heights, OH 44118 Boulder, CO 80304

Michelle Beaver Lawrenci Krampota Greg Staggs

San Diego, CA 92117 Crosby, TX 77532 Madison, AL 35756

Kathi McGough Robert Neale Alicia Powell

Delran, NJ 08075 Parma, OH 44129 Cambridge, MA 02139

Julia Haber Deirdre Coval Kristofer Jonassen

New York, NY 10025 Soldotna, AK 99669 Mahopac, NY

Raymond S Hodges Kathleen Fitzpatrick Teresa Dieter

Homewood, IL 60430 Silver Spring, MD 20904 Shaker Heights, OH 44122

David McMillan Catherine McCallum Cindy Knapp

Marysville, WA 98270 Monrovia, CA 91016 Ravenswood, WV 26164

Gina Carter Julie Eggers Deborah Kadish

Los Angeles, CA 90034 Portland, OR 97201 Newton, MA 02459

Anu Ghai Bonnie Boyd Connie Adkins

Allentown, PA 18106 Washington, DC 20036 Waban, MA 02468

Audrey Freudenberg Rachel Brasso Lucy Lewis

Seattle, WA 98122 San Francisco, CA 94133 West Monroe, LA 71291

Virginia Wheaton Nancy Gould

Walnut Creek, CA 94698 Newtown, CT 06470

Scott Greenberg Evan Williams

Long Branch, NJ 07740 New Canaan, CT 06840

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