Reply #2: remote

[Zan_of_Texas]

Fulton County, Ohio
"The Director for Fulton told me that Triad is able to reprogram the computer to count only the Presidential ballots by remote dial-up."



2004 Ballot Recount: Observer Report
Cobb - LaMarche Ballot Recount Reports by County

December 19, 2004:
Report by Green Party County Coordinator
http://votecobb.org/recount/ohio_reports/counties/henry.php#dec19-o2

As I mentioned in my phone message Tuesday, there were some problems with the hand count in Henry County but they appeared to be due to human error. The overall number still matched, but Bush had been given two extra votes and Kerry two less than the machine count.

However, since part of the problem was contained in reading the overvotes it could not be found right away. Countywide, Bush and Kerry each gained one vote from election night. County officials were cooperative.

I asked the Directors in both Henry and Fulton counties whether Triad had been out to service the tabulators after the election and both said no.

The Director for Fulton told me that Triad is able to reprogram the computer to count only the Presidential ballots by remote dial-up. I do not know when after the election that occurred.


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US Rep John Conyers followed with a letter to Triad head Brent A. Rapp and Triad tech Michael Barbian, Jr.

December 23, 2004
posted as a PDF by Raw Story

http://rawstory.rawprint.com/1204/conyers_triadnew_122304.php

The questions he asked included:

Which counties can you access remotely?

Which counties did you access remotely? What changes did you make?

Since voting machines can be accessed over the internet, what steps have you taken to be sure they are not tampered with?