PRESS RELEASE: ASST SEC. STATE OF NH TO ADDRESS ELECTRONIC VOTING, 10/27/04

[Ted Roche]

There's a map of the campus at 
http://www.dwc.edu/CampusMap/Flash/campus_map.shtml and directions at 
http://www.dwc.edu/about/directions.shtml. The Collings Auditorium is 
in the Eaton-Richmond Center. Hope to see you there!

Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com
On Oct 19, 2004, at 4:44 PM, Rob Lembree wrote:

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
>
> CONTACT:
>  Robert (Rob) Lembree
>  Chair, Greater NH Linux Users Group
>  603-494-0559
>  rob at lembree.com
>  http://www.gnhlug.org/
>
> “Electronic Voting Systems in New Hampshire,” presented by Anthony
> Stevens, New Hampshire Assistant Secretary of State, hosted by the
> Greater New Hampshire Linux Users' Group, at Daniel Webster College's
> Collings Auditorium, Nashua, NH, October 27th at 7:00 PM
>
>
> (Nashua, NH, October 19, 2004) -- Anthony Stevens, New Hampshire
> Assistant Secretary of State, will address "Electronic Voting Systems
> in New Hampshire" in Daniel Webster College's Collings Auditorium
> Wednesday, October 27th at 7:00 p.m. The program is free and open to
> the public.
>
> Sponsored by the Greater New Hampshire Linux Users' Group (GNHLUG),
> Mr. Stevens will present prospects for new elections technology in New
> Hampshire. An informal discussion will follow.
>
> “We're very excited to host the assistant Secretary of State for this
> very important topic, within a week of such a closely watched
> election,” said Robert Lembree, chair of the Greater NH Linux Users'
> Group.  “As proponents of open source software, GNHLUG members have a
> keen interest in electronic voting systems, which are exclusively
> closed-source and therefore not open to analysis by outside
> professionals. Absent public scrutiny, governments must proceed
> cautiously in adopting any technology, especially any technology which
> can be verified only with 'trust-us' escrow procedures.”
>
> “The 'Help America Vote Act' has mandated a new processes and systems
> which the States are now working to implement”, said Bill Sconce,
> GNHLUG Program Chair. “GNHLUG is pleased to have this opportunity to
> sponsor a discussion of New Hampshire's progress in these efforts, and
> how they relate to the robust elections process which New Hampshire
> uses. We are privileged to have Mr. Stevens as our guest.”
>
> "Our nation was built on being 'open'", said Jon "maddog" Hall,
> Executive Director of Linux International. "Open town meetings and
> electoral accountability are part of what makes our nation great. If
> we are to surrender to computers the counting of our votes, we need to
> be sure that the software which does the job is not only correctly
> written and valid, but that anyone who wishes to inspect it can verify
> for themselves that it is correctly written and valid."
>
> ABOUT GNHLUG - Members of the Greater New Hampshire Linux Users'
> Group are interested in the Linux operating system and other free and
> open source software.  GNHLUG has several chapters in New Hampshire
> with regular meetings that are open to everyone.  Membership is also
> open to everyone, and there are no dues. With over 275 members, GNHLUG
> provides assistance with Linux and free software to individuals,
> businesses, schools, and organizations in New Hampshire and northern
> Massachusetts.  For more information, see http://www.gnhlug.org.
>
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>
> ABOUT DWC - Daniel Webster College (DWC), founded in 1965, educates
> purposeful men and women for professional entry, advancement, and
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> - END -
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> Rob Lembree <rob at jumpshift.com>
> JumpShift, LLC
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