On this Periodic Review
Review Announcement
Submit a Public Comment on WINVote Certification Status
The State Board of Elections (SBE) welcomes the input of stakeholders as it weighs the future certification status of the WINVote voting equipment currently used in 30 Virginia localities. The Board has scheduled a public meeting at 11:00 a.m. on April 14, 2015, General Assembly Building, House Room D. The Department of Elections in a recent report to the Board identified serious security concerns with WINVote voting equipment, particularly with the wireless capability of the system. The report and other documents are available here elections.virginia.gov/equipment-report
The purpose of this public comment forum is to allow Virginians to submit comments on whether the Board should take action to decertify WINVote voting equipment or other action to fulfill its statutory obligation under Va. Code ยง 24.2-103 to protect the integrity of elections in Virginia.
We ask that you please include in your comment your name, any organization that you represent in making comments, and your email address. Comments may be submitted online to the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at http://www.townhall.virginia.gov/L/Forums.cfm
Public comments should be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, 2015. If you are unable to use the online forum, you can submit an email comment to Myron.mcclees@elections.virginia.gov We welcome all thoughtful and informative comments, suggestions and questions and appreciate you taking the time to share your comments with us.
This public comment opportunity is presented in the periodic review area to allow an opportunity for immediate online public comment on an issue of public importance. This forum does not open a new periodic review of the Chapter 60 regulations nor affect the pending periodic review in Chapter 60 for which public comment period has ended.
CLOSED Opened on 4/3/2015 and Ended on 4/12/2015
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| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| voting, scantron | Rex Bishop | 4/3/15 4:13 pm |
| comment | J. S. Jarrett | 4/3/15 4:59 pm |
| Scantron Works | Barbara Wagner | 4/3/15 5:19 pm |
| Reliable means of voting | Robert N. Sparbel, I represent only myself | 4/4/15 6:07 am |
| RE: The Voting Equipment Audit Report | Robin Lind, Chair, Goochland County Electoral Board | 4/4/15 5:42 pm |
| Department of Elections Effort to Decertify WinVote Equipment | Richard Herrington, Secretary, City of Fairfa Electoral Board | 4/4/15 10:35 pm |
| Decertification of WINVOTE | James C. Brown, Precinct Chief, CAP, City of Fairfax | 4/6/15 4:56 pm |
| WinVote Voting Machines | Elizabeth B. Stone, Henry County Registrar | 4/6/15 5:25 pm |
| WinVote system user | F. Kneisel | 4/7/15 3:40 pm |
| WIN System | Ruth Holtzman | 4/7/15 3:53 pm |
| Electronic Voting Machines in General | Andrew Green, representing myself | 4/7/15 10:21 pm |
| It ain't broke | Matt Prestone, City of Fairfax Officer of Election | 4/8/15 8:50 am |
| WinVote Machines | Arun Raj | 4/8/15 12:12 pm |
| WINVOTE CERTIFICATION | Paul D'Addario | 4/8/15 4:33 pm |
| Keep WinVote Machines! | Gretchen M. Elson | 4/8/15 4:46 pm |
| Comments on DRE Study | Renee B. Andrews | 4/8/15 5:32 pm |
| Decertification of Win Vote voting machines in Virginia | Alice Whealin | 4/8/15 8:00 pm |
| Secure the Vote/No More Funding for Win Vote Machines | Leslie O'Shaughnessy | 4/8/15 9:34 pm |
| Electronic Voting WinVote | Carol Klein, self | 4/8/15 10:16 pm |
| Electronic voting machines | bret hillard | 4/8/15 11:01 pm |
| Keep the Paper | Stevens R. Miller | 4/9/15 8:45 am |
| The security of the vote is paramount | Ivy Main | 4/9/15 9:13 am |
| Voting machines | William Penniman | 4/9/15 10:14 am |
| WinVote Status | Tammy Belinsky, on behalf of EB and General Registrar for Floyd County | 4/9/15 11:05 am |
| Agency's handling of this issue deeply troubling | Charlene Bickford, Chairman, for the Arlington County Electoral Board/Staff | 4/9/15 6:27 pm |
| WinVote Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines | James Hull | 4/9/15 10:03 pm |
| Integrity of Our Vote is Essential | Julie Emery, Virginia Civic Engagement Table | 4/10/15 7:34 am |
| Verify our Vote | Pamela Harms | 4/10/15 11:26 am |
| My Voting Rights | Rachel Tellis | 4/10/15 11:32 am |
| paper ballots only please! | Nicholas J Gimbrone | 4/10/15 12:11 pm |
| WinVote Voting Equipment | Nancy E. Tingen, City of Fairfax Deputy Registrar | 4/10/15 12:20 pm |
| Paper Ballots Only | Terry Phillips | 4/10/15 12:39 pm |
| WinVote Machines | Anna Scholl, ProgressVA | 4/10/15 1:15 pm |
| NEW VOTING MACHINES | MARGUERITE MCCAUSLAND | 4/10/15 1:50 pm |
| STAAY WITH OLD MACHINES | MARGUERITE MCCAUSLAND | 4/10/15 1:56 pm |
| Please de-certify WinVote voting system | Georgia Perron | 4/10/15 2:27 pm |
| Paper ballots without perforations needed | Georgette Lasorso | 4/10/15 2:38 pm |
| Winvote | Thomas Carothers | 4/10/15 4:56 pm |
| WinVote Machine Vulnerabilities | Courtney Mills, Fair Elections Legal Network | 4/10/15 4:58 pm |
| DeCertify Win Vote | Allen Meek | 4/10/15 5:00 pm |
| Consider past experiences of localities and their proposed technical fixes | Erik Johnston, Virginia Association of Counties | 4/10/15 5:06 pm |
| Decertify WinVote machines | Monica Epstein | 4/10/15 6:29 pm |
| paperless voting machine | Bg Kenley | 4/10/15 7:33 pm |
| Election integrity | Tram Nguyen, New Virginia Majority | 4/10/15 8:23 pm |
| Only one way to secure vote integrity | Patrick P. Murphy | 4/10/15 9:11 pm |
| WinVote (DRE) voting equipment - don't take a chance | Therese Martin (individual) | 4/10/15 10:11 pm |
| Paper Ballots Only Please | Donna Holt | 4/11/15 6:30 am |
| Only paper can be verified | Peter Birk | 4/11/15 7:36 am |
| Need trustworthy technology | Tom Gutnick | 4/11/15 9:03 am |
| WinVote is an unacceptable risk and must be decertified | Jeremy Epstein, Virginia Verified Voting | 4/11/15 9:46 am |
| voting machines | Mary Jo Fields, Virginia Municipal League | 4/11/15 9:48 am |
| Aging and vulnerable computerized voting systems need a replacement plan | Carl Landwehr | 4/11/15 9:49 am |
| WinVote voting machines | Bryant Cochran, self | 4/11/15 10:13 am |
| WinVote Election Intergrity | League of Women Voters of Virginia | 4/11/15 11:03 am |
| Voting Machines | Tamera Dickerson | 4/11/15 11:14 am |
| Paper ballots, we need the ability to confirm authenticity. | Sarah Birk | 4/11/15 11:19 am |
| WinVote technology need to be replaced | Olga Hernandez (Election Officer 30 years) | 4/11/15 12:43 pm |
| Decide based on facts not emotions | Kevin Linehan Certified Elections Administator | 4/11/15 2:19 pm |
| WinVote System | Margaret Copernoll, no organization | 4/11/15 3:18 pm |
| Don't wait for a catastrophy | Carolyn Caywood | 4/11/15 5:19 pm |
| DECERTIFY WINVote equipment NOW, not later | David Andrews, Chief Election Officer | 4/11/15 9:58 pm |
| Return to paper ballots | Mary Ann Merritt | 4/11/15 10:43 pm |
| Voting machines producing no hard copy are unacceptable | Timothy Kendall, writing as an individual | 4/12/15 12:16 am |
| Decertification | Tom Gates, Roanoke County Government | 4/12/15 7:56 am |
| Decommission WinVote machines | Cianti Stewart-Reid, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia | 4/12/15 9:26 am |
| WinVote Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) | Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida | 4/12/15 9:26 am |
| timing is everything; elections integrity is critical; don't create more problems than you solve | Cameron P Quinn, election professional | 4/12/15 9:30 am |
| no electronic machines | Ryan Benway | 4/12/15 9:56 am |
| Do not decertify Win Vote machines without thorough study and replacement plan. | Kathleen McDermott | 4/12/15 10:23 am |
| Decertify Until Secure Systems Exist | D. Kerr | 4/12/15 11:13 am |
| Comments from Virginia Verified Voting | David L Dill | 4/12/15 12:42 pm |
| Paper is Better | Barbara Kreykenbohm | 4/12/15 1:18 pm |
| Paper does not | Marianna Williams | 4/12/15 1:39 pm |
| OCR / paper ballots better | William kreykenbohm, Prince William election officer | 4/12/15 1:48 pm |
| Allow for June Primaries in those localities, replace by November, 2015 | David Andrews / DRAND Consulting | 4/12/15 2:48 pm |
| Problems with WINvote began early | Anne D. Sterling | 4/12/15 3:27 pm |
| Paper ballets | Steve Tyree | 4/12/15 3:29 pm |
| WinVote | Barbara Matthews, Officer of Elections, Fairfax City | 4/12/15 4:12 pm |
| WinVote voting equipment Issue | Marilyn Karp | 4/12/15 4:41 pm |
| Comments for SBE to consider about AVS WinVote | Gordon Jarratt, individual with long exposure to the AVS WinVote platform | 4/12/15 5:26 pm |
| Please Decertify WinVote Equipment | Barbara Simons | 4/12/15 5:34 pm |
| WINview Electronic Voting - yes/no | John Perkins, Retired, USN | 4/12/15 6:02 pm |
| The WinVote DRE should be decertified | Eugene Spafford | 4/12/15 8:22 pm |
| Election Integrity Security trumps convenience, decertify AVS WinVote | Alex Blakemore, Virginia Verified Voting | 4/12/15 8:42 pm |
| Protect the Vote | Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | 4/12/15 10:09 pm |
| Moving Forward to Verifiable Voting Systems - Decertify Winvote | Pamela Smith, President, Verified Voting Foundation | 4/12/15 11:54 pm |