Voter Protection: Be Involved
Make sure your vote counts!
Secretary of State
PO Box 29622 • Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
(919) 814-5400
NORTH CAROLINA VOTING EQUIPMENT VULNERABLE TO BEING HACKED
NC voting systems have outdated software making them vulnerable to attack
North Carolina uses the following voting systems statewide: ES&S 5.2.4.0, Clear Ballot ClearVote 1.4, and Hart Intercivic Verity 2.2. Out of these, ES&S 5.2.4.0 and Hart Intercivic Verity 2.2 use end of life software (Windows 7, Microsoft Server 2008 R2) leaving them in danger of being hacked as they are no longer supported by Microsoft, and they have not received security patches since January 14, 2020.
- s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/sboe/numbermemo/2019/Numbered%20Memo%202019-04_Voting%20Systems%20Certification.pdf
- carolinapublicpress.org/29640/divided-nc-elections-board-approves-untested-upgrade-to-voting-system/
- support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4057281/windows-7-support-ended-on-january-14-2020
NC VOTING MACHINES COULD BE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET
Voting equipment connected to the Internet would lose its EAC-certification status and is at risk of getting hacked
ES&S product DS200 was offered to NC through a one-sheet pdf that included a “Comprehensive” feature identified as an “optional wireless modem results transfer with encryption”. Despite changing voting systems, from ES&S 5.2.2.0 to ES&S 5.2.4.0, the DS200 version remains the same. All voting systems used in NC have to be EAC certificated, however, DS200 could be violating this section as EAC forbids connecting to the Internet for any voting machine.
- dl.ncsbe.gov/index.html?prefix=State_Board_Meeting_Docs/2019-07-28/Certification/Voting%20System%20Certification/ESS/
- s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/State_Board_Meeting_Docs/2019-07-28/Certification/Voting%20System%20Certification/ESS/DS200_One-Sheet.pdf
- freespeechforpeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/EAC.ESS-Letter-re-modems-with-Attachments-01.07.20.pdf
- assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6569308/20190909-NC-EVS5240-Request-for-Approval.pdf
NORTH CAROLINA VOTER’S PRIVATE DATA EXPOSED
NC online voter’s lookup allows access to personal information that could facilitate voter fraud
The State of North Carolina provides an online application for users to check their voting status. This application only requires a voter’s name and last name. By submitting those, any user can then access a voter’s physical address, party affiliation, vote history and voted party.
NC DATABASE VOTER INFORMATION MADE PUBLIC
Voters personal information is shared online and can facilitate voter fraud
NC State Board of Elections website provides the fully and updated Statewide voter’s database. The database contains a wide variety of personal information, including private data such as: physical addresses, phone numbers and party affiliations among others.
INDICTMENT FOR BALLOT FRAUD LEADS TO NEW FEDERAL CHARGES
Political operative accused of ballot fraud is facing new federal charges
Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr. was accused of absentee ballot fraud in a 2018 congressional election. The case was centered around Dowless and ultimately led to the State Board of Elections' order to order a new election. Workers testified that they were told to collect incomplete or blank ballots and to forge signatures on them. The federal charges accuse Dowless of fraudulently receiving Social Security benefits while getting paid for political work in 2018.
- americanindependent.com/leslie-mccrae-dowless-north-carolina-gop-election-fraud-federal-charges-2018-midterms/
- ecf.nced.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/ShowIndex.pl
19 NON-CITIZENS CHARGED WITH VOTER FRAUD
Federal prosecutors accused the non-citizens of illegally casting a ballot in 2016
Each defendant voted in a federal election in 2016, and one also voted in 2018; they are charged with violations of Title 18, United States Code, Section 611. Other charges for a few of the defendants include making false statements to a federal agent and claiming U.S. citizenship by a non-citizen. The investigation was conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations.
North Carolina Constitutional Preamble
We, the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for the preservation of the American Union and the existence of our civil, political and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of those blessings to us and our posterity, do, for the more certain security thereof and for the better government of this State, ordain and establish this Constitution.
