Voter Protection: Be Involved
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Lt. Governor
PO Box 142325 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114
(801) 538-1041
COUNTY CLERK RECEIVED CAMPAIGN DONATION FROM VOTING APP INVESTOR
The voting app, Voatz, is now being used in a county where campaign donations were made
Utah County Clerk Amelia Powers Gardner received a $1,500 donation from an investor in the voting app Voatz; the donation was made in 2018. In August of 2019, Utah County started using Voatz for a primary municipal election; the County is expanding its use of Voatz for the November general election. The donation came from Jonathan Johnson, the Overstock.com CEO and president of Medici Ventures, a significant investor in Voatz.
- www.kuer.org/utah-politics/2020-06-04/utah-county-clerk-received-campaign-donation-from-investor-in-voting-app-the-county-now-uses
- www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/utah-county-expands-mobile-voting-options-and-completes-third-party-security-audit-300939326.html
- www.utahcounty.gov/dept/ClerkAud/Data/Minutes/CANDFINDISCCLERKAUD/2018/Powers.pdf
UNCLEAR ES&S VOTING SYSTEM VERSION USED IN UTAH DUE TO SECRECY
Current ES&S voting equipment version lacks transparency
Utah signed a contract with ES&S until 2027, as the state’s election management vendor, to provide election hardware, software, support, services and training. Counties can acquire ES&S equipment under that contract. All counties except 2 are using ExpressVote, DS200, DS450 and DS850, but it¡s unclear which EAC certified versions are currently being used because it’s not open to the public. According to open sources, they could be using EVS 6.0.0.0, EVS 6.0.2.0 or EVS 6.0.4.0. In any case, all versions are still using end of life software (Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008) and are no longer supported by Microsoft.
- statecontracts.utah.gov/Contract/Details/AR2762-Specialized-Technology-Systems-and-Tools%7Cabb926ca-9dca-437a-81ae-292077206096
- www.showmeboone.com/clerk/commission-orders/2019/20190716.pdf
UTAH VOTER DATABASE LEAKED AND SOLD
Utah Voter database has been sold on hacking forums since 2017
State law requires that portions of a voter registration form is available to the public. Utah statute has established a fee of $1,050.00 to acquire the voter database, but the birth dates of voters are protected by law and cannot be provided if you buy that voter database. The Utah voter’s database including birth dates is leaked on a Telegram channel for free.
In December 2015 the voter database for many states were leaked online and shared, the Utah database has 731,639 citizens on it. Compromised data include: Voter IDs, Full Names, Date of Birth, Genders, Phone Numbers, Citizen Status
- voteinfo.utah.gov/obtain-voter-registration-or-election-data/
- raidforums.com/Thread-Utah-Voter-Database-Leaked-Download
UTAH ALLOW USERS TO VOTE THROUGH INTERNET
Voting systems relying on the internet to vote are at risk of being hacked
Utah County is piloting the use of the smartphone app Voatz for military, overseas and disabled voters in Utah County residents to request to receive and cast their ballot. Voatz mobile app is an internet voting system.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that the Voatz app is riddled with security issues and privacy problems that could provide the opportunity for hackers to alter, stop or expose an individual user’s vote.
Utah Constitutional Preamble
Grateful to Almighty God for life and liberty, we, the people of Utah, in order to secure and perpetuate the principles of free government, do ordain and establish this CONSTITUTION.
