From: "Robert G Lewis" 

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The emails are not as far as I can tell sent over a private secured =
network. I wonder what validations are in place to ensure the person =
sending the email is indeed the voter and that the ballot hasn't been =
tampered with. They do seem to mention at least some of the risks to the =
military personnel.

Identity theft isn't something that I would joke about. it can take = years
to correct, surly you would not wish that on anyone, much less our =
troops.

Since you bring up dead voters I wonder why the Republicans keep sending =
attack ads to my mother, who's been dead for a year.=20


"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
= news:454ac2d8{at}w3.nls.net...

  The emails are held private by DOD, and the military's right to vote =
is more important than worrying about a democrat trying to steal their = SSN.

  People who don't have to prove they are citizens to vote and don't =
have to show a voter photo ID to vote don't have to worry about having =
their identity stolen.  Many have likely stolen the identity of a real =
dead or alive voter already.

  Gary

  Robert G Lewis wrote:=20
 I do think there are  valid concerns about the possibility of fraud.

another article

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=3DviewArticleBasic=
&articleId=3D268797

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/30/AR2006103=
001062.html

Would you use normal email with your SSN , etc

I wish I could find a copy of the letter though.



"Gary Britt"  wrote in
message=20 news:454aa723$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- A New Jersey congressman raised questions Thursday=20
about a new military voting program that lets service members request = and=20
submit their ballots by fax or e-mail.

Pentagon spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said the Defense Department has set = up=20
a secure absentee voter program that will allow military members to=20
request and receive absentee ballots. The new program, she said, lets=20
people vote without relying on the regular mail system.

As part of the program, many states allow military members deployed=20
overseas to return their completed ballot via fax or the Internet. Those =

ballots, Smith said, will not pass through the hands of any government=20
officials until they are received by a local election authority.


The congressman says he's worried that making it easy for military=20
overseas and in Iraq to vote via Internet absentee ballots might  cause=20
them to be subject to identity theft.   YEAH RIGHT.  He also said they=20
should get a flu shot when voting in the DOD's Internet voting for=20 military.

Gary


http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VOTING_MILITARY?SITE=3D7219&SECTIO=
N=3DHOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2006-11-02-17-51-16=20
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The emails are not as far as I can tell sent over a =
private=20
secured network. I wonder what validations are in place to ensure the = person=20
sending the email is indeed the voter and that the ballot hasn't been = tampered=20
with. They do seem to mention at least some of the risks to the military =

personnel.
 
Identity theft isn't something
that I would =
joke about.=20
it can take years to correct, surly you would not wish that on anyone, = much less=20
our troops.
 
Since you bring up dead voters I wonder why the=20
Republicans keep sending attack ads to my mother, who's been dead = for a=20
year. 
 
 
"Gary Britt" <glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com=">mailto:glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com">glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com=
>=20
wrote in message news:454ac2d8{at}w3.nls.net...
The=20
  emails are held private by DOD, and the military's right to vote is =
more=20
  important than worrying about a democrat trying to steal their=20
  SSN.People who don't have to prove they are citizens to vote =
and don't=20
  have to show a voter photo ID to vote don't have to worry about having =
their=20
  identity stolen.  Many have likely stolen the identity of a real =
dead or=20
  alive voter already.GaryRobert G
Lewis wrote:=20
  
 I do think there are  valid concerns about the
possibility of = fraud.

another article

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=3DviewArti=
cleBasic&articleId=3D268797">http://www.computerworld.com/action/arti=
cle.do?command=3DviewArticleBasic&articleId=3D268797

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/30/A=
R2006103001062.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article=
/2006/10/30/AR2006103001062.html

Would you use normal email with your SSN , etc

I wish I could find a copy of the letter though.



"Gary Britt" <glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com=">mailto:glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com"><glbNOSPAM{at}gencogDOTcom.com=
> wrote in message=20
news:454aa723$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  
    
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A New =
Jersey congressman raised questions Thursday=20 about a new military voting
program that lets service members request = and=20
submit their ballots by fax or e-mail.

Pentagon spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said the Defense Department has set = up=20
a secure absentee voter program that will allow military members to=20
request and receive absentee ballots. The new program, she said, lets=20
people vote without relying on the regular mail system.

As part of the program, many states allow military members deployed=20
overseas to return their completed ballot via fax or the Internet. Those =

ballots, Smith said, will not pass through the hands of any government=20
officials until they are received by a local election authority.


The congressman says he's worried that making it easy for military=20
overseas and in Iraq to vote via Internet absentee ballots might  cause=20
them to be subject to identity theft.   YEAH RIGHT.  He also said they=20
should get a flu shot when voting in the DOD's Internet voting for=20 military.

Gary


http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VOTING_MILITARY?SITE=3D721=
9&SECTION=3DHOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2006-11-02-17-51-=
16">http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VOTING_MILITARY?SITE=3D7219&am=
p;SECTION=3DHOME&TEMPLATE=3DDEFAULT&CTIME=3D2006-11-02-17-51-16=20
    

 


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