>[1]
>https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/PSA_CyberThreats_Final-508.pdf
>[2]
>https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-283a
VOTERS SAY PARTY AFFILIATION WAS CHANGED WITHOUT THEIR PERSMISSION
sauce:
https://www.koat.com/article/voters-say-party-affiliation-was-changed-without-their-permission/32785541
ANON commentary:
A bad actor does not have to change an actual ballot to change the outcome of an election in the primaries. Changing party affiliations in closed voting states completely alters who voters can cast ballots for.
Astute voters know which candidates they want to vote for by name.
How many voters don't pay any attention and just show up, look at their ballot and say, "ene mene mine mo…" or select names based on which signs they've seen the most of - not realizing the persons are not the ones that are supposed to be on their ballot? Lots. Just ask any local party office if voters come in at the last minute and ask who to vote for. How many others never stop in?
Changing party affiliation (presumably via hacking either the SOS or DMV or other state registration points) does not affect the general election.
FBI & CISA bulletin states "…no reporting….or affected the accuracy of voter registration information.." and goes on to say that provisional ballots can be cast.
That statement flies in the face of the article linked above.
And provisional ballots are not normally not counted.
FVI/CISA continues, "….cyber actors continue attempts against election systems that register voters…."
Why focus on registrations if the party affiliation doesn't matter in the general election?
Because those same records track who has checked in to vote and who has requested an absentee ballot. This information is the golden egg for bad actors who want to request absentee ballots and intercept those ballots, in order to substitute with forged ballots.
Do the daily stories about absentee ballots turning up in garbage cans, dumped along roads, etc. tie in to this? Possibly. Bad actors theorectically could have figured out a way to substitute forged ballots related to those that were dumped.
Investigators should cross reference the absentee ballots to voter registration history and see if a pattern develops (such as never voted before, or hasn't voted in 8-10 years, or only vote sporadically) to determine if these absentee or mail in ballots were targeted specifically. I know….. man hours……..
In the primary 2020, large numbers of absentee ballots were never returned, even though requested. The USPS was blamed for slow delivery. Is that the real reason? T/B/D.
The release doesn't make me feel all warm and fuzzy that the election is secured. It's a start.
All paper, with tabulating machines that are 100% off-line would be a start.
Next thing to secure would be voter registration data and voter turnout history - remove it from on-line. Which is a huge impact on all parties who legitimately access this data.
I would expect a lot of flak at the suggestion.
That data should probably be maintained locally by county, with those with a legitimate reason to access obtaining the file from the local county clerk via the old method - removable disk.
I would remove all other access points of registering to vote (DMV, state registration etc.).