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Forms
Name Date Author Type Description Location
Election Incident Report Form 15 Jan 2008    Doc Used to report any observed violation of the California Election Code Forms
Poll Closing Report Form   7 May 2008   Doc Questions based on California Election Code 15201 Forms
Method to Count the uncounted NP Ballots 13 Feb 2008 J Alter Doc Method to count the uncounted NP no party (non-partisan) ballots in LA County for the Feb. 5, 2008 Primary Election. Documents

Laws & Codes
Name Date Author Type Description Location
section 15004     html This is the section of California Elections Code which gives members of our group the right to monitor election procedures. Laws & Codes
ES&S Inkavote Plus Conditional Approval   
2 Jan 08 SOS PDF Requierments to re-certify Inkavote Plus.. Law & Codes
MTS Additional Conditions     PDF More specifications for MTS operation. Law & Codes

LA County Procedures
Name Date Author Type Description Location
LA County Audit 25 Jul 08 Ken Aaron html Protect California Ballots is reviewing procedures and protocols used in LA County Elections. Our goal is to encourage compliance with the law and improvement of procedures. LA County
Response on ADEK query   4 Jun 08 Erika Bonilla PDF Response to request for information about MTS workstatio Law & Codes
ADEK Workstation   
  2 Jan 08   PDF Hardware and Software used in the MTS workstations. LA County
Sha Hash Results 28 May 08   PDF Print out of the SHA 1 hash run on a selected group of MTS Programs. LA County
List of Programs & Utilities   8 July 08 Efrain Escobedo PDF Programs and Utilities used by MTS & an explanation on why only certain programs are run on SHA 1.. LA County
InkAVote System overview 10 Jan 08 LA County PDF InkAVote Plus System, Use, Integrity, and Security Procedures.- 6 pages. LA County
Manual: MTS Table of Contents 16 Jan 04 LA County PDF MTS Manual Table of Contents - 3 pages.. LA County
Manual: MTS System Description 16 Jan 04 LA County PDF MTS description and definitions - 12 pages.. LA County
Manual: MTS Testing Procedures 16 Jan 04 LA County PDF MTS testing protocol - 9 pages... LA County
Manual: MTS Hardware Maintenance 16 Jan04 LA County PDF MTS outsourced maintenance and calibration -1 page.. LA County
Mail Ballot Process   Diebold PDF Brief description of equipment used to open Vote By Mail Ballots-1 page. LA County
Proposed Protocol - Draft 13 Jun 08 Ken Aaron PDF Proposed protocols for testing and operating election equipment.. LA County

Reseach & Analysis
Name Date Author Type Description Location
BallotNotABallot Date Judy Alter htm Scanned Paper Ballots Are Not Hand Counted Paper Ballots Documents
BowenSues_07-11-27 Date Technology News Daily htm Bowen Sues Over Sale of Voting Equipment Articles
Correct Method Date Judy Alter htm Correct Method to Recount of the VVPAT of A DRE for the 1% Manual Tally Documents
DieboldLawSuit Date Voter Action html California Voters File Lawsuit to Halt Use or Purchase of Diebold Documents
ES&S Inkavote Plus Manual 16 Nov 2005 ES&S PDF ES&S Model 100 Precinct Ballot Counter Operator’s Manual Version Release 5.2 Documents
ES&S_07-11-29 Date Judy Alter htm Report On ES&S Inkavote Plus Precinct Ballot Counter and the Ada Unit Documents
ESS_recission_withdrawal Date    htm ESS Recission and Withdrawl Documents
Fingerprints of Election Theft Date EDA pdf Exit Poll vs Vote Count in 2006 Election Documents
LandslideDenied Date EDA pdf Major Miscount in 2006 Election Documents
MTS report Date Brian Dolan pdf Analytical Results of the Los Angeles, CA 2006 1% Manual Tally of Ballots Counted by the MTS Documents
MTS_OnePercent_07-11-29 Nov 29, 2007 Brian Dolan htm MTS 1% Manual Tally Analysis for LA County, Documents
Newsletter 07-11-01 Nov 1, 2007 Judy Alter htm Newsletter Nov 1, 2007 Documents
No Party Ballots - Bowen Feb 14, 2008 Debra Bowen pdf

Comments and instructions on handling the uncounted NP ballots from the Feb 5 election in LA County.

 Documents
OnePercentSnapTally Date Judy Alter html Added Votes and the Accuracy of
Los Angeles County Scanners		 Documents
Ohio Election Machines Flawed Dec 15, 2007 NY Times html Ohio Secretary of State about a study of the state’s voting systems. Article
Paper Ballot Petition Date    doc CITIZEN PETITION-- Hand-Counted Paper Ballots at the Precinct-–NO DIEBOLD! Documents
PBHCVoting Initiative Date    doc Paper Ballot Hand Counted: Constitutional Amendment for
Secure Voting and Vote Counting		 Documents
Pledge Date    html "I am voluntarily participating in this citizen audit of the vote." Pages
Straight Party Problems May 28 2006 Judy Alter html Possible effects of straight party voting option in Santa Fe New Mexico 2004 election.. Documents

Parallel Elections
Name Date pdf excel Location
LA_PE2_Results_dl2_06     Excel R&D
SanDiego_06-04-11 Nov 4, 2006   Excel R&D
Humboldt County Nov 8, 2005 PDF Excel R&D
LA County Nov 8, 2005 PDF Excel R&D
Marin County Nov 8, 2005 PDF Excel R&D
Orange County Nov 8, 2005 PDF Excel R&D
San Diego Primary Apr 17, 2006   Excel R&D
Laguna Beach, Orange County Dec 6, 2005   Excel R&D
San Diego Special Mayoral Election Jul 26, 2005   Excel R&D
Marin County 2006     Excel R&D
Los Angeles 2006     Excel R&D