[nylug-talk] 2007 New York State Election Law and proposed Microsoft amendment

[Jay Sulzberger]

A copy of New York State's 2007 Election Law is at

http://www.elections.state.ny.us/NYSBOE/download/law/2007NYElectionLaw.pdf

This copy is the first pdf file linked to on

http://www.elections.state.ny.us/portal/page?_pageid=35,1,35_8424:35_8445&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL


Microsoft has publically declared that it will not abide by the
present New York State election law:

http://www.nyvv.org/newdoc/NYSBOE_VendorMsg_041307.pdf

and now Microsoft has proposed that the law be amended.  Here are
the proposed Microsoft amendments:

http://www.nyvv.org/newdoc/MSProposedAmendment.pdf

The proposed amendments are to sections 1-104 and 7-208.  The
amendments would allow all Microsoft OS code in any computer
voting machine to be exempt forever from any examination by the
State Board of Elections.  Most computer voting machines use both
a Microsoft OS and standard Microsoft utilities.  The Microsoft
utilities would also be exempt from any examination.


Bo Lipari is our side's point man in this engagement:

http://nyvv.org/blog/bolipariblog.html

oo--JS.