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Resident urges Moffat County to halt use of electronic voting equipment during public comment
Summary
A longtime Moffat County resident urged commissioners to eliminate electronic voting machines, arguing they are insecure, rely on foreign components and proprietary software, and that mail ballot processes and chain‑of‑custody vulnerabilities increase risk; the comment prompted no formal action by the board.
John Williams, a resident of Moffat County for more than 50 years, used the public‑comment period to urge the county to “completely do away with any and all electronic voting equipment.” Williams asserted that voting machines are computers that could be hacked, raised concerns about foreign components and proprietary software, and criticized Colorado’s mail‑ballot processes for lacking a chain of custody.
Williams said he and other volunteers assisted with reprinting misprinted ballots in a prior election and that reprinted ballots were later fed into electronic scanners, which he said are controlled by proprietary software that the public cannot review. He also referenced logic and accuracy testing (LAT) and risk‑limiting audits (RLA), saying both are performed under parameters that he argued are set by vendors and clerks and therefore could not be independently verified. “A computer with proper programming has the ability to change anything on the ballot,” Williams said.
The board did not take action on Williams’s comments during the meeting. Commissioners acknowledged the public comment and then moved on to the agenda.
