Computer Files Deleted in Fairfield Election Case

[Pab Sungenis]

Source: The News of Cumberland County

FAIRFIELD TWP. — An expert witness who investigated Primary Election day results here
believes pertinent computer files were erased the day before his visit.

According to court documents, Andrew Appel acknowledged what the county board of elections has already stated — the positions of Cynthia and Ernest Zirkle were swapped on the electronic ballot with Vivian and Mark Henry.

“The majority of voters pressed buttons corresponding to the Zirkles and the minority voted for the Henrys,” wrote Appel, Princeton University Computer Science department chair who has studied Sequoia AVC Advantage voting machines in great depth.

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Appel believes “an unauthorized intruder wishing to flip the election results, either through Internet access to the WinEDS (a voting software program) laptop or by physical access to the (laptop)” could swap ballot files.

Read more: http://mobile.nj.com/advnj/pm_31083/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=i2uvofwz

[HipChick]

1. Using the right tools, deleted files can be recovered

[Uben]

2. Wouldn't there still be DBX files left?

I'm not a puter-pro, but I have retrieved some deleted emails via DBX files.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

8. Not always, and given the circumstances, doubtful

[chollybocker]

3. Purple thumbs. Now.

[certainot]

4. we really need some serious whistleblower reward money being offered

[SoapBox]

5. Sleazy stuff continues...

[valerief]

6. When they don't flip, it's an unusual election. America is such a dytopian toilet. nt

[Javaman]

7. sometimes new technology isn't always good..

the old voting booths worked just fine.

But alas, the repukes couldn't fuck with them so easily.