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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><a name="_MailEndCompose">Juan, the section below is from that article you referenced. How does one "certify" voting systems in Texas? /Larry<o:p></o:p></a></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333'>In Texas, you’ll vote on one of these systems.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The State of Texas has selected and certified voting systems from three different vendors: Election Systems & Software (ES&S), Hart InterCivic, and Premier Election Solutions (formerly Diebold, Inc.). Regardless of the system you’re using, know this: When voting in the Lone Star State, you count. Texas makes sure. Following are the voting systems certified for use in Texas. (You can click on the name of each voting system to go to the manufacturer’s product description page.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333'>>From Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. (formerly Premier Elections and Diebold, Inc.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]></span><a href="http://www.votetexas.gov/?page_id=725"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#195999'>AccuVote® TS or TSX (formerly Diebold TSX), a DRE voting system</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]></span><a href="http://www.votetexas.gov/?page_id=735" title="AccutVote OS, an optical scan voting system"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#195999'>AccuVote®-OS, an optical scan voting system</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333'>>From Election Systems & Software:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]></span><a href="http://www.essvote.com/HTML/products/ivotronic.html"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#195999'>iVotronic, a DRE voting system</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]></span><a href="http://www.essvote.com/HTML/products/m100.html"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#195999'>ES&S Model 100, an optical scan voting system</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]></span><a href="http://www.essvote.com/HTML/products/automark.html"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#195999'>ES&S AutoMARK, a machine that also assists disabled voters to mark a paper ballot</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333'>>From Hart InterCivic:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]></span><a href="http://www.hartic.com/pages/187"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#195999'>eSlate, a DRE voting system</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]></span><a href="http://www.hartic.com/pages/215"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#195999'>eScan, an optical scan voting system</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: CAVO [mailto:cavo-bounces@opensource.org] On Behalf Of Juan E. Gilbert<br>Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 12:11 PM<br>To: CAVO <cavo@opensource.org><br>Subject: [CAVO] Trump Claims There's 'Vote Flipping' Going On In Texas</p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>So, it begins...<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-claims-vote-flipping-in-texas"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-claims-vote-flipping-in-texas</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor & Chair Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering University of Florida P.O. Box 116120 Gainesville, FL 32611<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>352.562.0784 (V)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>352.273.0738 (F)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:juan@ufl.edu"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>juan@ufl.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Twitter: @DrJuanGilbert<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.juangilbert.com/"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>http://www.juangilbert.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>CAVO mailing list<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:CAVO@opensource.org"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>CAVO@opensource.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="https://lists.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cavo"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>https://lists.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cavo</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>