August 1, 2007
Charlene Gagnier
Voter Education & Public Information Manager
ANN
MCFALL RESPONDS TO SECURITY ISSUES
In response to Florida
Secretary of State Kurt Browning’s correspondence with Diebold
Elections Systems regarding election security, Supervisor of
Elections Ann McFall would like people to be aware of security
modifications that will be implemented in Volusia County in
advance of the January 29, 2008 Presidential Preference Primary.
The modifications can be broken down as follows:
EQUIPMENT SECURITY:
Effective January 1, 2008, election equipment
will no longer be stored with poll workers in homes overnight in
advance of an election. The equipment will be delivered to
regionally secured sites where it will be picked up or delivered
to the polling place on Election morning.
In addition, the number of security seals used on each
unit will be increased. The tracking and reporting of the seals
will be improved.
BUILDING SECURITY:
In response to the concern expressed that
election officials need to continue to restrict access to areas,
security at the main office will be tightened. There will be
black out dates when the Historic Courthouse in DeLand will be
unavailable for public functions. Security in the Elections
Management area, particularly the GEMS room and the storage
vault will be heightened. Early voting will occur on the main
floor of the Historic Courthouse, not the ground floor. There
will be restricted access on Election Night to certain areas by
the public. Security at the warehouse where the equipment is
stored will also be increased.
Supervisor McFall will be
addressing further changes in security measures upon receipt of
a technical advisory from the Secretary of State that will be
issued to all Diebold customers. This technical advisory will
outline suggested additional election and security procedures to
further mitigate issues that concern both the State Division of
Elections and the Volusia County Department of Elections.
McFall’s main goal is to assure
the public that everyone who works for the Volusia County
Department of Elections takes their job of assuring fair and
equitable elections seriously.
You can e-mail us at
elections@co.volusia.fl.us or contact us the following
ways:W. Volusia 736-5930
N.E. Volusia 254-4690
Osteen Area 574-0598 ext. 5930
S.E. Volusia 423-3311
