Team TUSI Final Statement

In Simple Words: Why Team TUSI Is Concerned. 

LIBAC’s Constitution says something very simple: when you vote, your vote must be secret. No one should be able to determine who you voted for. 

TapVoter, the electronic voting company being proposed, says on its own website that its system is “not fully secret from an election administrator.” The company explains that an administrator can see roughly when each person voted, while the ballot log contains timestamps. According to TapVoter, a determined administrator could use that information to narrow down a person’s vote. 

More importantly, TapVoter itself gives advice about this limitation. The company states that if a vote must also be secret from the people running the election, “you need a platform that separates those roles cryptographically.” In other words, TapVoter is telling organizations that if complete secrecy from the election administrator is required, they should use a system designed to provide that additional protection. 

That is why Team TUSI believes this concern should not be ignored. 

LIBAC’s Constitution also says that the Constitution is the supreme law of LIBAC and that rules, procedures, or activities that are inconsistent with it have no legal effect. 

In simple words: the election process cannot override the Constitution. The election process must follow the Constitution. 

Team TUSI is not accusing anyone of looking at or identifying someone's vote. We are saying that when the voting company itself acknowledges this limitation and advises organizations requiring greater secrecy to use a platform with stronger separation, LIBAC should take that information seriously. 

That is why Team TUSI is asking LIBAC to return to the traditional in-person, secret paper-ballot process. 

This is not about rejecting technology or refusing an election. It is about making sure that when LIBAC’s Constitution says your vote must be secret, your vote is truly secret.
 

ARTICLE V- POWERS OF THE CONSTITUTION 1:1 This Constitution is the supreme law of the LIBAC, and its provisions shall have binding force and affect all its Members and Organizations.     

1:2 All laws, rules, regulations, procedures, and activities found to be inconsistent with this constitution shall be void and of no legal effect.     

Section 11:     

VOTING 11:2 each member must possess a valid North Carolina Driver's License or state-issued Non-Driver License as proof of residence; any person not possessing a valid North Carolina Driver's License or state-issued Non-Driver License, should provide a valid passport or other forms of ID along with a valid or current utility bill showing the voter current address.     

1:4 all voting will be exercised by means of secret ballots.