HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence - BOCCFebruary 8, 2024
GRANT COUNTY
OFFICE OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
P O Box 37
EPHRATA WA 98823
(509) 754-2011
To: State Representatives of Legislative Dist. 7,13, & 15
Re: SB 5 843
Dear Representatives,
We have deep concerns over the ramifications of a bill that has passed the Senate with
only 3 dissenting, Republican votes. It is SB 5843 which, at the time of this letter, is in our view
an intrusion into our county's internet security and our decision-making responsibility.
Washington's Secretary of State, Steve Hobbs seems intent on forcing a device known as the
Albert Sensor onto the secure servers of every county in the state. As our Administrative
Director of Central Services, Tom Gaines, has stated in his letter to you, we are very concerned
about installing on our servers a device that we have no control over, and which monitors our
already secure servers in an intrusive way.
It is being sold as something that helps with election security, but our election technology is not
connected to the internet so therefore, we would ask the question, "Just what is this monitoring?"
We respectfully ask you to read his more thorough analysis and we also ask for a "no" vote if
and when SB 5 843 comes before you in the House of Representatives. Any influence you can
exert on your fellow representatives to do the same would also be sincerely appreciated.
Very Respectfully,
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Danny .Stone, Vice Chair
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Danny E. Stone Rob Jones Cindy Carter
District 1 District 2 District 3
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