Richard DeMillo
@demillo.com
Computer science professor, cybersecurity researcher, grandfather, Ducati rider. Studies software engineering, algorithms, election technology and security. Working well past retirement age by choice.
7/Ruling here: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
curling v. raffensperger order 3-31-25
www.documentcloud.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
7/Ruling here: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
6/What does it all mean?
✅ Lawsuit changed the system
❌ But lost in court
⚖️ Why? No proven injury = no case
Lesson: legal wins aren’t the only wins.
Sometimes pressure works.
#SeriousElections
✅ Lawsuit changed the system
❌ But lost in court
⚖️ Why? No proven injury = no case
Lesson: legal wins aren’t the only wins.
Sometimes pressure works.
#SeriousElections
April 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
6/What does it all mean?
✅ Lawsuit changed the system
❌ But lost in court
⚖️ Why? No proven injury = no case
Lesson: legal wins aren’t the only wins.
Sometimes pressure works.
#SeriousElections
✅ Lawsuit changed the system
❌ But lost in court
⚖️ Why? No proven injury = no case
Lesson: legal wins aren’t the only wins.
Sometimes pressure works.
#SeriousElections
5/Trouble is: GA Sec of State did not ask for funding to eliminate QR codes
April 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
5/Trouble is: GA Sec of State did not ask for funding to eliminate QR codes
4/After trial ended, GA passed a law eliminating QR codes in ballots by 2026.
The thing plaintiffs wanted? It’s happening.
The lawsuit lost in court—won in policy.
#SeriousElections #Democracy #GApol
The thing plaintiffs wanted? It’s happening.
The lawsuit lost in court—won in policy.
#SeriousElections #Democracy #GApol
April 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
4/After trial ended, GA passed a law eliminating QR codes in ballots by 2026.
The thing plaintiffs wanted? It’s happening.
The lawsuit lost in court—won in policy.
#SeriousElections #Democracy #GApol
The thing plaintiffs wanted? It’s happening.
The lawsuit lost in court—won in policy.
#SeriousElections #Democracy #GApol
3/Standing = courts only act on concrete harm.
Being worried or prepared isn’t enough.
Even flawed systems survive if no one can show injury.
That’s the law—even when it feels backward.
#SeriousElections #VotingRights #LegalTheory
Being worried or prepared isn’t enough.
Even flawed systems survive if no one can show injury.
That’s the law—even when it feels backward.
#SeriousElections #VotingRights #LegalTheory
April 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
3/Standing = courts only act on concrete harm.
Being worried or prepared isn’t enough.
Even flawed systems survive if no one can show injury.
That’s the law—even when it feels backward.
#SeriousElections #VotingRights #LegalTheory
Being worried or prepared isn’t enough.
Even flawed systems survive if no one can show injury.
That’s the law—even when it feels backward.
#SeriousElections #VotingRights #LegalTheory
2/Plaintiffs showed real cyber risks—confirmed by DHS. One expert even hacked a voting machine with a pen and USB.
But the court said: No proven harm = no standing.
Legal theory wins, not security.
#SeriousElections #ElectionSecurity #CurlingvRaffensperger
But the court said: No proven harm = no standing.
Legal theory wins, not security.
#SeriousElections #ElectionSecurity #CurlingvRaffensperger
April 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
2/Plaintiffs showed real cyber risks—confirmed by DHS. One expert even hacked a voting machine with a pen and USB.
But the court said: No proven harm = no standing.
Legal theory wins, not security.
#SeriousElections #ElectionSecurity #CurlingvRaffensperger
But the court said: No proven harm = no standing.
Legal theory wins, not security.
#SeriousElections #ElectionSecurity #CurlingvRaffensperger
Powerful. Thank you. Matches our lived experience here in GA where DPG gave up on holding Harris voters. See AJC survey for more evidence.
www.ajc.com/politics/how...
www.ajc.com/politics/how...
How Trump won Georgia: Vote records show GOP more unified than Democrats in 2024
Republican voters in Georgia overwhelming lined up behind Donald Trump, while Democratic voters were more divided in last fall's election, according to new election records.
www.ajc.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Powerful. Thank you. Matches our lived experience here in GA where DPG gave up on holding Harris voters. See AJC survey for more evidence.
www.ajc.com/politics/how...
www.ajc.com/politics/how...