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Election “Audit” Discovers Diebold-Known Error

By Luther Weeks on December 5, 2008

Eureka CA, Diebold error resulted in 179 uncounted ballots. The Times-Standard reports the story of the “Humboldt Election Transparency Project”, similar to a post-election audit <read> Premier Elections Solutions (formerly known as Diebold Election Systems, Inc.), seems to have known about the glitch at least since 2004. The Transparency Project is not an ordinary audit, […]

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CT: Errors found in town’s first vote audit

By Luther Weeks on December 3, 2008

Like several towns in the most recent Post-Election Audit, Hamden found unexplained discrepancies in the post election audit. Unlike most towns, the media in Hamden takes note. The Hamden Chronicle has the story <read> Not by a large number, though Esposito considered any deviation to be problematic. They estimated no more than 3 percent as […]

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Recount won’t actually count ballots

By Luther Weeks on December 1, 2008

Update: Roanoke Times agrees <read> Letter to the editor in Washington Post <read>, well said. Yes Virginia, nutmeg state recounts don’t involve much actual counting either. Not Quite a Full Recount in Virginia Sunday, November 30, 2008; Virginians will have a recount in the 5th Congressional District race [Metro, Nov. 25] — or will they? […]

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The Case Against “The National Popular Vote”

By Luther Weeks on November 27, 2008

The National Popular Vote Agreement will likely be proposed again, in 2009, in the Connecticut Legislature. Recently the Secretary of the State expressed her support for a constitutional amendment for the popular election of the President.  Update 05/13:  <squeaks by the CT House> We understand the appeal of the popular election of the President. However, […]

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FAQ: Voting Integrity and Constitutional Rights

By Luther Weeks on November 24, 2008

The right to vote… is the primary right
by which other rights are protected – Thomas Paine

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CT: UConn Memory Card Reports: More Info, More “Junk” Data

By Luther Weeks on November 21, 2008

Results also indicate continuing extensive problems with procedures not being followed by election officials. The UConn VoTeR Center recently released two more reports in its series of memory card audits <Aug Primary Post-Election> <November Pre-Election> We applaud UConn for carrying out these tests and the Secretary of the State’s Office for commissioning these tests. We […]

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CT: Secretary Bysiewicz Expresses Staunch Support Of Audits

By Luther Weeks on November 18, 2008

Greenwich Time, Once again, town faces election audit: <read> Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, a staunch advocate for the hand counting of ballots, said that she would oppose any measures to weaken the state’s auditing requirements, which she called the toughest in the nation. “Auditing the election results is critical,” Bysiewicz said. “It is […]

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Were You A Poll Worker Nov 4th?

By Luther Weeks on November 15, 2008

Take this survey. The Verified Voting Foundation and the UC Berkeley Election Administration Research Center have created an online survey of election workers for the November 4th election. If you worked the polls, please consider spending 15-20 minutes taking the survey

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CT: Post-Election Audit: 84 Districts, 55 Towns, and 5 Races

By Luther Weeks on November 14, 2008

Yesterday, I was present as the Secretary of the State held the random drawing of districts to audit.  Later in the day the Secretary ordered that all five State and Federal offices be audited rather than three randomly selected races as required in the law. Here are a couple of sample news articles on the […]

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CT: Secretary Of The State, Town Clerks Open To Explore Early Voting

By Luther Weeks on November 12, 2008

Update: Photo of Secretary Bysiewicz and caption indicating she will look into early voting <view> ***** Westport News: A Concept Worth Exploring <read> Many viewed the long lines as a success for democracy. Well, the record turnout — most notably among younger Americans — sure was. But the lines, no way. In our fast-paced society, […]

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