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, [...]
Posted in Electronic Vulnerability, National, Post-Election Audits, Skulduggery and Errors
By Luther Weeks on November 27, 2008
Posted in FAQ, National Popular Vote
By Luther Weeks on November 24, 2008
The right to vote… is the primary right
by which other rights are protected – Thomas Paine
Posted in FAQ
By Luther Weeks on November 21, 2008
Posted in CT, National
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 [...]
Posted in CT, Post-Election Audits
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
Posted in National
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 [...]
Posted in CT, Post-Election Audits
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, [...]
Posted in CT, National