2009

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Open Source Voting Software Released

By Luther Weeks on October 27, 2009

Open source has great potential to facilitate voting integrity and independence from sole source voting equipment/software vendors and outsourcing of elections. This particular project is comprehensive including voter registration capabilities and has interest from major players.

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Al Lenge Named Director of State Elections Enforcement Commission

By Luther Weeks on October 21, 2009

Al Lenge, long time Deputy Director of the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) was named Director, replacing retired Director Jeff Garfield.

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IRV: Not So Fast, Not So Simple

By Luther Weeks on October 21, 2009

Tutorial information about Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) and associated concerns.

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The Day: New London has problem with math

By Luther Weeks on October 19, 2009

Actually it is more a problem of complexity and communications

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Soldiers to Choose Risking Democracy on Electronic Voting

By Luther Weeks on October 15, 2009

The purpose of the secret ballot is not primarily to protect the voter of the ballot, but to protect all voters, and to protect our Democracy.

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How Much Are Election Officials Paid In Norwalk?

By Luther Weeks on October 13, 2009

“This is a little more than we paid in the past but is in line with the pay rate for the temporary workers hired by the Parks Department for giving out beach stickers this summer. It seems to us that it would be discriminatory to have different rates of pay for equivalent office work at City Hall.”

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TIME: Galbraith: How the Afghan Election Was Rigged

By Luther Weeks on October 12, 2009

“Once fraud occurs on the scale of what took place in Afghanistan, it is impossible to untangle.”

We are lucky to hear from Mr. Gailbrath. Had he not been fired, he might have continued to keep quiet

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Verified Voting Statement on the Acquisition of Premier Election Solutions

By Luther Weeks on October 8, 2009

“it raises greater concerns about the security, transparency and cost of elections and creates a profound anti-competitive effect in the shrinking marketplace for voting systems…We can also expect to see substantial increase in vendor control over key contract provisions.”

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A Candidate’s View – Early Voting, Vote-By-Mail

By Luther Weeks on October 6, 2009

A candidate’s view from FL, where early voting has changed the campaign calendar, increased cost, and perhaps reduced voter knowledge along with costing some voters their votes.

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Legislature Seriously Considering Fixing Campaign Finance Law

By Luther Weeks on October 4, 2009

House Speaker Christopher Donovan, D-Meriden, said lawmakers have been busy finishing the budget, but plan to seriously consider addressing the issue.