January 2010

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GOOGLE: Internet Attacked; Activists Targeted; Freedom To Be Restored

By Luther Weeks on January 13, 2010

Google disclosed significant attacks on their servers and GMail, along with attacks on other corporations. They will change their policy limiting the freedom of Chinese citizens. Another demonstration that the risk to democracy posed by Internet voting is not just a possibility voiced by computer scientists and security experts.

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All Things Considered, Not Such A Good MOVE?

By Luther Weeks on January 12, 2010

Veterans, military dependents and other U.S. civilians living overseas will have to as well. Changes in federal law mandate that voters must request a new absentee ballot each year in order to participate in state and federal elections, instead of the previous practice of requiring new applications only every few years.

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SOTS Candididate Engages Voters At Flea Marked

By Luther Weeks on January 10, 2010

“We think too often that the way things are in Connecticut are the ways things are everywhere, but the truth is there are plenty of other states that have more progressive ways of doing it,” Garcia said.

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Potential SOTS Candidate Visits Hometown Town Committee

By Luther Weeks on January 9, 2010

Secretary of the State candidate Representative James Spallone visited his hometown Democratic Town Committee in Chester

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Detroit: The Limitations of Paper Ballots and Recounts

By Luther Weeks on January 7, 2010

The value of paper ballots and recounts depends on the chain-of-custody and the integrity of election officials. Bev Harris reports in a letter the almost unbelievable, sad situation in a Detroit Mayoral race recount

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Do Voters Deserve Same Protections As Small Businesses, Schools, and Non-Profits?

By Luther Weeks on January 6, 2010

The American Bankers Association has issued guidelines that small businesses should use separate computers for banking transactions to avoid viruses that can steal funds.

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Rep Caruso: Senate Dems Against Campaign Finance Reform

By Luther Weeks on January 3, 2010

Caruso maintains those senators opposed to the law labor under the belief they have inherent right to the positions they hold, and have no desire to create a level playing field

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