By Luther Weeks on July 24, 2010
As the Connecticut legislature, Secretary of the State candidates, and our current Secretary of the State contemplate following Florida’s lead in expanding mail-in voting, including considering no-excuse absentee voting, we have this cautionary tale from Florida.
This is another fast-food-like voting issue. We like no excuse absentee voting, just like we enjoy fast, fatty food – the problem is that they both have unintended consequences. Yet, most voters and many eaters are not aware of the known risks.
Posted in Election2010, Mail/Absentee Voting, Skulduggery and Errors
By Luther Weeks on July 17, 2010
With a couple of close calls near the deadline, it seems that all the statewide office candidates that wanted to participate in the program have met fundraising criteria.
Posted in Election2010
By Luther Weeks on June 29, 2010
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By Luther Weeks on June 25, 2010
We applaud the Courant for conducting and making these interviews public. We note a strong emphasis on the elections role of the Secretary of the State (SOTS) – too often we have seen an emphasis by candidates on the business registration aspects of the job. The strong concerns of the Editorial Board seem to be saving money in election administration and increasing turnout. We note however, a shortage of questions and concern on voting integrity, ballot access, serving those with disabilities, and the education of election officials.
Posted in Election2010
By Luther Weeks on June 18, 2010
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By Luther Weeks on June 16, 2010
Given the time constraints and the alternatives to learning about the candidates, it was a very useful event. Much more informative than the single candidate speaking event. More relevant than the stiffer highly public televised “debates” with canned questions from the mainstream media. There was a lively discussion of a wide range of relevant issues. We would like to see more events like this, with more time for questions, more of the public present and engaged – with all the candidates welcome.
Posted in Election2010
By Luther Weeks on June 7, 2010
“It is critical that civic engagement in our state continues to thrive and that we have a renewed commitment to growing businesses and creating jobs. Democrats are well-positioned to make sure both of these goals are reached, and I look forward to helping the party in any way that I can.”.
Posted in Election2010
By Luther Weeks on May 22, 2010
The Democratic Convention chose Denise Merrill. Jonathan Harris and Gerry Garcia both received over the 15% of votes to qualify for a primary.
The Republican Convention chose Jerry Farrell. Corey Brinson also received over 15%. UPDATE: May 24: Brinson will not primary. And Tim Reynolds drops primary bid for Democratic Controller.
Posted in Election2010
By Luther Weeks on May 14, 2010
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By Luther Weeks on April 26, 2010
We tend to agree that it should be illegal. Sounds as bad or worse than some of the things that ACORN was only accused of doing.
Posted in Election2010
