By Luther Weeks on March 12, 2012
Given the many members, the brief meetings, and the lack of representation of all interests, we were skeptical when the Task Force was convened. To our delight, we find that we can offer endorsement of each of the twenty-one recommendations in the report.
There is a lot to do in all the recommendations. It will take time, money, and deliberate work with everyone at the table. Our hope is that each of the recommendations will be thoroughly explored, evaluated, and acted upon, that none get overlooked.
Posted in Chain of Custody, Costs, CT, CT Law, Mail/Absentee Voting, Post-Election Audits, Recounts/Recanvasses, Reports
By Luther Weeks on March 2, 2012
It was a busy day in Hartford today. I testified on two bills along with many others also testifying on those and other bills before the Government Elections and Administrations Committee. There is an AP article which may leave misunderstanding of my testimony and positions. Finally, the Secretary of the State released the final report of the Elections Performance Task Force. UPDATED
Posted in CT, Legislature2012, Mail/Absentee Voting
By Luther Weeks on March 1, 2012
Evelyn Cruz filed a complaint accusing another resident, Clorinda Soldevila, of hand-delivering three absentee ballots to her home on Bond Street, and then picking up those ballots and delivering them to city hall.
Posted in CT, CT Skulduggery and Errors
By Luther Weeks on February 28, 2012
Connecticut has little reason to take comfort in New York’s latest election embarrassment. We do not expect an official system to recognize unofficial counts, yet we do expect a system that recognizes problems, and reacts by taking reasonable steps to correct errors.
Posted in CT, CT Skulduggery and Errors
By Luther Weeks on February 18, 2012
One bill H.B. 5026 covered the emergency powers of the Secretary of the State…there were some additional important distinctions which should be included to expand and limit the bill, along with a related power the Committee should consider for unnatural disasters
Posted in CT, Legislature2012
By Luther Weeks on January 31, 2012
But big changes are coming, including a precinct-by-precinct election reporting system that the state hopes to test in April and use publicly in August to gather unofficial results during the expected primaries for U.S. Senate and state legislative races.
This sounds like the kind of change we called for during the 2010 election for Secretary of the State
Posted in CT, Post-Election Audits
By Luther Weeks on January 19, 2012
They also forget absentee voting fraud in Connecticut, while their print edition confuses tech-savvy with technical expertise.
Posted in CT, Internet Voting, Legislature2012, Mail/Absentee Voting
By Luther Weeks on January 16, 2012
CTVotersCount has long been in favor of Election Day Registration (EDR) and concerned with the risks of unlimited absentee voting. We also strongly support online voter registration, not to be confused with online voting which we and many others oppose. Studies show that EDR increases turn-out, while absentee voting decreases turn-out, the stated goal behind the measures proposed in today’s press conference.
Posted in CT Law, Legislature2012, Mail/Absentee Voting
By Luther Weeks on January 14, 2012
Voters should not have to put up with this system. All voters with disabilities deserve a better system. Pollworkers should not have to put up with this system, they deserve a system that is reliable. Yet, pollworkers should be careful to treat each voter with dignity even if they are themselves frustrated.
Posted in CT
By Luther Weeks on January 4, 2012
Starting the year with a focus on accountability, the Courant Editorial Board overlooked integrity when it editorialized on elections. They also presented some ideas that we can and have supported
Posted in CT, Internet Voting, Mail/Absentee Voting
