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Nov 09 Election Audit Reports – Part 2 – Inadequate Counting, Reporting, and Transparency Continue

By Luther Weeks on April 26, 2010

“The main conclusion of this analysis is that the hand counting remains an error prone activity. In order to enable a more precise analysis, it is recommended that the hand counting precision is substantially improved in future audits. The completeness of the audit reports also need to be addressed…Submitting incomplete audit returns has little value for the auditing process.”

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Nov 09 Election Audit Reports – Part 1 – Problems Continue and Some Good News

By Luther Weeks on April 26, 2010

We should all applaud the unique memory card testing program, yet we must also act aggressively to close the gaps it continues to expose…The good news is that UConn has identified a likely cause of the “junk” data cards. Perhaps a solution is near.

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Jon Kantrowitz Talks with Denise Merrill – Discussion of EDR, Early Voting and Vote Counting

By Luther Weeks on April 25, 2010

John Kantowicz posted comments from a discussion he had with Secretary of the State candidate Denise Merrill on MyLeftNutmeg. This has led to a lively discussion of Election Day Registration (EDR), Early Voting, and Vote Counting with several activists and a registrar joining in the discussion.

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West Haven Registrar’s Actions Under Scrutiny

By Luther Weeks on April 22, 2010

The complaints were filed by Charles Marino, former Democratic registrar of voters, and Deborah Evangelista, who worked 16 years as administrative assistant in the registrar’s office before Hufcut took office…Animosity between Hufcut and Marino goes back to 2008, when Hufcut unseated Marino as Democratic registrar in a heated primary election.

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Video: Two Candidates At The JJB Dinner

By Luther Weeks on April 22, 2010

Gerry Garcia and Denise Merrill, candidates for Secretary of the State at the Jefferson Jackson Bailey Dinner (Annual CT Democratic Party Fund Raiser)

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Inadequate Election Day Registration Pilot Nixed

By Luther Weeks on April 20, 2010

We are conditionally for Election Day Registration and opposed this inadequate bill. Our opposition was based on authorizing a pilot program with inadequate evaluation provisions, piloting an inadequate, disenfranchising voting method.

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Columnist Calls for Elimination of the Secretary of the State

By Luther Weeks on April 16, 2010

Coming two weeks after April 1st, we assume the author is serious. We point out that transferring the functions of the Secretary of the State to the Attorney General or the State Elections Enforcement Commission would hardly eliminate much of the Secretary’s $8.4 million budget, especially if we still want to register businesses in the state, keep records, comply with election laws, train election officials, total results, assist election officials, and maintain an independent enforcement function. We also note that Hawaii has not been doing so well in elections without a Secretary of the State and is a case study in how not to outsource elections.

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One Way Connecticut Could Empower Military and Overseas Voters

By Luther Weeks on April 4, 2010

Which would you prefer if you were overseas, in the military, and had a few minutes to use a computer on base? A one page listing of do’s and don’ts or an interactive facility with Frequently Asked Questions and a staffed help desk designed by and for military and overseas voters?

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Sen. Harris Formally Enters Race – Rep. Larson Endorsement

By Luther Weeks on April 1, 2010

“The secretary of the state’s office is about jobs and democracy,” Harris, a Democrat, said. “And what more basic components do we need to be successful in the future in Connecticut?”

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Video: Corey Brinson at Stamford Tea Party

By Luther Weeks on March 29, 2010

“Organizations like ACORN are fighting every day to undermine our election process and that’s why the democrats are fighting to push through same day voter registration., people are fighting every day to steal the election…I am against anything where I have to give up liberty or freedom or where someone has to tell me how to live my life…what Obama is doing is unamerican.”

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