By Luther Weeks on January 30, 2012
It really is remarkable how far this issue has come in about three years; Pew’s election team and its huge coalition of partners including OVF, the Pentagon’s Federal Voting Assistance Program and the Uniform Law Commission (whose Uniform Military and Overseas Voting Act is one ongoing vehicle for state and local reform) should be deeply gratified at everything they have accomplished.
Posted in Internet Voting, National
By Luther Weeks on January 21, 2012
Duncan Buell points out that non-science nonsense slips into the movie Patriocracy. It is an ever present danger. Our minds are easily tricked.
Posted in Internet Voting, NonScienceNonsense
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 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
By Luther Weeks on December 28, 2011
This is seriously dangerous. If you don’t join Americans Elect, their vote could determine the President. If you do join Americans Elect, the vote could be manipulated in the backroom or by hackers. Or the self-appointed board could override the actual vote.
Posted in Internet Voting, National, Skulduggery and Errors
By Luther Weeks on November 21, 2011
Even if ecommerce transactions were safe, the security technology underpinning them would not suffice for voting. In particular, the voting security and privacy requirements are unique and in tension in a way that has no analog in the ecommerce world.
Posted in Internet Voting, National
By Luther Weeks on November 10, 2011
We were just too optimistic, yet prophetic when we suggested the founders might not be happy with anything but their type of candidate.
Posted in Internet Voting, National, Skulduggery and Errors
By Luther Weeks on November 7, 2011
[Senator] Kane was unable to attend the Oct. 27 panel discussion, but dismissed the warnings from computer scientists. We hope he at least took the time to review the videos of the symposium online.
Posted in CT, Internet Voting
By Luther Weeks on October 28, 2011
An excellent panel of experts on voting technology and the challenges of overseas voting. Credit is due to the panelists, the Secretary, and those who contributed behind the scenes in making this event possible. John Dankowski, of Connecticut Public Broadcasting did an exemplary job of moderating a very civil, thorough debate. If only typical panels and Legislative hearings could be more like this format, interactive, civil, and informative.
Posted in CT, Electronic Vulnerability, Internet Voting, National
By Luther Weeks on October 10, 2011
In this post, we address where Common Sense fails. Where what seems obvious to individuals and election officials is often counter to the facts or science. Those that are unfamiliar with technology and a specific area of science often overestimate how difficult or easy specific things are to accomplish.
Posted in Chain of Custody, Common Sense, CT, Electronic Vulnerability, FAQ, Internet Security Issues, Internet Voting, Skulduggery and Errors
