By Luther Weeks on October 5, 2011
“Over the past century, our nation expanded the franchise and knocked down myriad barriers to full electoral participation. In 2011, however, that momentum abruptly shifted.”
Posted in Mail/Absentee Voting, National, Reports
By Luther Weeks on September 24, 2011
Oooops the law passed just this year to fix the problems in Bridgeport said nothing about the SOTS being able to walk into central absentee ballot counting operations, only polling places. In the words of Cindi Rice, “Who could have imagined…”
Update: More problems, documented this time. Was it fraud, mismanagement, or incompetence? Who knows for sure?
Posted in CT Law, Mail/Absentee Voting, National
By Luther Weeks on September 21, 2011
Who says there is little a single legislator can do to affect election integrity and confidence? Human error can change an election result or serve as a ready excuse to cover-up fraud.
Posted in CT, CT Skulduggery and Errors, Mail/Absentee Voting
By Luther Weeks on September 21, 2011
Saving money, getting people voting are laudable goals, yet we caution that in the process we should not sacrifice voting integrity and confidence in pursuing increased participation. In fact, we should be increasing integrity and confidence while we also pursue convenience and participation. And we should be cautious that our efforts actual result in the intended results.
Posted in CT, Mail/Absentee Voting
By Luther Weeks on September 14, 2011
A three part series highlights ongoing, organized, absentee vote fraud in Florida. The [low] highlight is the video and story in the first part, of a disabled former county worker who tried her darnedest to vote but in the end was denied.
Posted in Mail/Absentee Voting, National, Skulduggery and Errors
By Luther Weeks on September 1, 2011
You can have little to no impact on your turn-out bottom line with election laws. Turnout tends to be driven by what’s on the ballot rather than when, where, or how it is available. – Doug Chapin
Posted in Costs, CT, Mail/Absentee Voting
By Luther Weeks on August 2, 2011
Absentee voting runs the risks of errors and fraud beyond in-person voting. The latest example from Wisconsin: Is it fraud or is it error? For certain it is big money causing disenfranchisement and risking democracy.
Posted in Mail/Absentee Voting, National, Skulduggery and Errors
By Luther Weeks on July 9, 2011
We frequently highlight stories of election error and fraud nationwide. We do this as a service to provide references to counter the frequent statements from election officials and legislators claiming no record of such errors and fraud.
Posted in Electronic Vulnerability, Mail/Absentee Voting, National, Skulduggery and Errors
By Luther Weeks on May 25, 2011
The main arguments are presented from both sides. We believe that the case for significant individual voter fraud has not been made. Yet, it is appropriate that the debate continue, with more details than can be covered in a half-hour segment. Everyone agreed that absentee ballot fraud is significant and frequent, much more extensive than individual voter fraud. That is the primary reason we oppose any form of increased mail-in voting, including no-excuse absentee voting.
Posted in Mail/Absentee Voting, National
By Luther Weeks on March 6, 2011
The opinion piece hits all of the bases, articulating the costs, the increased opportunity for fraud, increased disenfranchisement, and that it will not increase turnout.
Posted in Legislature2011, Mail/Absentee Voting, Other Editorials
