By Luther Weeks on February 2, 2010
The Coalition noted significant differences between results reported by optical scanners and the hand count of ballots by election officials across Connecticut. Compared to previous audits, the Coalition noted small incremental improvements in the attention to detail, following procedures, and in the chain-of-custody.
In this report, we conclude that the November post-election audits still do not inspire confidence. We find no reason to attribute all errors to either humans or machines.
Posted in CT, Post-Election Audits, Reports
By Luther Weeks on August 12, 2009
Monday and Tuesday, the EVT/WOTE Conference was held in Montreal. This tends to be a highly technical conference on potentential voting technologies, security and vulnerabilities in current technology, and related projects. For me it is a mixture of new information relevant voting, interesting technical articles, a time to reflect, and to connect with others involved in causing voting integrity.
Posted in Reports
By Luther Weeks on July 22, 2009
An alternative is available that would eclipse Election Day Registration (EDR), while fixing our inaccurate voter registration databases and save government expenses.
Update: New York Times Editorial endorses
Posted in Reports
By Luther Weeks on May 18, 2009
We recognize and appreciate that everyone works hard on these programs, performing the audits, and creating these reports including the Registrars, Secretary of the State’s staff, and UConn. We also welcome Secretary Bysiewicz’s committment to solve the problems identified. Yet, we have serious concerns with the credibility of the audits as conduced and their value, as conducted, to provide confidence to the public in the election process.
Posted in CT, Post-Election Audits, Reports
By Luther Weeks on May 16, 2009
This week the University of Connecticut VoTeR Center released reports on post-election audits and memory card testing for the November 2008 election. Today we will highlight and comment on the Memory Card Report.
We should all applaud the unique memory card testing program, yet we must also act aggressively to close the gaps it continues to expose.
Posted in CT, CT Skulduggery and Errors, Post-Election Audits, Reports
By Luther Weeks on February 7, 2009
The United States is one of the few industrialized democracies that place the onus of registration on the voter. In other democracies, the government facilitates voting by taking upon itself the responsibility to build voter rolls of all eligible citizens. Even in the United States, voter-initiated registration did not exist until the late nineteenth century. It was instituted then in many states with the intention of suppressing unpopular voters, especially former slaves and new European immigrants, and it continues to disenfranchise many Americans to this day.
Posted in Reports
By Luther Weeks on January 30, 2009
Includes many of the same recommendations in the Principles and Best Practices for Post-Election Audits and expands the scope to include auditing of the whole election process.
Posted in Post-Election Audits, Reports
By Luther Weeks on October 16, 2008
Verified Voting, Common Cause, and the Brennan Center for Justice released a major report today: <press release> <report> Is America Ready to Vote? State Preparations for Voting Machine Problems in 2008 States Get Mixed Reviews on Readiness for Voting Machine Problems — Citing Improvements, Election Experts Call for Backup Measures to Secure the Vote on [...]
Posted in Electronic Vulnerability, National, Reports
By Luther Weeks on September 15, 2008
(Full disclosure: I contributed to, participated in reviewing, and editing this document) Released today at a press conference in Alexandria, VA, after many months of work: http://www.electionaudits.org/files/best%20practices%20final_0.pdf These principles were written to guide the design of high-quality post- election audits. They were developed by an ad hoc group comprising many stakeholders, including election officials, public [...]
Posted in Chain of Custody, CT Law, National, Post-Election Audits, Reports
By Luther Weeks on September 8, 2008
Recommend diary on MyLeftNutmeg. <read> The 2nd comment on the diary is mine.
Posted in CT, CT Law, Post-Election Audits, Reports
