By Luther Weeks on June 29, 2008
Update, Another Problem, this time in FL: In the “Wild” South an Audit catches uncounted votes, almost 20% of the total <read>. When it comes to elections, what happens in any precinct in New Mexico can determine who sits in the Oval Office and the balance in our U.S. Senate and House. What happens in […]
Posted in CT, National, Skulduggery and Errors
By Luther Weeks on June 24, 2008
We get a healthy dose of news from John Gideon at VotersUnite.org and his Daily Voting News. Today he highlights the difference between a legislator and the Secretary of State in Colorado: <read> The state Senate Majority Leader is quoted as saying this about the election integrity community, “I believe the group has gotten larger. […]
Posted in Electronic Vulnerability, National, Other Editorials
By Luther Weeks on June 21, 2008
On the occasion of the NJ ruling yesterday, Lou Dobbs interviewed the lawyer involved, Penny Venetis, and two voting advocates, David Dill and John Bonifaz. Full transcript <read> Voting segment: KITTY PILGRIM, CNN NEWS CORRESPONDENT (voice over): A victory for voters. In Trenton, New Jersey, today, a court ruled that accuracy tests on paperless, electronic […]
Posted in Electronic Vulnerability, National
By Luther Weeks on June 20, 2008
N.J. Star-Ledger, Judge rules public can see voting machine test results, <read> A Superior Court judge in Trenton today agreed to overturn her ruling barring computer experts from publicizing test results of electronic voting machines. The move was a victory for the American Civil Liberties Union and New Jersey media organizations that argued the public […]
Posted in Electronic Vulnerability, National
By Luther Weeks on June 19, 2008
We want you to visit CTVotersCount frequently to keep up-to-date with important developments in Connecticut and beyond. Unlike a newspaper we do not have to produce something every day. However, going several days without a post we start to get restless. Our answer is to provide Frequently Asked Questions and Ironies. These are intended to […]
Posted in Editor's Notes
By Luther Weeks on June 19, 2008
Nor will they ever be hand-counted. Nor will contested races. Connecticut’s “strongest in the country” post-election audit law exempts races that are recounted or races that are contested from post-election audits. The law does not require that recounts be manual hand-to-eye counts and the Secretary of the State after some hesitation has lifted her requirement […]
Posted in CT Law, FAQ, Post-Election Audits
By Luther Weeks on June 15, 2008
Summary: This article and the Bridgeport Primary expose the problems with a “system” that ignores and excuses discrepancies that are discovered. As we have often pointed out in post-election audit reports, ignoring and excusing away discrepancies means that if there is ever an error or a fraud it will not be recognized. In this case […]
Posted in Chain of Custody, CT, CT Skulduggery and Errors, National, Post-Election Audits
By Luther Weeks on June 14, 2008
Not Much <read the whole story> Last February, SysTest labs wrote its certification test report for a new voting system manufactured by Premier Election Solutions (formerly Diebold). The report listed the 79 problems the lab found during testing. Even so, SysTest recommended the system be certified by the EAC. As we have pointed out, apparently […]
Posted in Electronic Vulnerability, National
By Luther Weeks on June 13, 2008
In our most recent Presidential Primary there were many towns in Connecticut that ran out of optical scan ballots and a huge percentage (30-40% ?) of the vote in those towns was then un-scannable hand counted copied ballots. These were counted late at night by unprepared election officials after a fifteen hour day. Ironically the […]
Posted in FAQ, Post-Election Audits
By Luther Weeks on June 11, 2008
Note: A post by Jon Kantrowitz on MLM prompted this response. There is no reason to be comfortable. The “Ten Myths In The Nutmeg State” have not been repealed. I have the greatest respect for the computer scientists mentioned in the article, their research, and their contributions. We also need many more election officials as […]
Posted in CT, Electronic Vulnerability, Other Editorials