By Luther Weeks on March 28, 2011
Earlier this month we cautioned the legislature about enacting the UMOVE Act without providing election officials an opportunity to check for conflicts with existing laws. We highlight an example of a similar conflict in existing state and local laws that frustrates officials and disenfranchises voters.
Posted in CT Skulduggery and Errors, Legislature2011
By Luther Weeks on March 25, 2011
“If you cannot fit all the races or candidates on a paper ballot…then use a paper ballot”
Posted in Legislature2011
By Luther Weeks on March 20, 2011
Could Connecticut or any or our 169 municipalities accomplish what the U.S. Government and the Defense Department has not?
“cyber crime and cyber espionage are daily occurrences in the United States and are doing long-term damage to the nation’s economy and global competitiveness. What’s more, they set the stage for cyber attacks. ‘Some of our opponents use cyber criminals as mercenaries,’”
Posted in CT, Internet Security Issues, National
By Luther Weeks on March 14, 2011
Photo ID may be a well-intentioned idea, but it is expensive “security theater” that will disenfranchise far more voters than any fraud it will prevent.
Posted in National, Other Editorials
By Luther Weeks on March 11, 2011
Today the Government Administration and Election Committee (GAE) held hearings on a variety of election related bills. We testified against seven bills and lukewarmly for one.
Since 2007, I have been the only person to testify against the National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact in Connecticut. Finally, this year I was not alone. But I remain the only Connecticut citizen to testify against the NPV Compact.
I challenge anyone to a responsible public blog debate on any and all of the issues we raised in our testimony on the National Popular Vote Compact.
Posted in CT Law, Internet Voting, Legislature2011, National Popular Vote, Our Editorials
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
By Luther Weeks on March 3, 2011
South Carolina voting system audited by citizens shows votes lost, images of ballots do not support numbers. Like Bridgeport, this is an example of where transparency, FOI, and independent citizen investigation eventually provided the facts. Yet, again where government and the official system failed to certify accurate election results. Machines, hand counting, and communication procedures should be expected to occasionally breakdown, but the official system should be expected to find and correct those errors.
Posted in CT, Skulduggery and Errors