By Luther Weeks on April 30, 2011
Online voting is an appealing option to speed voting for military and overseas voters. Yet it is actually “Democracy Theater”, providing an expensive, risky illusion of supporting our troops. Technologists warn of the unsolved technical challenges, while experience shows that the risks are tangible and pervasive. There are safer, less expensive solutions available.
Posted in CT, Internet Voting, National, Other Editorials, Our Editorials
By Luther Weeks on April 29, 2011
The Wisconsin Supreme Court election recount started this week. The margin was a bit over 7,000 votes and the percentage just under 0.5% as required by law. John Nichols writes of past instances where the loser asked for recounts in much wider margins and of cases with relatively close margins where the original result was overturned
Posted in National, Recounts/Recanvasses
By Luther Weeks on April 25, 2011
We have been warning of the risks of Internet voting and ignoring science since our founding. Yet, we have overlooked some of the risks, literally right in front of our nose.
Posted in Internet Security Issues, Legislature2011, National
By Luther Weeks on April 22, 2011
If you accept the science that global warming is caused by human activity – you have much more reason to oppose Internet voting.
Posted in Legislature2011
By Luther Weeks on April 20, 2011
A “Technical” change to existing statutes becomes a National Popular Vote Agreement.
Posted in Legislature2011, National Popular Vote
By Luther Weeks on April 17, 2011
We have learned more about voting integrity since the time of Senator Moynihan. It would be even worse than he imagined.
Posted in Legislature2011, National Popular Vote, Other Editorials
By Luther Weeks on April 16, 2011
- This year’s proposals are the strictest voter identification proposals ever considered by states. Most severely limit forms of acceptable identification voters may show and make scant allowances for those unable to obtain the specific form of identification required by the law, even if they have other forms of ID that can verify their identities at the polls.
- Photo ID proposals will cost cash-strapped states up to $20 million to implement.
Posted in National
By Luther Weeks on April 11, 2011
The best outcome of a recount would be to determine the correct winner of the election, leading to an improved system in Wisconsin, and serving as an example to other states. Yet, Democrats should not get their hopes up for a change in the result.
Let us hope that something good comes from the election error and concern in Wisconsin.
Posted in Chain of Custody, CT, National, Skulduggery and Errors
By Luther Weeks on April 7, 2011
Voting computers, like heads of state, must be held accountable to the people they serve.
As we have said, many times, with regard our audits in Connecticut: “If we dismiss all differences as human counting errors, if there ever was error or fraud it would not be recognized.”
Posted in CT, Internet Voting, National, Other Editorials
By Luther Weeks on April 3, 2011
LATimes reports on cyber threats to a Southern California water system. This is why we have been testifying against “online” voting and highlighting that even good size cities cannot protect their systems. Clearly each of Connecticut’s 169 towns could not afford even the expense of threat assessment of online voting systems. A good start would be vulnerability assessment of our existing paper ballot and voting machine security.
Posted in CT, Internet Security Issues, National