By Luther Weeks on June 29, 2012
We created this tool so that anyone who wishes to vote can be assisted – whether it be a traveling executive, a working parent, a home-bound person, or a college student away from home,
Posted in National
By Luther Weeks on June 23, 2012
We believe that the law should be followed, but in cases like this courts should normally rule in favor of candidates that do their part in complying with the law and clearly have the support required. Last year in similar circumstances, with allegations of fraud and a clear conflict of interest a court ruled in favor of the candidate
Posted in CT, CT Skulduggery and Errors
By Luther Weeks on June 20, 2012
An article in Metro West brings home the points discussed here in two recent posts.
Posted in National, Post-Election Audits
By Luther Weeks on June 16, 2012
Such rats risk bills being occasionally vetoed, yet more often fuel criticism of the the Legislature and serve to make citizens disgusted with Government in general.
I do not support any mechanism of voting that would require an individual to waive his or her constitutional rights in order to cast a timely, secret ballot, even if such waiver is voluntary…allowing an individual to email or fax an absentee ballot has not been proven to be secure.
- Dannel P. Malloy, Governor
UPDATED
Posted in Internet Voting, Legislature2012
By Luther Weeks on June 14, 2012
Once again, the report is “Flawed by a lack of transparency, incomplete data, and assumed accuracy”
Posted in CT, Post-Election Audits, Reports
By Luther Weeks on June 13, 2012
Use of good tools must go hand-in-hand with good use of tools
Posted in CT, Electronic Vulnerability, National, Reports
By Luther Weeks on June 12, 2012
Those of us in the non-privileged majority will not have access to voted ballots until after elections are certified — too late, citizen activists persuasively argue, for effective public oversight. Many of those activists, it should be noted, have followed election issues closely for years and know a thing or two about them, too.
Posted in National, Other Editorials
By Luther Weeks on June 7, 2012
Wisconsin reminds us of the highest purpose of post-election audits. And that having paper ballots alone is insufficient.
Posted in National
By Luther Weeks on June 5, 2012
Many citizens and legislators do not understand that email voting is a risky form of Internet voting and that fax voting presents equivalent risks. If the system worked as it should, there would have been public hearings and a chance to educate our senators and representatives.
Posted in Internet Voting, Legislature2012
By Luther Weeks on June 1, 2012
CTVotersCount opposes H.B. 5556 and has urged Governor Malloy to veto the bill because it contains a provision for risky, unconstitutional email and fax voting.
Posted in CT Law, Electronic Vulnerability, Internet Voting, Legislature2012