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Absentee Ballots Can Be Decisive – yet Unaudited

By Luther Weeks on September 24, 2009

“Before the absentee ballots were counted last week, Valle led with 266 votes tallied on the voting machines, and Martinez was second with 248 votes. In third place was Valle’s partner Christina Ayala with 245 votes and Manuel Ayala, who was running with Martinez, trailed with 223 votes. But after the absentee ballots were counted, Martinez emerged as the victor with 356 votes and Manuel Ayala, who received 106 absentee votes, leapt to second place slot.”

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Audit Random Drawing for the September Municipal Primary

By Luther Weeks on September 23, 2009

Today, three advocates joined the Secretary of the State and her staff in selecting districts for the post-election audit of the September Municipal Primary.

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Songs Of Voting

By Luther Weeks on September 9, 2009

Plaudits For Audits, The Voting Machine Song, and They Lost My Vote.

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ACTION: Ask Your Representative To Co-Sponsor Election Confidence “Holt” Bill

By Luther Weeks on July 16, 2009

Rush Holt introduced a new and improved Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act, H.R. 2894. There are 77 Co-Sponsors. If you live in the 2nd, 3rd, or 5th District, please ask your Representative: Courtney, DeLauro, or Murphy to add their names as Co-Sponsors.

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Connecticut Will Not Be Illinois or New York

By Luther Weeks on June 26, 2009

Governor Jodi Rell signed the bill for elections to fill Senate vacancies.

Our senators matter. It is worth the estimated $6,000,000 cost of such elections, where our senators make decisions involving billions of dollars and thousands of lives. Such “Special Elections” should not be exempt (as they currently are) from the small cost and huge value of post-election audits. Such elections are not exempt from the risks of error and fraud.

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Two CT Reps Co-Sponsor Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act

By Luther Weeks on June 17, 2009

Today Representative Rush Holt introduced a new and improved Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act, H.R. 2894. CTVotersCount appreciates Representatives John Larson and Jim Himes for signing on as initial co-sponsors.

Update: New York Times Endorses Holt Bill: “The House leadership should make passing Mr. Holt’s bill a priority. Few issues matter as much as ensuring that election results can be trusted.”

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Results of Post-Election Audit of the May 4th Municipal Election

By Luther Weeks on June 5, 2009

This time we agree with the Secretary of the State on the post-election audit results in Naugatuck. Both people and machines can count very accurately. That is what we should always expect of election officials.

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MN: Citizens for Election Integity: Audit and Recount Report

By Luther Weeks on May 26, 2009

The voting machines used in the audited precincts were shown to be accurate. All recount observers felt the counting procedures were accurate and none questioned the integrity of the count. No systematic concerns were raised by observers in the post-election audit or recount. Some procedures are in need of improvement, such as the absentee ballot process.

We look forward to a day when the Connecticut audit results are equally reassuring

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Nov 08 Election Audit Reports – Part 2 – Counting Not Extremely Accurate

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.

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Nov 08 Election Audit Reports – Part 1 – Bad Cards, Procedural Lapses Continue

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.

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