By Luther Weeks on April 18, 2012
In Philadelphia its a problem to be investigated when there are several voting districts with a few more ballots than voters. In Connecticut we have no confidence that such differences would be found or considered worthy of resolution or investigation.
Posted in CT, CT Law, Skulduggery and Errors
By Luther Weeks on April 5, 2012
Brad Blog reports ballots too wide to scan in Wisconsin. The official solution – count by hand? NO. They copied the ballots and scanned. We agree with Brad that this is unacceptable. But what would happen in Connecticut – would one of our warnings come true?
Posted in CT, CT Law, Electronic Vulnerability
By Luther Weeks on March 22, 2012
This year we noticed quite a difference between hearings for bills that Legislators really understand and others covering subjects with which they are not intimately familiar. We see a similar bent in the Connecticut Constitution.
Posted in CT, CT Law, Legislature2012
By Luther Weeks on March 12, 2012
Given the many members, the brief meetings, and the lack of representation of all interests, we were skeptical when the Task Force was convened. To our delight, we find that we can offer endorsement of each of the twenty-one recommendations in the report.
There is a lot to do in all the recommendations. It will take time, money, and deliberate work with everyone at the table. Our hope is that each of the recommendations will be thoroughly explored, evaluated, and acted upon, that none get overlooked.
Posted in Chain of Custody, Costs, CT, CT Law, Mail/Absentee Voting, Post-Election Audits, Recounts/Recanvasses, Reports
By Luther Weeks on January 16, 2012
CTVotersCount has long been in favor of Election Day Registration (EDR) and concerned with the risks of unlimited absentee voting. We also strongly support online voter registration, not to be confused with online voting which we and many others oppose. Studies show that EDR increases turn-out, while absentee voting decreases turn-out, the stated goal behind the measures proposed in today’s press conference.
Posted in CT Law, Legislature2012, Mail/Absentee Voting
By Luther Weeks on November 1, 2011
If the governor has such powers, perhaps in election emergencies, the governor could be called upon or even expected to do what the Secretary of the State cannot do – order polls to stay open late in an emergency, choose extra voting districts for audit, or order discrepancy recanvasses in districts with questionable results!
Posted in CT, CT Law, Post-Election Audits, Recounts/Recanvasses
By Luther Weeks on October 17, 2011
Squabbling between the city’s three [registrars of voters] has become so disruptive that Mayor Pedro Sagarra wrote them a formal letter asking them to work out their differences. He even offered to personally convene a meditation session to help
Posted in CT, CT Law
By Luther Weeks on September 24, 2011
Oooops the law passed just this year to fix the problems in Bridgeport said nothing about the SOTS being able to walk into central absentee ballot counting operations, only polling places. In the words of Cindi Rice, “Who could have imagined…”
Update: More problems, documented this time. Was it fraud, mismanagement, or incompetence? Who knows for sure?
Posted in CT Law, Mail/Absentee Voting, National
By Luther Weeks on August 18, 2011
Having reviewed the video, minutes, and the proposed items to be addressed by the task force, we offer the attached general and specific comments and suggestions in a constructive spirit, to forward your efforts to achieve the democratic goals that we all hold dear.
Posted in Chain of Custody, Costs, CT, CT Law
By Luther Weeks on June 16, 2011
The legislature should be considering doing for our elections what we have done for probate. I am not the 1st to suggest this, let us hope that our legislature is not the last to consider it.
Posted in CT, CT Law
