By Luther Weeks on March 12, 2013
All of these bills are well intended. In fact, I would support most of the concepts, yet in only a single case could I support one of these bills , based on huge gaps between the good intent and the actual details present and missing in those bills.
Posted in Chain of Custody, Electronic Vulnerability, Legislature2013, Post-Election Audits
By Luther Weeks on October 25, 2012
The Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project has released a thorough, comprehensive, and insightful new report timed to the 2012 election. We find little to quibble with in the report. We agree with all of its recommendations.Several items with which we fully endorse were covered in this report which sometimes are missing from the discussion or often underemphasised.
The report itself is 52 pages, followed by 32 pages of opinions of others, including election officials, advocates, and vendors, some of whom disagree with some aspects of the report. Every page is worth reading. The report is not technical. It covers a wide range of issues, background, and recommendations.
Posted in Electronic Vulnerability, Internet Voting, Mail/Absentee Voting, National, National Popular Vote, Post-Election Audits, Reports
By Luther Weeks on October 20, 2012
There is absolutely no need to “trust” anyone if there is sufficient verification. There is also little evidence to trust our democracy to anyone. As they say power corrupts.
Now we learn that many of our votes are being counted by machines under the influence of one of the candidates and his family.
Posted in Electronic Vulnerability, National
By Luther Weeks on October 6, 2012
See Charlie Rose interview Dr. Barbara Simons, co-auther of Broken Ballots. <view>
Big Bird and Charlie Rose now know that Internet voting, email voting, Virgina elections, and inadequately audited elections – do not merit our trust.
Posted in Electronic Vulnerability, Internet Voting, Legislature2012, National
By Luther Weeks on July 16, 2012
Vast, easy spying capabilities. No technical expertise required. The possibilities are endless. Votes, voters, spouses, lawyers, business opponents, employees, bosses, officials, candidates, campaigns, investigators, and auditors can be monitored by practically anyone. Will the perpetrators be brought to justice?
Posted in Electronic Vulnerability, Internet Voting, National
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 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
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 17, 2012
Tuesday night, poll workers resorted to the old fashioned way of counting by hand.
Posted in Electronic Vulnerability, National
