By Luther Weeks on November 27, 2007
Update: The Secretary of the State’s Office was offered four hours to comment on this entry before publication, but said they needed more time to gather information. We will post their response promptly. New York Times: Voting Machines Are Put To The Test – reviews the optical scan performance in the municipal elections, with information [...]
Posted in CT, CT Skulduggery and Errors, National, Post-Election Audits
By Luther Weeks on November 25, 2007
That’s not the tittle of article, nor what it says. It says: with 14 towns holding recounts. New Canaan is included in that and held a recount on Tuesday to reaffirm the 25-vote difference between Town Council candidates Beth Jones and John Emert. That recount showed Jones edging Emert by seven votes. No. It reaffirmed [...]
Posted in CT, National, Recounts/Recanvasses
By Luther Weeks on November 23, 2007
Fresh Talk editorial by Courant intern asks question and answers well: <read> Why is it when more and more Americans spend more and more of their time at a computer, we still having a voting system that doesn’t incorporate online capabilities? …Several computer scientists took part in 2004 in federally funded program called the Secure [...]
Posted in CT, Internet Voting, National, Other Editorials
By Luther Weeks on November 20, 2007
Dori Smith of TalkNationRadio.org provides a report on Connecticut issues at Brad Blog. A summary of her excellent broadcasts this fall, along with the issues raised for Connecticut by memory card problems with the Diebold Premier AccuVote-OS optical scanners in Florida. Diebold Optical-Scan Failures Reported in Florida May be Affecting Connecticut As Well <read>
Posted in CT, Electronic Vulnerability, National
By Luther Weeks on November 13, 2007
Interesting interview with an Election Assistance Commission spokesperson. <read> What role does the EAC have in dealing with election systems that are currently being used in the U.S. albeit not certified by the EAC? EAC does not have any regulatory authority over states with respect to the voting systems they use. All of EAC voting [...]
Posted in National
By Luther Weeks on November 12, 2007
Update: Middlefield, a sensible recount discrepancy report, a few votes off in the count, some sensible advice to count again, and a reasonable possible explanation <read> Update, Colin McEnron interviews Rep Mike Lawlor <listen> We learn that the counts of votes were higher in several districts, not just one. Lawlor likes a similar explination to [...]
Posted in CT, National, Recounts/Recanvasses
By Luther Weeks on November 11, 2007
This week’s TalkNationRadio by Dori Smith, Raindrops Keep falling on Connecticut’s Diebold Voting Machines: <read and listen> Interviews with Connecticut Registrars, Deputy Secretary of State Lesley Mara, and True Vote Connecticut member George Barnett. Coverage of the November 6th election and the problems with wet ballots. Former corporate auditor George Barnett: ‘In 2006 twenty eight [...]
Posted in Chain of Custody, CT, Electronic Vulnerability, National, Post-Election Audits
By Luther Weeks on November 8, 2007
UPDATE: The Secretary of the State has extended the audit period. The audits will be conducted through December 12, 2007. Still time to sign up! Connecticut Citizen Election Audit Coalition Four Groups Organizing Citizens To Observe Post-Election Audits CTVotersCount.org is one of the coalition members and requests that members of our mailing list and readers [...]
Posted in National
By Luther Weeks on November 8, 2007
A six minute report form Cuyahoga Ohio covering Diebold and the California reports. A recommended short introduction to the issues! <UTUBE Video> Its almost as if you give someone your keys and yet they are able to hotwire your car faster than putting the key in the ignition – Candice Hoke
Posted in Electronic Vulnerability, National
By Luther Weeks on November 7, 2007
Press Release from Secretary of the State, Susan Bysiewicz <read> So far, 14 Connecticut towns have reported races close enough for an automatic manual recount. That is the good news, unfortunately, due to Public Act 07-194 those towns are also exempt from the random post-election audits. More to come as results come in and races [...]
Posted in CT, National
