In Memoriam: Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones

She was the leader in moving that the 2004 vote be examined by congress. Here she is in “Help America Vote…On Paper” (about 4min 40sec in and 8min20 sec) <video> This whole video is also a good 18 minute primer on electronic voting issues: The risks of electronic voting, the perils of outsourcing, the advantages […]

[read post] | By on August 21, 2008 - Chain of Custody, Electronic Vulnerability, National, Post-Election Audits

Secretary Bysiewicz Orders Expanded Post-Election Audit

Update: 8/20 Checking with Dr. Shvartsman about the Secretary’s “98% or 99% probability”, he said: Indeed, 10% sample from the population of about 800, counting all CT districts, gives about the same statistical result as 33% sample from the population of about 250, counting only the districts involved in the August primary…there is no inference […]

[read post] | By on August 19, 2008 - CT, CT Law, National, Post-Election Audits

Times: Blames the Messinger

We have been complementary of late of the New York Times Editorials that have gotten it right: Nailed Problems With Federal Bill, Three Lessons Learned, and Strongly Favoring Post-Election Audits. However a story on Saturday gets it wrong and blames the Election Assistance Commission for being slow in approving voting machines – but the problem […]

[read post] | By on August 18, 2008 - Electronic Vulnerability, National, Other Editorials

EVEREST Reports Devistating

Earlier I had promised more on the USENIX/ACCURATE Conference in San Jose. In addition to the panels, the presentations on the Ohio EVEREST studies provided information that we have not covered here at CTVotersCount.org. Released in mid December, following the California Top-To-Bottom review the Ohio reports have gotten less attention by many, including me. Two […]

[read post] | By on August 17, 2008 - Electronic Vulnerability, Reports

Election Fraud In Bridgeport?

Update 6 /17/2009: Head of CA GOP Voter Registration Firm Pleads Guilty to Voter Registration Fraud
Update: 10/07/2008: Election Enforcement Commission investigation opened
Update: Secretary Bysiewicz Responds

[read post] | By on August 15, 2008 - CT, CT Skulduggery and Errors, National, Skulduggery and Errors

Election Costs $ – Democracy? Priceless!

We have said that conducting elections cost from $5.00 to $20.00 per ballot cast and that our estimate of $0.20 to $0.50 for an audit is a small price to pay to assure that the votes are counted as the voters intended. But the news from Norwalk indicates we may need to revise the high-end […]

[read post] | By on August 14, 2008 - Costs, CT, National, Post-Election Audits

New York – Test/Think Before You Buy

New York has an extensive testing and review program to test voting machines before they purchase them. Of course that means, given the information we have from various reports in California, Ohio, and Connecticut, its quite predictable that none will pass reasonable tests and review <read> New York State’s new voting systems are failing certification […]

[read post] | By on August 13, 2008 - Electronic Vulnerability, National

Too High A Barrier?

(Without editorial comment, see Editor’s Note) Hartford Advocate article on the petitioning effort required to get on the presidential ballot: <read> In a rare show of third party unity, the campaigns of Nader, Libertarian Bob Barr and the Green Party’s Cynthia McKinney, the last two former Congress members, are joining forces across state lines to […]

[read post] | By on August 12, 2008 - CT, National, Other Editorials

CT Irony #3: Passed in 2005: Tougher Audits and Custody for Equipment/Paper We Don’t Use

In 2005 the Legislature passed the Voter Verified Paper Trail Bill. They also passed post-election audits along with a minimum one hundred and eighty day seal on the paper. Unfortunately, they had not anticipated optical scan, limiting the audit to DRE (Touch Screen) equipment. We actually have tougher post-election audits and custody laws on the […]

[read post] | By on August 10, 2008 - CT Law, FAQ, Post-Election Audits

Editor’s Note

CTVotersCount.org concentrates on issues related to computerized voting and issues related to the voters’ intent being realized. There are many other issues related to voting such as voter fraud, voter suppression, voter registration, campaign finance, candidate qualification etc. for which we have not taken positions. However, occasionally we present news items associated with those issues.

[read post] | By on August 5, 2008 - Editor's Notes