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Update: Bysiewicz, Blumenthal Violate Federal Ban

By Luther Weeks on July 12, 2008

Update: July 12, 2008 Other States Join Connecticut <read> Bysiewicz and Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed, a Republican, have launched a national effort to overturn the directive. They’ve been joined by secretaries of state from Ohio, Montana, Vermont, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Kansas, New Hampshire and Maine. Original Story and Update July 1, 2008

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French Study: More Errors With Electronic Voting

By Luther Weeks on July 12, 2008

ComputerWorld article on French study <read> There were discrepancies between the number of signatures and the number of votes at around 29.8% of polling stations studied using electronic voting machines, compared with just 5.3% of those using paper ballots, and those discrepancies were larger in the stations using voting machines, Enguehard found. It’s unlikely that […]

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FAQ: Why Bother Auditing Referendums & Questions?

By Luther Weeks on July 10, 2008

The Connecticut post-election audit exempts, among other things, all referendums and questions. This is a mistake. Referendums and questions may be the most vulnerable election items open to human attack via programming – often all the elected officials of both parties want the referendums passed – they may go through multiple, failed, low turn-out, budget […]

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Panel In Fairfield – What Do You Want?

By Luther Weeks on July 8, 2008

Last night I was on a panel in Fairfield with Deputy Secretary of the State Lesley Mara, Dr. Alex Shvartsman from the UConn VoTeR Center, and Michael Kozik of the Secretary of the State’s Office. The event was video taped by the sponsors. If possible I will make the video availabe here. For now, here […]

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Video: “Vote By Mail” In Zimbabwe

By Luther Weeks on July 6, 2008

This is a ten minute video. The beginning is a summary, followed by oppression of opposition. It ends with a more detailed demonstration of “vote by mail”. <view>. Someone risked their life to provide this information to the World.

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Truth Under Assault In Texas Hearing

By Luther Weeks on July 5, 2008

Since its release last August we have covered the California Top-To-Bottom Review and its implications for Connecticut <here> <here> <here> it is an outstanding collection of reports based on research and evidence. It helped earn a deserved “Profile In Courage” award to its sponsor, Debra Bowen, Secretary of State of California. How far will those […]

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Meanwhile In The Real “Wild” West

By Luther Weeks on June 29, 2008

Update, Another Problem, this time in FL: In the “Wild” South an Audit catches uncounted votes, almost 20% of the total <read>. When it comes to elections, what happens in any precinct in New Mexico can determine who sits in the Oval Office and the balance in our U.S. Senate and House. What happens in […]

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John Gideon Leaves It To Us

By Luther Weeks on June 24, 2008

We get a healthy dose of news from John Gideon at VotersUnite.org and his Daily Voting News. Today he highlights the difference between a legislator and the Secretary of State in Colorado: <read> The state Senate Majority Leader is quoted as saying this about the election integrity community, “I believe the group has gotten larger. […]

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Lou Dobbs Segment On NJ Ruling And E-Voting

By Luther Weeks on June 21, 2008

On the occasion of the NJ ruling yesterday, Lou Dobbs interviewed the lawyer involved, Penny Venetis, and two voting advocates, David Dill and John Bonifaz. Full transcript <read> Voting segment: KITTY PILGRIM, CNN NEWS CORRESPONDENT (voice over): A victory for voters. In Trenton, New Jersey, today, a court ruled that accuracy tests on paperless, electronic […]

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Democracy Too Important To Hide Under Trade Secrets

By Luther Weeks on June 20, 2008

N.J. Star-Ledger, Judge rules public can see voting machine test results, <read> A Superior Court judge in Trenton today agreed to overturn her ruling barring computer experts from publicizing test results of electronic voting machines. The move was a victory for the American Civil Liberties Union and New Jersey media organizations that argued the public […]

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