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Susan Bysiewicz: LHS Invented Our Voting Machines

By Luther Weeks on March 4, 2008

Surprising information on Colin McEnroe. This is not what I have understood, yet I am always open to new information. <listen> “We have a type of machine that was invented by LHS Associates in Massachusetts, twenty years ago” – Susan Bysiewicz, Secretary of the State, Connecticut This is worth a bit of research. How can […]

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CTVotersCount Members Testify At GAE Hearing

By Luther Weeks on March 4, 2008

On Friday 2/29/2008 the Government Administration And Elections Committee held hearings on a variety of bills, several of which involve election administration <Agenda> While we have interests for and against some of the other bills, three members of CTVotersCount testified toward improvements in SB 444, AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN REVISIONS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE […]

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East Haven GAE Hearing + Video

By Luther Weeks on March 1, 2008

The fifth and last hearing was in East Haven on 2/27. Once again a different flavor and new information.

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Ten Myths In The Nutmeg State

By Luther Weeks on March 1, 2008

Ten Myths About Electronic Voting In Connecticut: Myth #1 – Connecticut has the toughest and strongest audit law in the country because we audit 10%.

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Danbury GAE Hearing

By Luther Weeks on February 28, 2008

The Danbury hearing saw smaller attendance and fewer speakers than the previous three hearings. Yet, like the others it had its own tone and provided fresh prospectives.

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Denise Weeks’ Testimony – West Hartford

By Luther Weeks on February 28, 2008

Denise Weeks, Co-Founder CTVotersCount.org testified at the West Harford hearing <testimony> Excerpts: What is most alarming to me is the prevailing belief among registrars of voters and poll workers that machine counts are more reliable than hand counts, that the recent audits demonstrate that machines are more reliable and the conclusion by many that hand […]

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David Dill, Founder VerifiedVoting.org

By Luther Weeks on February 28, 2008

People will make incorrect claims about state, and especially national, laws about electronic voting,… In one local state or community, people could make some problem sound totally insolvable, when in fact it’s routinely solved in other places. Once you know that and have that perspective, it’s easier to get something done.

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West Hartford GAE Hearing

By Luther Weeks on February 24, 2008

 Update:  View Hearing at <CT-N> There were about seventy five people at the West Hartford Government Administration and Elections Committee hearing. It was standing room only, with just a handful need to stand. Unlike the other hearings it was taped by CT-N. The vast majority of attendees were registrars, moderators, and other election officials. It […]

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Good Bye Manual Recounts – No Paper No Problem

By Luther Weeks on February 23, 2008

According to an article in the New Haven Register, the Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz has revised recount procedures to eliminate manual recounts. <read> As we reported last month, Secretary Bysiewicz was “Prepared” to eliminate manual recounts <read> It seems that preparation must have included writing new recount procedures which are now apparently in […]

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Bysiewicz Defends Audits – Registrars Express Blind Faith In Machines

By Luther Weeks on February 22, 2008

Bonus: RFK Jr. interviews election official, Ion Sancho, who understands the issues <watch> Why do we need independent audits? – Because people too close to the system have too much faith in its integrity and too much stake in proving it worked perfectly. Today we welcome and heartily applaud the defense of random post-election audits […]

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