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Puma Arizona – Some Good News

By Luther Weeks on September 17, 2008

Things have not been looking good in Puma Arizona. But, some good news is that the Election Integrity Commission is acting to audit ballot security. This is what is supposed to happen with an independent board — when problems are found they are investigated and not ignored or explained away: <read> A Pima County Elections […]

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Principles and Best Practices for Post-Election Audits

By Luther Weeks on September 15, 2008

(Full disclosure: I contributed to, participated in reviewing, and editing this document) Released today at a press conference in Alexandria, VA, after many months of work: http://www.electionaudits.org/files/best%20practices%20final_0.pdf These principles were written to guide the design of high-quality post- election audits. They were developed by an ad hoc group comprising many stakeholders, including election officials, public […]

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The Future Of Post-Election Auditing? – Faster, More Economical, Greater Confidence

By Luther Weeks on September 14, 2008

Can we audit or recount by machine, rather than hand-counting? My conditional answer remains a strong NO. However, as we have discussed before it is quite possible in theory to develop voting machines or auxiliary scanners with capabilities that can greatly reduce the cost, while increasing the integrity of audits, and increasing the confidence in […]

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Internet Voting — Not Ready For Democracy

By Luther Weeks on September 12, 2008

Verified Voting Founder, Professor David Dill, and computer experts from around the country released the: Computer Technologists’ Statement on Internet Voting. I fully endorse the statement and thank David Dill for producing and gaining support for the statement. The concluding paragraph: The internet has the potential to transform democracy in many ways, but permitting it […]

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Ten Myths In The Nutmeg State – Revised, Downward

By Luther Weeks on September 9, 2008

We have been distributing our document, Ten Myths About Electronic Voting In Connecticut, since early February to citizens, election officials, and legislators. To date, exactly no (ZERO) errors or inaccuracies have been brought to our attention. But in reviewing the Myths we find that things have changed – for the worse:

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Missing UCONN report: Is voter pre-election info on Registrars hindered?

By Luther Weeks on September 8, 2008

Recommend diary on MyLeftNutmeg. <read> The 2nd comment on the diary is mine.

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Audit No Evil, Recount No Evil, Uncover No Evil

By Luther Weeks on September 8, 2008

Update: The vote was close and high given that it was a referendum with reduced poll hours. The insiders’ choice won by 52% to 48%. There is no reason to believe the result is incorrect, yet with no audit there will always be a question of credibility in Connecticut referendums. *********** Referendum: Front Page Story, […]

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Election Observer Arrested – Taken Away In Handcuffs

By Luther Weeks on September 7, 2008

“The judge dismissed the case on motion of state’s evidence, because they hadn’t produced a prima faceia case,”

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Retired?, 16? or 17?, or Just Committed To Democracy?

By Luther Weeks on September 7, 2008

Learning Opportunity Long Hours – Low Pay – Steady, Yet Infrequent Work Cannot Be Outsourced From Your Community Become an Election Official

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Times Editorial: Internet Voting – Bad Experiment

By Luther Weeks on September 5, 2008

Lately we have been complementary of New York Times editorials, and less so of some news. Once again they hit the nail on the head when it comes to the the risks of internet voting, especially the proposed “experiment” risking our democracy in Florida . The words “Florida” and “Internet voting,” taken together, should send […]

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