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Voting more vulnerable than ATM’s – That’s not saying much

By Luther Weeks on October 18, 2011

No reason to say “It can’t happen here”.

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Hartford Registrars: Fighting Disrupts City Office

By Luther Weeks on October 17, 2011

Squabbling between the city’s three [registrars of voters] has become so disruptive that Mayor Pedro Sagarra wrote them a formal letter asking them to work out their differences. He even offered to personally convene a meditation session to help

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Bridgeport Post-Election Audit Drawing

By Luther Weeks on October 13, 2011

Yesterday three districts were drawn for the post-election audit of the Bridgeport Primary. Due to a court order delaying the primary, following the law required a separate drawing of 10% of the districts in Bridgeport.

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Justice John Paul Stevens: Bush v. Gore, “frivolous”

By Luther Weeks on October 12, 2011

Stevens recalls talking to fellow Justice Stephen Breyer about Bush’s suit – and them both agreeing that, “the application was frivolous… To secure a stay, a litigant must show that one is necessary to prevent an … irreparable injury. Bush’s attorneys had failed to make any such showing.”

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Where Common Sense fails: Do insider attacks require a sophisticated conspiracy?

By Luther Weeks on October 10, 2011

In this post, we address where Common Sense fails. Where what seems obvious to individuals and election officials is often counter to the facts or science. Those that are unfamiliar with technology and a specific area of science often overestimate how difficult or easy specific things are to accomplish.

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Brennan Center: Changes in state laws could make voting harder

By Luther Weeks on October 5, 2011

“Over the past century, our nation expanded the franchise and knocked down myriad barriers to full electoral participation. In 2011, however, that momentum abruptly shifted.”

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Caltech/MIT: Election Integrity – Past, Present & Future

By Luther Weeks on October 3, 2011

On Saturday October 1st, I was pleased to be a part of the The Future panel at the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project event, Election Integrity – Past, Present & Future. The event was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a conference on voting integrity held in 1986.

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Online Voting: Hartford Courant hacked?

By Luther Weeks on September 30, 2011

Was the “online tampering” done by outside hackers? Or was it an insider? Does the Courant have the expertise to determine the cause in this instance and actually create effective controls to prevent future online voting attacks? If so, the editors should be advising the likes of the Department of Defense, banks, and Google.

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Post-Election Audit Drawing: 12 Districts in 5 Municipalities

By Luther Weeks on September 29, 2011

UPDATED: Yesterday, members of the Coalition assisted in the drawing of districts for the Post-Election Audit of the September 13th Primary. New Haven, on average, expect to have 3-4 districts selected each time and Hartford 2-3 districts. However, since the law exempts districts from the selection that have recanvasses or contested races, the expected average is higher than 10% in each particular post-election audit. As random selection from a single collection of districts goes, the average seldom occurs.

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Bad News, Good News, Bad News, Good News, Bad News from Bridgeport

By Luther Weeks on September 24, 2011

Oooops the law passed just this year to fix the problems in Bridgeport said nothing about the SOTS being able to walk into central absentee ballot counting operations, only polling places. In the words of Cindi Rice, “Who could have imagined…”

Update: More problems, documented this time. Was it fraud, mismanagement, or incompetence? Who knows for sure?

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