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A Thought Provoking Day at another Recanvass

By Luther Weeks on March 6, 2010

Based on my observations and discussions everyone there was working hard to do a good job. And I have no reason to question the integrity of the recanvass…At the end, I was left with several areas where I would want to change the law/regulations/procedures to increase the integrity and transparency of the recanvass process. I also have a few suggestions for election officials as well…I am also left with a new appreciation that one of the primary benefits of a recount, recanvass, or audit is for the loosing candidates.

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RoundUp: Registrar Error or Election Fraud? – Saving $$$ or Empowering Voters?

By Luther Weeks on March 2, 2010

Our Editorial: One clear theme in Connecticut this year is saving money. That is certainly an important goal, but the value delivered for expenditures and the value lost in the name of savings should be recognized and considered. Should we stop inspecting highways, bridges, school buses, and buildings because it costs money? Or should we continue because it protects the value of our investment in infrastructure and saves lives? Should we save on election audits and voting? Or should we further empower voters and strengthen voting integrity because we value fair elections and a participatory democracy?

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Secretary of the State a ‘long shot’ for Garfunkel

By Luther Weeks on March 1, 2010

Garfunkel, who has been Norwalk’s town clerk for nearly a decade, also believes he’s the right person to fill the office being vacated by Susan Bysiewicz. Garfunkel says he’s a manager, not a lawmaker.

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Garcia: Small Fundraisers to Qualify For The Citizens Election Program

By Luther Weeks on February 25, 2010

“Your investment in me today is an investment in a healthy democracy,” Garcia said. He vowed give voice to the voiceless by getting more people to the polls.

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Merrill Endorsed By 71 House Dems

By Luther Weeks on February 25, 2010

The Secretary of the State’s office is “a place where fair and clean elections must be guarded,”

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Hearing On Public Financing – Ad Hoc Testimony On Voting Integrity Issue

By Luther Weeks on February 23, 2010

I debated testifying. The hearing was about the Citizens Election Program. IRV [Instant Runoff Voting] was really off topic. However, this was the first time to my knowledge that IRV has come up in the Legislature. Perhaps with a few words I could express an alternative view before a large number of legislators take a position; so that they would know that there are alternative views and significant concerns.

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Insider Fraud In Kentucky

By Luther Weeks on February 22, 2010

The scheme involved duping people to walk away from the voting computer before they had finished their elections, then changing their choices…White said she also went into the booth with people who had sold their vote to make sure they cast ballots for the candidates who had paid.

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Registrar of Voters suit: Alleged to have fudged petitions for herself and relatives

By Luther Weeks on February 18, 2010

Hartford has three Registrars of Voters: Democratic, Republican, and Working Families Party. Apparently that is hardly enough when each registrar is responsible for their own party’s primary. There is a name for this in Hartford: Business as Usual.

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ES&S Diebold Purchase: Groups Endorse Remedies for Unlawful Concentration of Market Power

By Luther Weeks on February 17, 2010

We are deeply concerned about the public impact of ES&S’s purchase of Diebold’s Premier Election Solutions, Inc… Fortunately, the Federal Government has expedited its research into purchaser ES&S’s accelerated absorption of PESI assets into ES&S and the business goliath’s concerted attempt to achieve a de facto dissolution of PESI before the DOJ can act.

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Farrell and Brinson visiting town committees. Abbate dropping out?

By Luther Weeks on February 16, 2010

The article is focused on the Farrell campaign and a comparison with Brinson campaign, but possibly the most significant news is that according to the party chair, Richard Abbate is not going to continue as a candidate.

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