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Hartford Advocate: Public Financing: Waiting For A Solution

By Luther Weeks on September 10, 2009

An article that covers the concerns of those on all sides of the issue

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Songs Of Voting

By Luther Weeks on September 9, 2009

Plaudits For Audits, The Voting Machine Song, and They Lost My Vote.

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Afghan Results Raise Suspicions

By Luther Weeks on September 7, 2009

Numbers from several polling places raises suspicions, with all votes going to one candidate, lots of round numbers of votes, and more votes than voters. And fake polling sites.

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Diebold/Premier Acquired By ES&S – Promises No Change In Service

By Luther Weeks on September 3, 2009

I am sure we will have more analysis from others over the next few days. But for now we are not as excited as the company is about the promise of more of the same.

Update: Other coverage of interest

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Registrars Say, Optical Scanners Provide Opportunity for Savings

By Luther Weeks on September 2, 2009

Not only does the new optical scanning voting equipment make a trip to the polling place faster, it will also help the registrars of voters save money as the town moves from eight polling places to six in November.

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CT Public Financing Law Ruled Unconstitutional

By Luther Weeks on August 30, 2009

A stay, appeals, and changes in the law may occur.

Update: 9/1/2009 Court grants two week stay.

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Why Vote On Paper? Tales from Georgia and Massachusetts

By Luther Weeks on August 26, 2009

No paper, no problem! Yet, also less integrity and no credibility!

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Should There Be Fewer Polling Places For Primaries?

By Luther Weeks on August 24, 2009

Meriden Record Journal article provides arguments for and against by city registrars and the Secretary of the State.

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NY Times Questions Working Families Party Candidate Financing

By Luther Weeks on August 24, 2009

In an editorial the New York Times questions the relationship between a private corporation and Working Families Party candidates. If their suspicions are correct it may be a way to skirt campaign financing laws.

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Aspen Ballots, An Issue For Us All

By Luther Weeks on August 23, 2009

We side completely with the activists, they are on the side of democracy, integrity, and transparency of government. Beyond a CD ballots should be made available to the public, the actual ballots should be made available to the public.

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