http://www.afro.com/sections/news/Washington/story.htm?storyid=2824
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A University of Michigan professor who hacked a prototype D.C. elections voting website with his students and had it play the school's fight says that it will be decades, if ever, before voting can be done safely over the Internet.
Florida: SG relives voting discrepancies*
http://www.usforacle.com/news/sg-relives-voting-discrepancies-1.2365438
When some USF students attempted to cast their online votes during the Student Government (SG) Senate midterm election this week, they received an error message that prevented them from doing so.
The election, which occurred Tuesday and Wednesday and aims to fill the Senate's 27 vacant seats, allowed students to vote from any computer.
Graduate adviser for SG Advising, Training and Operations Alyssa Thomas said she doesn't know what caused the problem.
...
Students' U-numbers were distributed to Votenet, the online voting software that is also used in the midterm election, and the company found that 255 were duplicates, causing a delay in the general run-off election between current SG President Cesar Hernandez and his opponent, Andrew Cohen, who was SG director of University and Community Affairs.
Will Older Voters Embrace Online Voting? Studies Say Yes
http://www.voting2point0.com/2010/10/14/will-older-voters-embrace-online-voting-studies-say-yes/ ...The AARP thinks so. In a recent studies by the AARP and the Pew Internet and American Life survey, researchers reported that more than 60% of respondents age 50 and older are comfortable online.
[this appears to be a vendor's write up which reads into a study findings that aren't there]
National
http://blog.verifiedvoting.org/2010/10/15/1131
Is it possible commit voter fraud even without being in a voting booth? One
researcher at the Argonne National Laboratory says it is -- and his team has
...
Roger G. Johnston of the Vulnerability Assessment Team at Argonne National Laboratory gave an interview for WTTW in Chicago about vulnerabilities in electronic voting and procedures to mitigate those vulnerabilities
Overseas Vote Foundation OVF talks to #Fox RE #MOVE Act. Transition year or conspiracy against #military voters? Susan makes our case. Pls. Share! http://ht.ly/2TJJC
Justice Department moves to counter overseas absentee ballot lag
http://www.stripes.com/justice-department-moves-to-counter-overseas-absentee-ballot-lag-1.121774 While some election authorities have had trouble implementing the MOVE Act, most of the 10,000 American election jurisdictions have successfully implemented the new mandates, ushering in unprecedented reform for overseas and military voters, according to Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, president of the Overseas Vote Foundation.
...
There are also express mail options for military voters, as well as emergency back-up ballots available, she said.
Election Tips from FVAP for October 15, 2010
http://www.fvap.gov/global/news/electiontips_101510.html FVAP.gov: Your Gateway to State Election Resources. It is time to mail back your voted ballot! If you haven't received your ballot, ACT NOW.
DOJ MOVEs on litigation but could go further
http://www.ideasactionblog.org/2010/10/doj-moves-on-litigation-but-could-go.html?
Protect Our Elections and Other groups File Complaint With DOJ
http://protectourelections.org/index.php?q=node/49
Watchdog Groups Ask Department of Justice to Use Criminal Statutes to Stop Crossroads GPS and American Future Fund From Violating Campaign Finance Laws
DOJ Has Statutory Obligation To Step In And Enjoin Use Of Tax Exempt Non Profits To Launder Secret Money And Manipulate Elections
"Show Me the Donors: What's the point of disclosing campaign donations? Let's review." http://electionlawblog.org/archives/017377.html
"Voters Say They Want To Know Who Funds Ads": Part 2 of the NPR story on secret money. See also Analysis: Lit... http://bit.ly/cdt63k
Should Cops & Teachers Be Able to Vote?
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/10/should_cops_teachers_be_able_to_vote.php
Public Employees and Elections: A Conflict of Interest?
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/249650/public-employees-and-elections-conflict-interest-pat-sajak
In nearly all private and public endeavors, there are occasions in which it's only fair and correct that a person or group be barred from participating because that party could directly and unevenly benefit from decisions made and policies adopted.
International
India: Paper trail is a must for EVMs
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-debate/Paper-trail-is-a-must-for-EVMs/articleshow/6751240.cms GVL Narasimha Rao, Political Analyst
Our EVMs function as "black boxes' and have rendered the entire voting process non-transparent, unverifiable and unauditable. Consequently, this has led to nagging doubts among voters and parties about their reliability.
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
