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SHARE Sunday, August 22, 2010 Voting News: India E-voting expert arrested. TN voters deserve answers. Australia Bush v Gore?
India's arrest of Hari Prasad: "So as governments do to whistle blowers and those who bring uncomfortable facts, they have arrested the Indian member of the research team in an effort to determine the source of the voting machine and to intimidate."..Sarasota FL voting machine meltdown proves value of paper ballots..TN "needs to join the 21st century..and move to a verifiable,auditable paper trail/ballot."
SHARE Friday, August 20, 2010 Voting News: Shelby CO TN certifies flawed election. Are election audits worth it? Pac-Man II
Bell, CA may give ballot control to county after investigation into massive corruption and election fraud...CTVoter: "Greenwich Audit: Is it worth $1,200?"...Shelby Co TN election board voted 5-0 to certify flawed election, blaming all problems on a single "human error". Some lawsuits in the works and TBI is investigating..see "Pay 2 Play - Democracy's high stakes"..Probe into Philippine's May poll irregularities ongoing..
SHARE Thursday, August 19, 2010 Voting News: Touchscreens recycled as PacMan games.Verified Voting Internet Voting Pt 1
Florida Voters Coalition encourages citizens to observe poll closing procedures...Shelby Co TN blames technician for election fiasco, local DEM party launching own investigation...J. Alex Halderman has found a good use for touchscreen machines - reprogram them as PacMan consoles...Mason County WV to volunteer overseas vote for internet vote experiment...Part I of Verified Voting's new series on concerns with Internet Voting...
SHARE Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Voting News: Maricopa AZ election protection suit filed. TN and WA election websites crash
Citizens file emergency suit to force Maricopa AZ Elections Dept to follow law...FL Voters Coalition collecting observations on poll closings nxt Tues...Tenn State Election website crashed 5 times on election day, delays Dyer Cnty results...WA election returns crash state computers...1,100 Snohomish Cnty WA voters get ballots within hours to vote..90 yrs ago the 19th amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote..
SHARE Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Voting News: Waukesha WI clerk keeps vote data on her PC, El Paso CO invites public oversight
"WI's Waukesha County Clerk to Keep Elections Results on Her Personal Computer Really, really dumb...What part of 'public official' & 'public elections' to these sorts of folks not get???" ~Brad Friedman...Contrast to: "Coloradans For Voting Integrity Citizen Volunteers Audit Primary Election Ballots in El Paso County, CO." Robert Balink, El Paso Cnty Clerk, & Liz Olson, MGR--Election Dept, welcomed the citizens audit
SHARE Monday, August 16, 2010 Voting News: MORE Tenn. election fiascos. New Lee FL mail ballot probs. Wallach's 'The Wørd'
100 Blount TN voters were given the wrong ballot. Davidson TN vote totals changed when uncounted voting machine was found. Shelby TN was in news last week when e-poll books blocked thousands of voters, an investigation is underway...Candidate's envelopes cause major problems for Lee Cnty Florida voters..18 Members of Congress Call On Atty Gen Holder to Ensure Integrity of Voting Systems..24x7 help for Military Voters
SHARE Friday, August 13, 2010 Voting News: Shelby TN investigation Diebolded. Internet voting 'nothing to deter attacker.'
Ron Rivest Internet Voting Risks report: "There is nothing to deter attacker -" Adv can attack anonymously over the Internet until he succeeds."...Candidates of Lee Co FL fiasco want do-over..."Hawkins County (TN)election glitch awards a different commissioner"...'Election Day From Hell' is a poll worker account of Shelby Co TN election...Review of Shelby Co TN election records thwarted by cnty agreement with 'Diebold'...
SHARE Thursday, August 12, 2010 Voting News: Pitkin CO touchscreen woes. Foul play in TN vote? Free Xpress for military ballots
Pitkin CO failure of DREs results in hours of delay and "hand count"...Lee CO FL deserves new election...Precinct mixup in Fulton GA...Not clear how NC will tally 1st statewide IRV judicial contest..VotePA Calls For Withdrawal of Challenges to Candidates...OH SOS announces multi $M settlement with Premier/ES&S.."When a Memphis election goes off without a hitch, that will be the shocker"...More on MOVE and military vote...
SHARE Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Feds, TBI called on TN election. FL mail ballot fiasco. '3 Idiots' and India elections
Prof. David Wagner "There is no known way to audit Internet voting. UOCAVA votes might fall 'under a cloud of suspicion.'"..Lee Co FL Ballot blunder could keep votes from counting; .. Did someone intentionally load the wrong poll data onto Shelby Co TN electronic poll books?..David Dill: "all voting systems that have been claimed to be secure have been proved to be insecure.".."'3 Idiots' determine Indian election results"..
SHARE Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Voting News: TN Election fiasco. Internet voting? 'Pleash just help me inshert..key in the lock'
Broward Co FL mulls $22M facility but $0 for ada voting equipt..Cuyahoga OH told print bilingual ballots or be sued...Can this be true? Carroll Cnty MD to use paper ballots nxt election..."What are best practices for internet voting?" to me sounds like "Pleash jush help me inshert the key in the lock, (hic), and I'll be on my way"" ~Prof. Ron Rivest (MIT)at NIST's UOCAVA workshop..India EVM debate boils over in Washington...
SHARE Friday, August 6, 2010 Voting News: TN e-poll book blocks 3,000 voters. Rivest-Risks of Internet Voting negate benefits
"I'm sorry you can't vote," .Up to 3,000 Shelby Co Tennessee voters were turned away and some were offered provisional ballots...A Victory in Florida For Tighter Cyber Security?...The US is going to help Nigeria conduct its presidential election in 2011...The Oregonian wants the SoS to be "open" to internet voting...What do experts say? "The risks of 'internet voting' more than negate any possible benefits.."~ Ron Rivest.
SHARE Thursday, August 5, 2010 Voting News: SC Voting machine lawsuit heads to court. Target 'sorry' political donations offend
NC taxpayers overcharged for election ballots?...Some problems with Michigan polls but state has paper ballots...South Carolina Federal voting machine case clears first hurdle...The Federal Voting Assistance Program has opened a 24X7 call center to assist overseas military voters...Target President and CEO "genuinely sorry" that their political donations offend...
SHARE Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Voting News: ATMs AND Voting Machines are hackable. Obama admin on the military vote
Bob Fitrakis asks "Why is it, on this anniversary of Bill Moss' passing, that we can readily accept people are hacking into ATM machines, but ignore the fact that people are also hacking Diebold, ES&S and other electronic voting machines and stealing more than money..Obama admin pushes back hard on charge that it's not protecting military voters...Vote buying scheme in Perry Co KY...
SHARE Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Voting News: 1 in 10 MN mail ballots rejected. DOJ on MOVE Act Waivers, military vote
The Dept of Justice responds to Sen Coryn on MOVE ACT Waivers..Mechanics of Atlantic City NJ absentee ballot fraud revealed in investigative report. Defendant admits:"I just have the people bring the ballot to me, and I fill them out."..Another Year, Another Crisis At The NYC Board Of Elections...CTVoter on "Faith in Technology: Drilling, Driving, and Voting"..How Secure are Military IT Systems?..
SHARE Monday, August 2, 2010 Voting News: On Dept of Justice, Military Vote rumors. Sarasota SoE Dent's anti-audit 'timeline'
McCreary CO KY considers switching to paper ballot optical scanners...Washington SOS explains "The story behind our military voting waiver request" and r/e FOX News story 'DOJ Accused of Stalling on MOVE Act for Voters in Military.' - "Elections officials say it isn't accurately portraying the Department of Justice or the Federal Voting Assistance Program officials on this issue." This is 45th anniversary of Voting Rights Act
SHARE Sunday, August 1, 2010 Voting News: Beware Absentee Ballots. Judge nixes Sarasota audits. OR online primary hype
Absentee ballot fraud & corruption inquiries in Bell CA., Bladen Co NC, & Troy NY...Atty Bill Risner seeks to depose Iron Mountain over Pima Co AZ election materials...A judge overrules Sarasota voters on election audits that would make sure the tallying machines work correctly...Facts v hype in "The So-Called Online Internet Primary in Oregon"...Election snafu trips up Columbia voter..Citizens United ruling may help WV Coal
SHARE Saturday, July 31, 2010 Voting News: NY ballot fraud ring. Hacker makes ATMs spew cash. OR online 'primary' 4%turnout
Voting rights lawsuit in Alambama over Bingo machine confiscation...DNA Evidence Sought in NY Absentee Ballot Fraud Case...Cryptographers speak of threats, voting, and Blu-R...Oregon Ind Party internet primary 'electon' yields only 4% turnout...Think internet voting is as "safe as online banking"? Read researcher's Hack Can Make ATMs Spew Money...
SHARE Thursday, July 29, 2010 Voting News: Calloway KY Co picks optical scan. More WV cntys. mull troop internet vote test
After an "internet pilot" for 5 WV counties, with total of 54 ballots cast out of 68 requested, the Putnam Co WV clerk now believes internet voting is safe, and wants his county to volunteer. Did anyone explain what happened to those missing 14 votes?..Martin FL gets ballot tracking system for mail ballots...Former GA SOS Handel hit with ethics complaint...Ohio SOS Office gets YouTube Channel...
SHARE Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Voting News: KS vote flipping. NASS-overseas vote must be recountable! DISCLOSE Fails
State Election Officials: Recountable Process A Must for Overseas Voters. (internet voting not recountable). Aetna, Humana, Other Insurers Mull New Group to Influence November Races"...Candidate reports touchscreen vote flipping in Johnson County Kansas...Michigan Sleuths Find Link Between Dem Party Official and the Ballot-Qualified Tea Party...Bell, CA police/election fraud investigation...
SHARE Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Voting News: CalTech on voter roll gaps. NY Group - test all scanners. The Hacker advantage
"Huge Variation in "Unmailable" Voter Registration Materials"...Colorado SOS Seeks to "Protect" Ballots from Owners' Inspection...NY groups want outside test of Dominion scanners...The Disclose Act in Senate...WV will test internet voting on overseas military again..Do they know that "a fundamental truth of cyber-security: attackers always have the advantage."~ Aldo Vasquez...