by Ellen Theisen, Dave Klein and
John
Washburn
How can we get a fair and honest election? In the
Philippines, citizens worry about paper-ballot fraud; in India, they worry
about electronic-voting fraud; in Iran, many question the results of their
recent paper-ballot election; in Colorado, the Arapahoe County Clerk extols the
virtues of DREs and decries paper ballots. Maybe the way to get a fair and
honest election lies not in our technology, but in our transparency.
In
1896 the New York legislature and the courts agreed that to permit an essential
step of the electoral process to be within the exclusive control of the State,
outside of public view, renders "voting a useless formality as it depends upon
the will of the [state] as to who shall hold office, and not upon the vote of
the people."
Could open, public observation of the vote count put
election questions to rest?...
AZ:
Vote registration system is long overdue for reform LINK
CO: Fools rush to paper ballots LINK
(A 10-minute interview with Nancy Doty, the elected Clerk
and Recorder in Arapahoe County.)
MN: Compromise key ingredient for election reform
LINK
NY: News From Underground: MCM and Andi Novick
speak on VOTING in NY ... LINK
NY: New voting machines in
Montgomery and Fulton counties LINK" target="_blank">click here
OH: Ohio must stress accountability with
bipartisan, nonpartisan election reform LINK
TN: 'Battle of Athens' reference leads to TBI investigation
LINK
TN: Law Requires Paper Ballots In Tennessee LINK
TX: Gov. Perry Inserts Typo in Veto Message of
Bill About Voter Registration Typos LINK
TX: Rep. Scott Hochberg Responds To Governor's
Veto [of bill related to voter registration typos] LINK
WV: WV Vote Flipping Testimonial Video LINK
Afghanistan: Corrupt election campaign unfolds in
US-occupied Afghanistan LINK
Albania: Albanian Opposition Socialists Demand
Recount In Southern Area LINK
Bulgaria: In Bulgaria, votes go to the highest
bidder LINK
Bulgaria: Bulgaria election starts, Turks from
Turkey face obstacles LINK
Canada: Venting About Voting LINK
India: Was Election 2009 rigged? LINK
India: Voting machine on the wall, who's the best
candidate of all? LINK
(A poem "written" by an EVM.)
India: EC rejects calls to discontinue EVMs LINK
Iran: Clerical Leaders Defy Ayatollah on Iran
Election LINK
Iran: Many Iranians unconvinced about poll result
- cleric LINK
Japan: Election And Internet In Japan LINK
Mexico: Mexican election draws its 'anulistas'
LINK
Mexico: Election looks to favor Mexico's former
ruling party LINK
(The null vote was running at about 6.5 percent.)
Philippines: CBCP happy with poll automation
development LINK
Philippines: 'Dream' polls promised: Smartmatic
vows 100% accuracy, winners in 3 days LINK
Philippines: Poll automation should restore trust
in admin LINK
Philippines: Solon: Automation 'tainted' despite
TIM-Smartmatic reconciliation LINK
Philippines: 'TIM president ended cool off with
Smartmatic to save firm' LINK
(Commission on Elections (Comelec) legal chief Ferdinand
Rafanan said the possibility of the two companies engaging in electronic
election fraud is remote.)
Philippines: Legal issues caused rift with Smartmatic,
says TIM LINK
Philippines: Melo: People want automation LINK
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Ellen
Theisen, Director and Managing Editor
Dave Klein,
Editor
John
Washburn, Editor
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