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May 22, 2009: EAC Announces $300000 in Grants for Student Mock Elections U.S. “Military and Overseas Voting: Obstacles and Potential Solutions”. Testimony at the hearing of the Elections Subcommittee Committee on House Administration Universal Voter Registration Now May 21, 2009: American Forum: Expanding Voter Participation: The Roadmap is Clear Monongalia County Clerk Testifies in Washington D.C. Notice of Public Meeting for EAC Board of Advisors May 14, 2009: The Supreme Court's Hostility to the Voting Rights Act May 09-11, 2009: Announcing EAC Board of Advisors (Virtual Public Forum) May 11-15
(regarding the “Election Operations Assessment”, formerly known as the “Risk Assessment Project”) More Acorn Voter Fraud Comes to Light May 05, 2009: Electronic voting machines in U.S. at risk from foreign hackers attacking military computers Saving Dollars, Saving DemocracyCost Savings for Local Elections Officials Through Voter Registration Modernization Voting Rights Milestone Next Phase of Election Reform: Start With Facts US Supreme Court hears challenge to Voting Rights Act April 21, 2009: States turn to Web 2.0 tools for upcoming elections How to Improve E-Voting? Take It to the Cloud E-Voting Firms Recognize That Open Source Software Exists... But Seem Confused About What It Means April 20, 2009: Voting machine expert criticizes "clueless" industry report April 18 and 19, 2009: Opinion - No Country for Close Calls Voting Rights Act has passionate, strong advocate in Sensenbrenner April 16, 2009: On open source vs. disclosed source voting systems Revamping Voter Registration to Reduce Disparities in the Electorate April 13, 2009: Voting Reform Gets New Life
Schumer's Letter To Holder Shows Congress Is Serious, Advocates Say NIST Accepting Public Comments on Federal Voting Machine Test Guidelines NIST Issues Guidelines For E-Voting Machines
Standards body plans to take public comments on the draft until July 1. ES&S Unity 3.2 Test Plan v.2.0 Approval Letter Voting by Mail and Before Election Day: States Open Multiple Paths to the Ballot Box April 11 and 12, 2009: CAPAC opposes voter ID laws that disenfranchise disadvantaged communities April 09, 2009: Press Release - Demos Applauds Chairman Schumer for Urging Attorney General Holder and DOJ to Sue States that Ignore Federal Voter Registration Law Press Release – Schumer Urges DoJ: Sue States That Flout Voter Registration Law (PDF) April 01, 2009: Mobile Devices as Voting Machines NIST Issues Open and Transparent Methods for Testing Electronic Voting Systems March 31, 2009: US EAC Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2009 through 2014 Implementation Plan for 2005 VVSG Revision/Next Iteration
1/6/2008 Holt's Election Reform Bill Edges Away From Disastrousness Prior to Introduction March 30, 2009: Editorial - Electronic cheaters? March 28 and 29, 2009: Opinion - Our elections run well. (Don't they?)
Actually, no. Problems abound, and partisanship is not the culprit. March 27, 2009: E-Voting: Something Broken In Need of Something New E-Voting Manufacturer Admits Voting System Flaws March 26, 2009: Excerpts of the CIA analyst's warning to EAC about cyber vote fraud that have not been made public CIA Cybersecurity Expert Calls Into Question Security of Electronic Voting New Revelations Provide More Evidence Paperless Voting Not Safe Diebold's Chief Financial Officer, VP Steps Down Under SEC Investigation 3 Questions: Charles Stewart on voting survey March 25, 2009: U.S. Election Assistance Commission snubs CIA analyst's warning about electronic voting machines Diebold's CFO steps down in face of SEC probe CIA expert told panel he wouldn't divulge CIA's interest in voting systems in a unclassified setting March 23, 2009: Diebold admits voting system flaws
E-voting manufacturer says votes could be changed undetected March 21 and 22, 2009: Diebold Failure: Not Just for E-Voting Anymore Diebold Admits Voting Machine Flaw State Election Web Sites: The Good and Bad The 'Baghdad Bobs' of the E-Voting Industry March 19, 2009: ATM malware appears, Diebold issues security Voting machines, HAVA, Holt Bill: What would Germany do? March 18, 2009: Editorial - Still Broken March 17, 2009: Two cheers (or less) for a WashPost editorial Shut Out at the Polls
A registration system that disenfranchises millions needs judicious repair. March 16, 2009: Opinion - Still too many voting glitches March 14 and 15, 2009: Voter ID as voter suppression? March 12, 2009: Young Voters Condemn Restrictive Photo ID Laws Senate Rules Committee Testimony - Voter Registration: Assessing Current Problems Voting machine debate deja vu all over again Absentee ballot woes not unique to Minnesota, survey finds March 11, 2009: Hurdles to Voting Persisted in 2008 4-5 MILLION Voters Disenfranchised in 2008 Top Federal Election Reform Priorities March 08 and 09, 2009: Voter Photo ID Issue: is it really about Voter Fraud? March 06, 2009: Senate Bill Would Outlaw Notorious Voter Suppression Tactic March 04, 2009: Voting integrity lies March 03, 2009: The Perils of Internet Voting February 28 and March 01, 2009: States take on election reform February 27, 2009: Irrational Fear of Voter Fraud Inspires Irresponsible Election Reform Liberal Groups Are Undermining Voter ID Laws, Say Conservative Election Experts February 24, 2009: [EAC] Commissioner Rodriguez Resigns
Transparency and Voter Access Hallmarks of her Tenure E-voting security fixes will get us nowhere without stats February 23, 2009: Commentary - Voter, Beware February 20, 2009: State and County Elections Offices Struggle with Economic Crisis New Version of Holt's Election Reform Bill Would Institutionalize Touch-Screen Voting, Secret Software February 18, 2009: Federal study says all touch-screen voting machines allow undetectable hacking February 16, 2009: Varieties of Reform of the Federal Election Commission February 14 and 15, 2009: How SysTest Lost Its Certification to Test Optical Scanners February 10, 2009: Thousands of Americans Abroad Got No Ballots February 09, 2009: Premier Voting v. Systest Labs Complaint For Damages and Declaratory Relief Following up with Steve Heller, formerly known as the "Diebold Whistle-blower" February 07 and 08, 2009: Following Up with Steve Heller, formerly known as the "Diebold Whistle-blower" February 06, 2009: More on Access to Alcohol Breath Tester Source Code EAC Certifies MicroVote EMS 4.0 Voting System February 05, 2009: Universal Voter Registration Report On Election Auditing [.pdf] February 04, 2009: Making your city a model for voting rights and civic participation February 03, 2009: EVT/WOTE '09 Call for Papers
2009 Electronic Voting Technology Workshop/
Workshop on Trustworthy Elections (EVT/WOTE '09) Opinion - Bill Boyne: The U.S. is ready for election reform January 30, 2009: Psychosomatic voter ID fears cured January 29, 2009: 2009 Electronic Voting Technology Workshop/
Workshop on Trustworthy Elections (EVT/WOTE '09) Opinion - The Federal Overseas Voting Law (UOCAVA) Is Unconstitutional January 27, 2009: Christopher Dodd wasted taxpayer millions on voting technology January 25, 2009: Editorial - Uphold the Voting Rights Act January 23, 2009: All Cost, No Benefit: States Aim to Raise Voting Barriers to Prevent Rare Crime January 21, 2009: The EAC Need Not Continue Violating Federal Law January 19 and 20, 2009: Breathalizer Source Code Ruling Upheld January 15, 2009: FEC holds unprecedented self-exam January 14, 2009: No more "election day" January 13, 2009: Editorial - The Voting Rights Act in the 21st century
WE SAY The process of requiring preclearance for certain states will eventually become irrelevant. January 12, 2009: Online Voting Closer Than Imagined Voting Rights Act Matters The Supreme Court hopes to kill the Voting Rights Act January 07, 2009: Viewpoint: Voter Confidence in the Age of Post-HAVA Reform January 6, 2009: Report: Slow Mail Blocks Many Military Voters Congress should abolish the Election Assistance Commission December 30, 2008 to January 01, 200: Voter ID still a Looming Threat for 2009 December 27 to 29, 2008: Slot machines vs. e-voting machines December 25 and 26, 2008: "Murder, Spies & Voting Lies: The Clint Curtis Story" December 24, 2008: Will High-Tech Save or Sink Future Elections? NIST finds security problems with overseas e-voting December 22 and 23, 2008: A Threat Analysis On UOCAVA Voting Systems (.pdf) Electronic methods potentially secure for sending blank ballots overseas December 20 and 21, 2008: Check out all these unexpected deaths of people involved with elections December 15, 2008: Toward A Better Registration System
Eliminating A Mountain Of Paperwork Is A Top Priority For Gathering Of Election Administrators Unstuffing the Ballot Box
The right is working to change voting rules. Advocates and ordinary citizens are pushing back. EAC Honors Poll Workers from Election Day 2008 December 10, 2008: Election Assistance Commission Has Not Met Mandates Paralysis at the Federal Election Commission Report Card for Ranked-Choice Voting Opinion - Instant runoff voting
Such an electoral system saves time and money, and ensures a majority winner. Videoing the Vote December 09, 2008: Press Release - Election Day Went Smoothly But Trouble Spots Remain, Survey Shows December 05, 2008: Lawmakers Target Individual Voters, While Failing to Address Systemic Problems December 03, 2008: EAC Seeking Public Input on '08 Election EAC Chair Rodriguez Seeks Public Input on December Meeting November 29 and 30, 2008: The Case Against “The National Popular Vote” November 27 and 28, 2008: Hand-counting ballots in instant-runoff vote called 'huge nightmare’ November 26, 2008: Voter Registration Should Be Automatic November 25, 2008: Time to Rethink Electoral Politics November 24, 2008: Thinking ahead on electoral reform EAC Issues Best Practices for Voter Information Web Sites November 21, 2008: After 2008 Election, Some States Want to Make Voting Easier; Others Determined to Make it Harder Dirty little secrets of same day voter registration Voting Rights Watch: Bill would spend $1 billion to cut wait times at polls November 19, 2008: Near Universal Agreement on the Need for Universal Registration: Experts and media call for sweeping reform of how voter registration is conducted in America Lines on the Blog, on the Listserve Voting: It’s for Americans The Morning After, Voting Problems Remain November 18, 2008: A modern-day poll tax
Touch-screen voting machines, poor planning and long lines threaten to disenfranchise voters in the US election While GOP Smears Franken Vote, Will Obama Help Repair Election System? Election Protection In Ohio (And America) Isn't Over The Invisible Election Election 2008 voters react to use of electronic voting kiosks Seeking Closure the Hard Way in Undecided Senate and House Races November 16 and 17, 2008: Prof calls voter fraud charges overblown November 15, 2008: U.S. Elections It Takes a Village November 14, 2008: Machine Problems Worsened 2008 Voting Woes Voter-rights advocates hope that this year they've won November 13, 2008: Voter-rights advocates hope that this year they've won November 12, 2008: A Preliminary Analysis of OVL Voting Equipment Reports Is Voting Reform On The Horizon? November 11, 2008: Panel to ID election improvements in Colo. November 10, 2008: Editorial - A Better Vote
This election was relatively smooth, but it also showed how the system could be further improved. Voting In 2008: Lessons Learned Election Reform Can't Wait
Obama's Margin Of Victory Obscures Voting Problems, But His Administration Should Address Them Voter registration process is under scrutiny U.S. Elections It Takes a Village November 09, 2008: Please Look Before Leaping Into Vote-by-Mail... November 08, 2008: Presidential Turnout Flat: How Did That Happen? Obama’s big win obscured ongoing voting problems November 07, 2008: Push to Expand Voter Rolls and Early Balloting in U.S. Election gives early-balloting initiatives a boost Election-Day Problems Part Deux November 06, 2008: Voting Rights Watch: Election Protection calls for voting reform Voting Problems in the 2008 Presidential Election Voting rights advocates: reform needed E-voting machines, registration databases have a mixed Tuesday November 05, 2008: Malfunctioning Machines, Ballot Glitches, Election-Law Litigation and a Busy Day for Lawyers Voting Rights Watch: Relatively few e-voting problems, but GOP still readies for possible action The Basics of Voter Suppression Tactics E-Voting: What Will it Take for a Smooth Election? Voting hotline gets 3,000 complaints an hour RNC May Challenge Integrity of 'Computerized Voting' Electronic scams attempt to keep new voters at home November 04, 2008: Voting Machine Wins the Presidential Race E-Voting Put to the Ultimate Test Optical Scanners Winning War of Voting Machines Voting machine insecurity
Technical glitches and security incidents from the past still cast a long shadow over the electronic voting. Op-Scan Machines Have Trouble Reading Ballots Machine Problem Reports Increasing in VA, PA, FL... Voting technology: Arrows vs. ovals for optical scan ballots Scattered problems reported in historic U.S. vote Election Problems Around the Country E-voting glitches hamper elections in seven states
Hanging Chad, make room for Folded Crease Voting Problems Reports Slowly Coming In Glitches, machine breakdowns hamper voting in five states E-Voting Machines in Two-Dozen States Incorrectly Count Votes ELECTION PROTECTION 2008: Proskauer Partner Says Provisional Ballots a Concern E-voting '08: Problems, yes, but it could have been worse
Scattered malfunctions caused delays but didn't appear to be widespread Republican National Committee Prepares for Computerized Voting Fraud Legal Battle Election Night (Popcorn Included) E-Voting machines fail Michigan tests and others can be mis-calibrated E-Voting's Biggest Test
In Several Key States, Electronic Voting Machines Have Already Flipped Votes From One Candidate to Another Nov. 4, 2008: What could possibly go wrong? Voting machine problems reported on East Coast, in Midwest Problems with e-voting reported early in battleground states
Issues arose in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia Problems with e-voting reported early in battleground states November 03, 2008: On Eve of Election Day, Is the Nation’s Voting System Ready? Reports of Irregularities Pour in from Across US in Record Early Voting The Pitfalls of Electronic Voting Opinion - Will your vote count tomorrow? My Take: E-Voting Not User-Friendly Would Congressional Democrats Cover Up Election Fraud? Part 2 in the "Democracy" in America Series – No Way, Right?!?! Touchscreen Voting Machines Cause Long Lines and Disenfranchise Voters Impossibly Long Lines for Elderly, Other Voters in FL, GA, Elsewhere Opinion - Short-Circuiting the Vote
Tuesday's election will be the most technologically advanced in American history. But will it be the most reliable? Nov. 4, 2008: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Expected High Voter Turnout Has Government Officials, Watchdog Groups on Alert How to Make Reliable Voting Machines Concerns continue to shadow e-voting Could voting meltdown history repeat itself? Combat Vote Suppression Oprah’s Problem With Electronic Voting Tales from the trenches – More election stories Why touchscreen voting machines suck Voting Rights Watch: FL and GA leading states nationally for voter complaints Researcher teases out truth of election ballots Opinion - Will your vote count tomorrow? E-Voting's Biggest Test
The 2008 presidential election could be shaken by flawed electronic voting technology. Fears of US ballot-box overload trigger citizens' army Voter Integrity Group Urges Preservation of Unadjusted National Exit Poll E-voting Groups Are Watching a Handful of States Ed Felten on E-voting: What Can Go Wrong A Brief History of Ballots In America Editorial - Pitfalls at the polls
Congress and the president need to create uniform, national standards for voting procedures and ballots. Hacking the vote Make your vote count
It might not, if you're not careful; here's how to avoid many common mistakes on Election Day E-voting worries linger as Election Day nears High Turnout May Add to Problems at Polling Places Protect Your Vote - Avoid Election Machine Errors Escape from voting machine Hell The State Of The Ballot Fight In Battleground States November 02, 2008: If Tuesday's Vote is Close, Get Ready for a Slow Count What if ... a record turnout? Swelling voter rolls raise fears of Election Day chaos
Observers say polling places might not accommodate crowds SysTest Labs: Why it matters to you as a voter, as a conspiracy. Long lines might deter some voters, election watchers say PA and NJ - With a record number of registered voters in some places, residents in Warren and Hunterdon counties might be in for a crush at the polls on Election Day. PA and NJ - With record numbers of registered voters, Lehigh Valley residents can expect a crush at the election polls. Now It's Clear Why Some People Are Scared of Early Voting: Because It Empowers People Prosecute Election Officials Involved in Stripping Legitimate Voters of the Right to Vote What could go wrong on Election Day? Are Our Voting Machines Safe? Paper ballots: the new killer app November 01, 2008: The Technical Term for Voting Flaws: Human Error Oprah's Vote Lost & How You Can Fight to Assure It Doesn't Happen to You! Voter, election fraud charges fly as Election Day nears Voting Machine Incident Roundup, 11/1 Voting Early: Sounds Good, But Its Not the Answer Voters Eager to Have A Stake in Historical Election: Early Voting Predicts Strong Turnout Tuesday Voting Shouldn't Be a Game of Chance Voting Shouldn't Be a Game of Chance
Mark Crispin Miller Voting Shouldn't Be a Game of Chance
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Hans A Spakovsky October 31, 2008: Election Conspiracy at the Moosylvania Gazette Memo to new president: Act to restore confidence in voting Online Assistance Arrives to Combat Voting Hurdles, Glitches and Dirty Tricks What to Expect—Maybe—on Tuesday Problems with voters purged from election rolls Justice Dept. Will Send 800 Monitors to Polls Watchdog groups hope election will be decided by voters, not officials Bloomberg on election reform Delays Abound in Early-Voting Surge; Predictions of High Turnout, Confusion NAACP Flexes Voter Protection Muscle
Sues Virginia, Urges Election Officials to Insure Voter Participation and Prevent Fraud As the election approaches, e-voting security concerns remain Election Watchdogs Gird for Problems Tuesday Top Officials 'Doing The Right Thing' For Voters Early & Absentee Voting Scandals in D.C. & L.A. Provisional Ballots Could Decide Election This Year Editorial - Won't get fooled again? When Bad Things Happen to Good Voters - A Tale of Two Students Legal volunteers hope to ensure a fair election Provisional balloting could slow elections
Tabulation differences threaten election results October 30, 2008: Are design issues to blame for vote 'flipping' in touch-screen machines?
Vendors say no, but critics say e-voting devices aren't designed for most voters Tool Developed to Detect Possible Fraud in Election Tabulating Software
Pima County EI Creates Software to Analyze GEMS Databases, Wants to Share Capability With Others Voting machines could bring Election Day glitches eTRICK or reTREAT? Nightmare of Elections Future Voting machines could bring Election Day glitches Rising Tide of Suits Filed in Search of Political Edge Schneier on Voting Machine Security Undervotes - The Scary Canary Lab may lose accreditation to test voting machines
Denver lab that tests voting machines may lose accreditation, but Nov. 4 elections unaffected Electronic voting machine lab suspended by feds over performance concerns Lab will seek reaccreditation to test voting gear Voting Machines Flipping Votes at Many Early Voting Sites: Where Are the Election Protection Attorneys? Can the System Handle Huge Voter Turnout?
Long Lines, Close Race Will Trigger Legal Challenges on Election Day Mr. Rogers Has a Voting Machine Mishap Voters Who Registered But Received No Confirmation Should Still Vote Special report: Issues in electronic voting machine security Lab that Tests and Certifies Voting Machines Suspended Experts see potential problems on Election Day Election officials brace for huge turnout Legal battles over balloting ACLU Launches Voter Empowerment Program Paper Ballot Has Md.'s, Va.'s Vote
2 States Plan to Ditch Electronic Machines, Part of a Rapid National Reversal Editorial - The Success of Early Voting Glitch reports mount for e-voting machines Telling No Lies and Still Not Telling the Truth BLACK LEGAL ISSUES: Does the 'Help America Vote Act of 2002' really guarantee your right to vote? Vote watchdogs warn of troubles on election day Have American Elections Really Been Stolen? Election officials brace for huge turnout October 29, 2008: Lab may lose accreditation to test voting machines Lab may lose accreditation to test voting machines We Do Not Consent - Open Letter To The Media The Vote Grab: Voting machines are unreliable and inaccurate Guy Who Insists E-Voting Machines Work Fine... Demonstrates They Don't Watch this controversial W.V. e-voting video Opinion - The Boogeyman in the E-Voting Machine Experts Identify Persistent Problems with U.S. Ballot and Voting System Usability Have American Elections Really Been Stolen? Part 1 in the "Democracy" in America Series – The Proof Is Open Source the Answer to Voting Woes? Be Prepared for Long Lines, Snafus on Election Day How Long Do You Have to Stand In Line to Vote Before Your Civil Rights Are Violated? What You Need to Know About Voting Machines Law Center Sends Letter to States About Vote-Flipping Machines Mounting Evidence of Voter Suppression for Election Day 2008 E-voting fears run high as election day looms
'Flipped' votes reported in three states Citizens face major problems when polling machines malfunction Pen And Paper Vs. Electronic Voting Machine Opinion - Land of the free, home of messy elections Bracing for the Ballot Battle Voting equipment changes could get messy on Nov. 4 Voter Suppression Hits The Web
E-Mails Sow Disinformation As Voting Groups Prepare To Monitor Polls With Web Apps, Twitter And Mobile Video Legal Fights, Policy Debates Deepen Over Voting Problems and Solutions October 28, 2008: A Vote for More Secure Elections Editorial - HAVA, intended as reform, shows other consequences Election-Day voter logjams feared Watchdog Groups Urge Voters to Reject Provisional Ballots
Groups hope to settle challenges at polls; feds will monitor fraud claims Election Law Changes Likely to Increase Litigation A Voting System That Keeps it Real Cutting Through E-Voting Debate Semantics Interview: Brad Friedman On The Epic Fail Of 2008 Provisional Ballots Get Uneven Treatment Election Unspun Oct 28 - Vote Switching At Voting Machines E-Voting Complaints Heat Up With Early Voting UCSB’s Giovanni Vigna Gives Timely Talk on Why Electronic Voting Is Frighteningly Insecure Update on voting rights cases The Vote Grab: Voter purge could swing result to McCain Thirteen Election Integrity Experts: E-Voting Problems and How to Stop Them Is a “Voting Rights Disaster” in the Offing? Battleground: One Week Out…. October 27, 2008: How Bad Are Electronic Voting Machines?
Do they really fail one out of five times? Opinion - Election fraud fears: the cure
States need better machinery and better registration procedures. Early e-voting results in vote flipping in three states so far Reform Institute Partners in Assisting Voters
Reform Institute a Key Partner in 877-GO-CNN-08 Voter Hotline 1936: Counting America's 40,000,000 Votes 7 Things That Could Go Wrong on Election Day Some voters 'purged' from voter rolls Camps Lawyer Up For High-Pressure Election Day Futurist: One Click, One Vote Election officials, election watchers brace for Nov. 4 Opinion - Denounce dirty tricks: Ensuring a fair vote is a responsibility, too Election Day Trouble on the Way? Open source: How e-voting should be done Popularity of mail-in voting surges in California, elsewhere More felons learning to their surprise that they can vote Stealing the Vote: GOP Voter Suppression is McCain's Last Chance to Win Provisional Ballot Problems Loom As 2008 Election Approaches, New Report Finds Policy Center Demos Publishes Election Primer for Journalists Policy Center Demos Publishes Election Primer for Journalists
Monitor Election Problems Nationwide with OurVoteLive.org
Search by State or County for Real-Time Voter Reports on Election Day Voting Rights Watch: One company's machine behind vote-switching reported in early balloting across the South Messy Elections: Can They Be Trusted? Pollwatcher Toolkit Princeton report rips N.J. e-voting machines as easily hackable
Vendor challenges research, says its machines are safe and reliable Study: Large Counties in Swing States May Face Election Day ProblemsLack of Preparation, Uniformity Could Cause Long Lines on Election Day Far from perfect
With election days away, Stewart charts progress of U.S. voting security E-Voting Complaints Heat Up With Early Voting Electronic Voting Machines Leave Room For Manipulations, Warns Europe's Biggest Hacker Group October 26, 2008: How to Stop Election Theft and How Not to Stop Election Theft? Antidote to Election Theft: "Steal Back Your Vote" This Election Will Not Be Stolen Opinion - Groups work to fend off Nov. 4 poll problems Casting its lot with e-voting
Despite critics, Hart Intercivic has made its choice Obama could still lose election to McCain from GOP voter suppression or vote fraud Democrats Describe Efforts to Limit Voting Machines Problems October 25, 2008: Election Developments & Problems in FL, GA, VA, IN, OH, NM, TN, WV Conspiracy, coincidence, or skullduggery? Thirteen Election Integrity Experts: E-Voting Problems and How to Stop Them NPR: Who Controls the Voting Machines? We Do Not Consent - Open Letter To The Media Increase in provisional ballots could stress election systems
Eligibility questions may delay results Electronic Voting Machines And How To Help Save This Election How To Disarm Weapons of Mass Deception Surprise, Surprise: E-Voting Glitches Found In Early Voting Every vote may not count on election day by David A. Love Long lines, glitches reported during early voting 103 Year Old Woman Casts Her Ballot in Bowie County[TX], Miller County[AR] Denies Voters Paper Ballots E-Voting Made Scary
UCSB’s Giovanni Vigna Gives Timely Talk on Why Electronic Voting Is Frighteningly Insecure This Election Will Not Be Stolen Why We Need Wingtip Warriors
Both sides have elite lawyers on standby in case the election goes into constitutional overtime. Russian TV Reports on E-Voting Concerns in U.S. Election System October 24, 2008: What To Do If You See Voting Machines Flipping Votes Rabbinical Association Urges States and Fed To Protect Voter Rights Brennan Center: 2008's Voter Suppression Incidents So Far How Safe Is This Election? Furor over ACORN allegations gaining momentum Sequoia’s Voter Consternation Drive States prepare for record voter turnout
At election offices across the country, phones are ringing off the hook. Protecting the right to vote in America
The effort to enforce the democratic one-person, one-vote principle Long lines, glitches reported during early voting How substantial might the electronic election fraud be? Both sides gird for legal challenges in US election Miss., Ala. counties have more voters than adults Editorial - The Electronic Voting Machine Glitches Begin Elections officials brace for overwhelming voter turnout New Voters Under Siege: Ohio Exemplifies National Voting Rights Issues E-Voting Made Scary
UCSB’s Giovanni Vigna Gives Timely Talk on Why Electronic Voting Is Frighteningly Insecure Americans turn out heavily to vote early in US election FACTBOX-U.S. voting rules are a hodgepodge October 23, 2008: ELECTION 2008: Recount Veteran Muses on Florida Legal Battles Errors, mischief could lead to long election night Opinion - Resources So All Can Vote Election Day Could Become 'Nightmare' How you can conduct a voter-verifiable election online, right now Big Setbacks for GOP Voter Suppression Efforts in Swing States How can we fight voter suppression? Editorial - Sorry, I Can’t Find Your Name Election officials try to ease long voting lines Errors, mischief could lead to long election night Mickey Mouse Operation
Making sense of the confusing, contentious "problem" of voter fraud. Chocolate News on the proper care of our voting machines Here's an outstanding article on massive voter purges going on POLITICS-US: E-Voting Worries Focus on Swing States Enough Voting Machine Problems, Let's Return to Traditional Ballot Box Stop, Drop, and Poll - What to Do if You Have Problems Voting October 22, 2008: Voter Registration Databases and Purges Part I Early voting suggests 2008 may see record turnout, expert says Personal About Politics: Voter Fraud - Where and By Whom? Block The Vote Editorial - National standard for counting dead votes needed Long Lines, Machine Failures Greet Early Voters, CNN Reporter, in Florida Early voting starts in 31 states; e-voting snag in W.Va. fixed Early Voting Sees Reports of Voter Intimidation, Machine Malfunctions Voting Machines Must be Nationalized Voting Rights Watch: Report underscores Election Day will be a major test for the U.S. voting system Green Party Becomes First Political Party to Endorse Election Integrity Pledge New Voting Systems Could Cause Problems in Swing States
Analysts are concerned about some of the new systems being implemented in key states Election officials try to ease long voting lines October 21, 2008: Attention Voters: Here's What You Have to Do to Make Sure You Get to Vote Election Day Will Likely Test Voting System, Voter Patience Experts encourage early voting, fear voting system meltdown States Warned to Prep for Election Glitches Stumper's Handy Voting Problem Primer Report: Voting glitches could disrupt election Voting concerns surfacing in key states Voting Rights Watch: Report reveals a new generation of online voter suppression Early voting starts in 31 states; e-voting snag in W.Va. fixed
Voters using e-voting machines urged to check printouts to verify their choices Pew warns 'perfect storm' on election day could complicate vote count Early voting suggests 2008 may see record turnout, expert says October 20, 2008: Snopes confirms danger of Straight Ticket Voting (STV) Are voting machines reliable? DVICE looks at every type in every state Obama Assembles U.S.'s `Largest Law Firm' to Monitor Election Heavy Voter Turn Out Nationwide Could Cause Delays at Polls YouTube, PBS urge Americans to record voting problems Class voting hacks prompt call for better audits
University exercise illustrates the potential for electronic vote tampering Eight Years After Bush v. Gore, Why is There Still So Much Election Litigation and What Does This Mean for Voter Confidence in the Electoral Process? CountTheBallots (CTB) Calls for 'Citizen Audits' on Election Day - Warns of Widespread Fraud Protect Your Vote - Carry This Number October 19, 2008: Specter of voter fraud arises in election Black and white beans to voting machines: voting technologies in America Voters could swamp US electoral system Voting issues play out in court
Fraud suspicion has risen sharply since 2000 race October 18, 2008: Block the Vote Election Watchdog Group Compiles Stunning List of Recent 'Problems Facing Voters Nationwide' States' Attempts to Clean up Voting Lists Result in Unlawful Voter Purging and Suppression Thousands Face Mix-Ups In Voter Registrations
In New Databases, Many Are Wrongly Flagged as Ineligible USA Today cited "accusations of voter fraud and voter suppression" but omitted examples of voter suppression Policy Brief on the Truth About Voter Fraud 'SWAT' lawyers ready for election Study by USA dean could play role in election process
Dean to lead team seeking to locate risks to voting systems Did Washington waste millions on faulty voting machines? Forward to the Past: Junk the Machines, Count Votes Manually October 17, 2008: Robert Koehler - Our national juncture Report Card: How States Fix Voting Machine Issues E-Vote: Report Sends Wake-Up Call to Election Officials States warned to prep for election glitches Americans put revamped voting technology to test Big turnout, long lines expected at the polls
Officials say they are ready for vote Study: Ohio ready for election, Ky.'s not Several US states not ready for accurate e-voting - report The Election Protection Wiki: A Dynamic Website Helps Safeguard America's Right to Vote Coalition mobilizes to protect the vote October 16, 2008: Editorial - Voting irregularities Strengthening Democracy Through Election Integrity Voter fraud called a minor issue for November Beware of Accidental Disenfranchisement
Voting Rules Have Changed YouTube: An Invitation To Video Your Vote Editorial - No place for sophomoric electioneering this year No Voter Meltdown on Election Day FindLaw Offers Special Edition: Elections 2008 The Problem Of Databases Call Out For Election Protection Wiki Help Election Basics: The Voting Booth Voting Rights Watch: Report finds many Southern states unprepared for voting system failures Voter Watchdog Groups Write Public Officials: Promises to Monitor and Report on Denial of Voting Rights E-voting report: Several states still vulnerable October 15, 2008: Experts warn of Nov. 4 voting meltdowns Fortify Software Releases Voting Guide in Time for November Elections Professor's Book Examines Nationwide Variations in Voting ACM Experts See Opportunities and Risks for E-Voting; Technology Leaders Stress Need to Build Trust in Computer-Based Voting Systems YouTube Asks Voters to Record Poll Problems Legislation introduced to revamp FVAP The Real Issue Isn't Voter Fraud, Its Vote Suppression (Joe Rothstein's Commentary) Problems Voting in the General Election? Report Your Issue Here GoVote.org Launches: Next Generation in Voter Support October 14, 2008: College Students Still Face Voting Stumbling Blocks Voting Rights Watch: Students still face many hurdles in voting in this year’s election Students may face challenge at voting booth Opinion – Phantom Voters This Election Labyrinth
It is the voters’ turn to speak for the disenfranchised Election deja vu, all over again OpEd: Stolen Votes and Stolen Elections Watchdogs Ask: Is America Ready to Vote? October 13, 2008: Republicans Foreclose on Voter Rights The False Narrative of "Voter Fraud" Editorial - Two sides of vote fraud So, who is disenfranchised? Voter Issues Line the Road to the Election
As McCain and Obama Close In on the Election, Voter Issues Rampant Lose Your Home, Lose Your Vote? Early Voting Begins Ahead of US Presidential Election October 12, 2008: College voters facing obstacles
Some mistakenly told they may lose financial aid if they registered using address at school Voter Hot Line Upgraded for Election Princeton prof: Your votes could disappear without leaving paper trail Editorial - Two sides of vote fraud GOP Attacks on American Voters Turn Desperate, Ugly and Dangerous October 11, 2008: Voter fraud accusations mar presidential campaign Without a Trace: The Smokeless Gun of Flagrant Election Fixing Our Hackable Democracy LTTE - Helpful Hints For a Better Election Day US elections: America might not know who is new president until 10 days after voting NAACP watching, ready for voter problems October 10, 2008: US Election: Malfunctioning voting machines Update from Black Box Voting: Trouble with straight party voting and how you can help on Election Day Investors agree to sell Hart InterCivic to management team ACLU: Justice Department Should Enforce Voting Law College students face barriers to voting
Registration problems, ID requirements, long lines at polls cited as discouraging factors. Clearing Up The Issue Of Provisional Ballots Voter Purges Could Cause Florida-like Presidential Recounts Election 08: The Difficulty Stealing It This Time Professor examines voting misconceptions Our Hackable Democracy Report: Voter Purging Process Is Shrouded in Secrecy, Prone to Error and Vulnerable to Manipulation Voter Fraud, Voter Suppression Questions and Challenges Surround Voter Registration Process Briefing: Bracing for another Election Day mess Opinion - Who’s the Fraud? Voter Registrations Spark Testy Exchange October 09, 2008: States’ Purges of Voter Rolls Appear Illegal NYTimes: Thousand of Eligible Voters Illegally Removed From Voter Rolls Are States Illegally Removing Voters From the Rolls? Purges & Provisional Ballots Think Again: The Uses and Abuses of “Voter Fraud” Polling places lack resources, civil rights group says U.S. polling places said to lack resources U.S. polling places said to lack resources
Registration Concludes in Many States Elections officials deny illegally purging voters Democrats Fight Back: Taking On GOP Voter Suppression Voters Want Choices. And They Want to Be Heard
That's why Ranked Choice Voting makes so much sense. Protecting the Vote Voting concerns persist in Florida and around the country October 08, 2008: Feds question new voter checks in 6 states Battles rage over new voters
Legal disputes loom as the political parties spar over voter lists, new registrations Election Protection Wiki Safeguards Voting Rights Editorial - Avoid absentee voting trap Hack-A-Vote Students at Rice learn how vulnerable electronic voting really is Electronic voting machines software extremely vulnerable to rigging Voter registration speech draws few students Security Expert: Diebold Voting Machines Desigined To Be Hacked Is your vote safe?
Allegations of voter fraud involving the widely used Diebold voting machines continue to surface Technology to Fight Voter Suppression Declare Yourself Launches 'Why Wait?' Campaign Encouraging Young People to Vote Early October 07, 2008: Election 2008: Election Law (and How They Break It) Hack-a-vote: Students at Rice learn how vulnerable electronic voting really is Fears over US electronic voting machine fraud
As the Presidential election nears, Texan students learn how to rig votes Democratic Election Protection Strategy's Missing Link: Electronic Vote Counts E-voting issues stir in advance of November elections Voter Rolls Grow As States Help Poor People Register October 06, 2008: The Dirty Details of Voter Purges
Secretive, error-riddled methods for cleaning up the voter rolls and how the Help America Vote Act isn't helping. The Election Protection Wiki: A Dynamic Website Helps Safeguard America’s Right to Vote Announcing the Election Protection Wiki Voters' hot line boosted in anticipation of high Election Day call count
Web-based application to allow better handling of voters' calls Election Protection, a voter protection coalition Registrars' Offices in 20 States Welcome Hordes of New Voters; Registration Ends Today Early Voting Jump Starts Ballot Printing Electronic voting machines still not secure October 05, 2008: Exclusive Interview With Former Diebold Contractor Ballot fiasco: the sequel October 04, 2008: Opinion - Foreclosures and the Right to Vote Will Dress Code Affect Your Right To Vote?
Battles Over Voter Signups, Residency And Polling Place Etiquette May Block Your Ballot October 03, 2008: Sequoia Op-Scan Ballot Counters Fail to Count Same Way Twice EAC Commissioners Confirmed by U.S. Senate A Petition to Ask the Presidential Candidate About Weekend Voting at the Next Debate Does Your Vote Count? It Depends On Who’s Counting Your Votes Voters Being Purged on a Massive Scale. CBS Takes Notice. You Should Too. Urgent Call to Action! Contact Obama Campaign and DNC, Demand Action to Stop Illegal Voter Purges October 02, 2008: States ready e-voting systems as Election Day approaches
Many states switch to paper ballots in continuing migration from touch-screen e-voting machines News Release - The Rights of Students to Register and to Vote Voting groups release guidelines for e-voting checks Getting out the voter suppression
Heading Into November with New Worries About Anti-Vote Tactics Voting goes to court
Registration lawsuits could shape election Voters beware: Identity thieves using voting system to steal voters' personal information Reports Show Widespread Confusion About The Voting Rights Of People With Criminal Records Victory rests on using infantry, lawyers Electronic Voting Puts Votes at Risk Making Every Ballot Count: U.Va. Professor Reviews History of Voting Machines Richard Hayes Phillips on VoteRescue Radio Friday, October 3, 6-8PM CST October 01, 2008: News Release - The Secret World of Voter Purges Report raises concerns of 'partisan manipulation' in voter purges CBS News: New Study Details Massive Voter Roll Purges Underway in At Least 19 States Partisan Contractors To Count Nov. Election Votes Election officials are confused about who can vote 24-Step Checklist Offers Ballot Counting Standards Miss., Fla. election officials visit US troops Minds made up, millions voting early US Elections: Win, Lose or Steal?
An organized assault on the voting process has become an election day tradition since 2000 Foreclosures Lead to Allegations of Planned Voter Suppression At the polls: Observers will be deployed across the country September 30, 2008: GAO report: e-voting vendors causing problems for states 2008 election results to be routed to private middlemen in Illinois, Colorado & Kentucky MIT E-Voting Project To Analyze Experience Of Voters in Election Counting On Computers To Count The Votes Democrats Guard Against GOP Voter Intimidation Murder, Spies & Voting Lies: The Clint Curtis Story Election panel: Odds of e-voting fraud low
But one dissenting member says voting machines make fraud more likely. Protecting The Vote Security Expert Warns Of Rigged Election September 29, 2008: Election Resource: Vote 411 Election Resource: Vote 411 Panel calls for use of open source software on voting machines Panel calls for use of open source software on voting machines Election officials try to recruit younger poll workers Election officials try to recruit younger poll workers September 28, 2008: What does the future hold for elections? What does the future hold for elections? The most important open source system: Voting The most important open source system: Voting Will Your Vote Be Counted? Will Your Vote Be Counted? September 27, 2008: 'Murder, Spies & Voting Lies: The Clint Curtis Story' Premieres on DVD and LinkTV! Farewell, Election Day
What kind of people will not vote if doing so requires them to get off their couches and visit neighborhood polling places? Editorial - Certified but Not Guaranteed September 26, 2008: Prevent unwanted presidencies with paper ballots Ballots Attract Scrutiny Spurred by Past Problems Book of Matthew: Hold on to your votes!
Will your vote in the upcoming election count? Congress Pushes to Bring Youth to the Polls Be a poll worker and save American democracy Beware Smoke and Mirrors Gearing up for a spike in the youth vote September 25, 2008: Some voters aren't waiting until election day to cast ballots
Some states have begun early balloting, and the presidential campaigns are using it to their advantage by encouraging the process in an effort to win votes before Nov. 4. Election officials target younger poll workers Voting Concerns Persist as Election Nears Open source could fix e-voting flaws, California secretary of state says
Proprietary software hides flaws from public, Bowen says Voting in America: Let the Pre-Game Mess Begin! As Homes Are Lost, Fears That Votes Will Be, Too Doh! Voting Machine Attacks Homer! My Vote, My Right Voter Protection Action Across the Nation Make sure this election is not stolen How About Bailing Out The Election System? Officials say voting system will be stressed in November EmTech 08: Audits, Open Source Needed With E-voting September 24, 2008: Advancement Project Report Shows Provisional Ballots May Disenfranchise Voters Confusing Voter Registration Laws Could Affect Presidential Election
Register at parents' home? At school? Students get conflicting advice This may be the election of the century FOX Friends: 2000-like recounts in multiple states? September 23, 2008: Sequoia's Sinking Ship Campus Advantage and Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE) Launch http://www.StudentVotingRights.org
New Website Dedicated to Recording and Reporting Student Voting Problems Protect your vote September 22, 2008: A third of electorate could vote before Nov. 4 One-third of U.S. electorate can start voting Monday Voter Registration Database Errors Could Freeze Out Voters Activists Target Battleground States Subject to GOP Plans to Challenge, Discourage Voters RFK Jr and Pap: "Is Your Vote Safe?" Voter Suppression 'Wiki' Created to Track New, Incoming GOP Assaults on Democracy September 21, 2008: Electoral apocalypse? E-voting woes remain as election nears Quick Study: Voting Machines
Do voting machines work as well as they should? Protecting Your Vote With Invisible Ink Scammers prey on voter excitement September 20, 2008: Opinion - Deron Snyder: Would-be voters could be victims of election fraud September 19, 2008: State Election Officials Not Told Of Voting Machine Failures Election Officials Brace for Trouble Conyers Demands 'Immediate Halt to Republican Vote Suppression Efforts'
U.S. House Judiciary Chair Announces Hearings, Requests 'Full Scale Investigation' by DoJ Into Recent Reports of GOP 'Vote Caging' Schemes... Bob Koehler: Goo-Goo America Historic 2008 Election Could See Unprecedented Attempts to Bar African American Voters New Laws, Technology Challenge Elections Officials
Presidential Race Raises Voting Fears in Toss-Up States Stealing America: Vote by Vote (Unrated) *** | Cast your vote, take your chances "Stealing America": Regardless of viewers' politics, assertions of vote fraud are disturbing Voting Machines Routinely Failing Nationwide Significant Voting Machine Problems Present in 10 Swing States Report: Crucial swing states not prepared for voting problems Software, Trust and Democracy September 18, 2008: Announcing The Launch Of The Voter Suppression Wiki Learn, Report, Act Tally an issue, but vote anyway
Election expert Jones offers speech at library Voter Registration and Voter Purges Are You Registered to Vote? ...Are You Sure? House Passes Veteran Voter Drive Bill Election Protection Launches Site To Help Voters High Turnout, New Procedures May Mean an Election Day Mess Experts Predict Election Day Mess Report: Voting problems in several swing states 2008 Election “Up a Creek?” September 17, 2008: Can New Media's Obsessiveness Redeem the Vote? As Key Voting Deadlines Approach, Major Nonpartisan Voter Protection Coalition Launches 2008 General Election Efforts EAC Chair: Contingency Planning More Important than Ever this Year
Expect the Unexpected and Plan Accordingly Report Shows Voting Problems in 10 Swing States Congress Urged to Pass Fast-Track "PAPER BALLOT" Legislation September 16, 2008: Post-DNC: Election Protection Helping vets vote should be law, senator says Rove tricks? McCain absentee ballots raise questions Group says some states may be unprepared for Election Day E-voting audit guidelines released September 14 and 15, 2008: Exclusive: Dept. Of Veterans Affairs Continues To Violate Law, Block Voter Registration Drives for Wounded Warriors Will Americans Be Able to Trust the Vote Count in 2008? And, What Can We Do to Protect the Integrity of Elections? Victory in the Voting Rights Battle Electronic voter-registration databases put to the test American Statistical Association Endorses Statistical Principles of ElectionAudits.org's Post-Election Audits Document ATMs as voting machines: An idea whose time hasn't come
As 2000's contentious election fades, so has the call to vote via ATM How To Steal An Election Election Process Made Easier for Military and Overseas Voters With the Launch of New Ballot Tool Voting Groups Release Guidelines for E-voting Checks September 13, 2008: Opinion - Voter registration could offer ID thieves opportunity to steal personal information Bev Harris predicts Election Day chaos, with trouble already brewing in Ohio September 12, 2008: Some States Cast Off New Voting Technology NH, other states, keep old machines What Can We Do Now To Protect the November Election Opinion - Ballot box blues
High turnout threatens turmoil Editorial - VA listens - finally - to secretary of the state Our Coming Election Nightmare September: 2008 Season of Voting Meltdowns Begins A farewell to chads
Ballots and voting machines are getting better, but still have a fair way to go A Campaign For US Electronic Election Integrity 'Fatally Flawed' Systems Await Voters: 'Drastic Change Needed' UC Computer Scientists Release Video on How to Hack a Sequoia Touch-Screen Voting Machine Newly released video shows how easily electronic voting machines can be hacked, pried open Want To See How Easy It Is To Hack An Election? Security Group at Santa Barbara Infects Voting Machines with Viruses, Showing Vulnerability Voter Registration by Students Raises Cloud of Consequences Student Voting Rights Standards for accreditation of labs that test voting machines inconsistent September 09, 2008: V.A. to Allow Voter Signup for Veterans at Facilities Senators Feinstein and Kerry Welcome Changes in Voter Registration Policy at the Department of Veterans Affairs Helping Veterans Register to Vote Poll-Monitor Plan Stirs Activists Better standards urged for e-voting labs Opinion: Let's impeach e-voting Opinion - Brave New Poll: Or is it? It's near the campaign's end _ send in the lawyers Black Box Voting 2008 Election Protection Toolkit September 08, 2008: EAC Chair Calls on Voters to Prepare and Confirm before November Election
Register Early and Verify Registration Status Evaluating the Security of Electronic Voting Systems Key Questions For Key States – Executive Summary Pre-election Litigation Risk Assessment (PELRA)[Interactive Map] Flawless Vote Counts
Cryptography lets voters verify ballots. September 05, 2008: Editorial - A Bad Experiment in Voting How Will You and Your State Cast Ballots in November? Protecting Your Vote With Invisible Ink
A new voting system uses the Internet, cryptography, and "magic" ink to ensure that everyone's vote is counted September 03, 2008: America Wants YOU to be a Poll Worker
Research shows how poll workers on the front lines of elections affect voter confidence. September 02, 2008: [Sequoia Is Getting Out of the Voter Registration DataBase Business As Of Next Year] County elections board set to change registration systems
Move wouldn't occur until after November election Touch-Screen Voting: It's Been Tried, but Can It Be Trusted? August 30 and 31, 2008: Proposed Mitigation for GEMS (and other EMS) Vote Deletion Meet the New Flaws Bob Thaves Tackles e-Voting August 29, 2008: E-Vote Vendor Admits Decade of Flaws August 28, 2008: Resurrecting E-voting August 27, 2008: Dispatch from Denver: Suppressing the Vote, Protecting the Vote Uncounted: The New Math Of American Elections (2008) Candidates Nationwide Called Upon to Challenge Suspicious Elections August 26, 2008: Editorial - No One Should Have to Stand in Line for 10 Hours to Vote Candidates Nationwide Called Upon to Challenge Suspicious Elections E-voting outfit confesses vote-ping software bug
Ten Years Later Officials raise concerns on Election Day glitches 'Uncounted,' A Film That Will Leave Audiences Angry and Empowered Profile: Dan Wallach The Day After
When Electronic Voting Machines Fail Homegrown Film Looks at America’s “Uncounted” Votes E-Voting's Big Test August 24 and 25, 2008: Opinion - Casting doubt on a voting plan How Design Can Save Democracy Diebold Admits Their Tabulator Software Doesn't Count Votes Correctly Uncounted: Documentary Explores U.S. Election Fraud No chad, but questions still hang over voting Voting Machines Can Never Be Trusted Says GOP Computer Security Expert Commentary: How Electronic Voting Could Be Secure and Why It Isn't Good Now. MSM comes out against computerized voting, finally Diebold/Premier 'fesses lost OH votes From Black Box Voting: You can help safeguard our elections Troops may lead in online voting Election experts warn of November storm August 23, 2008: Premier Continues Proud Tradition of Diebold E-Voting Screw-Ups States Rush to Dump Touchscreen Voting Systems Overseas voting is not just a duty, it’s a chore August 22, 2008: EAC Commissioner Hillman Recommends More Diebold Blues Diebold/Premier Actually Admits Its Machines Are Faulty! And That It Lied About Antivirus Software...
from the wonders-never-cease dept E-voting vendor: Programming errors caused ped votes Vote-Dropping Software Bug Could Gum Up Elections How Voter ID Laws Unfairly Burden Voters And Skew The Electorate Outspoken advocate of photo IDs gets civil rights job
Hans von Spakovsky, Fulton’s former GOP leader, was blocked from seat on elections commission Company admits voting machine error Machines may have vote-ping glitch Editorial - 2008 Voting Challenges Your Own Private Ohio: Seven Ways Your Vote Might Not Count This November August 21, 2008: Company acknowledges voting machine error VIDEO: Lou Dobbs Covers VotersUnite's Report on Private Vendors Undermining Our Public Elections Report: Running of elections being outsourced to private companies States rush to dump touch-screen voting systems Vote fraud, crumbling democracy's bedrock August 20, 2008: Corporate Vendors Are Undermining U.S. Elections States seek workarounds for e-voting systems Veterans focus of Dem voting law reform How do you compare security across voting systems? August 19, 2008: 'Uncounted' To Expose Election Fraud Message Starz network to host network TV premiere of David Earnhardt’s UNCOUNTED States throw out costly electronic voting machines August 18, 2008: Election Integrity – How We Lost It and How States are Getting It Back November's Spectre Rising... Planning to E-Vote? Read This First States Still Struggling With Voting Machines States Abandoning Touchscreen Voting Equipment Banish: Lever Machines, DREs & Opticscans-Support Ballots as Objects August 17, 2008: Voting Machine Doubts Linger
Concerns Over Vulnerability Of Electronic Machines Sending Many States Back To Paper Ballots Should voting systems have AV? "Voter fraud" = "we will suppress the vote" August 15 and 16, 2008: Iraq Vet Speaks Out Against VA's Voter Suppression Did Washington waste millions on faulty voting machines? Hack the Vote
Five ways Internet tricksters could tamper with the 2008 elections. 'Stealing America: Vote by Vote' SysTest Labs under Fire For Shoddy Methods & Collusion with Vendors When ballot access goes AWOL Iraq Vet Speaks Out Against VA's Voter Suppression Did Washington waste millions on faulty voting machines? Hack the Vote
Five ways Internet tricksters could tamper with the 2008 elections. 'Stealing America: Vote by Vote' SysTest Labs under Fire For Shoddy Methods & Collusion with Vendors When ballot access goes AWOL August 14, 2008: Coming election to test statewide voter registration databases Preparation Is Key To Election Reform Support the Troops; Prevent Them From Voting Film Review: Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections August 13, 2008: Vote Fraud 2008: See the Movie August 12, 2008: Voter Registration Is the New Battleground "Stealing America: Vote By Vote" and What People are Saying Election Integrity Doc 'Uncounted' to Premiere on National Cable Network! August 11, 2008: Opinion - Help Our Veterans Vote VA should allow voter drives FTC Warns of Voter Registration ID Theft Scams World's Leading Computer Security Expert Slams Diebold August 09 and 10, 2008: Editorial - The Right to Vote Big turnout likely will be big headache
States could face challenge ensuring all voters' ballots will be counted August 08, 2008: Some Homeless Citizens Face ‘Roadblocks’ When Registering Greens launch effort against Electoral College manipulation of presidential elections Questions to Ponder as We Hurl Toward November August 07, 2008: “Democracy Victory” At VA The Youth Vote: A Matter of Access, Not Apathy Who Here Thinks We Have the Right to Vote?
Think Again. Jesse Jackson, Jr. Continues His Fight for a Constitutional Amendment... Experts Say Expected Surge in US Voters May Strain Polls August 06, 2008: Press Release - "Going To the Polls Does Not Mean You Have The Right To Vote" NAACP Legal Defense Fund Unveils New Strategy to Protect Voter Rights This November Record number of US voters may cast paper ballots The Integrity and Security of Voter Registration Drives Open-source e-voting gets LinuxWorld test run August 04, 2008: Pew study says at points some polls were 'busting at the seams' August 02 and 03, 2008: Technologists' Statement on Internet Voting Democrats Abroad gear up for November with dinners, debates August 01, 2008: Where are the Technologists on the EAC Advisory Board? 'Stealing America': When Democracy Loses the Vote Movie Review - A Glitch in the System Holt Introduces Emergency Election Audit Bill for 2008 Elections July 31, 2008: Movie Review - Stealing America: Vote by Vote It's the Election, Stupid A Tale of Three (Electronic Voting) Elections Bysiewicz praises U.S. House Committee passage of bill repealing V.A. ban on voter registration Vote-tampering a direct assault on democracy and freedom Verified Voting.org Warns New Feinstein/Bennett Legislation Is Step Backward July 30, 2008: New Novel 'Cassandra Chanting' Penned by an Anonymous Voting-World Insider Shows How Our 2008 U.S. Presidential Election Can be Stolen The season for movies about voting A Chat with Filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman on the eve of the release of "STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote" One size doesn’t fit all voters States weigh return to paper ballots July 29, 2008: Policy Center Demos Praises Legislation Designating Veterans Affairs Offices as Voter Registration Siteshttp://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/policy-center-demos-praises-legislation/story.aspx?guid=%7BC9E3B20F-F6E6-4BE3-B9C5-9123769A963C%7D&dist=hppr VA Says No to Voter Registration Driveshttp://www.ksnt.com/home/ticker/26005774.html House bill sponsored by Murphy would allow non-partisan voter registration drives at Veterans’ hospitals nationwidehttp://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/House_bill_sponsored_by_Murphy_would_allow_non-partisan_voter_registration_d EAC Chair Urges Military and Civilians Abroad to Register to Vote Nowhttp://www.eac.gov/News/eac-chair-urges-military-and-civilians-abroad-to-register-to-vote-now/base_view July 27 and 28, 2008: Editoral - Our view: Helping veterans vote
VA should immediately rescind its ban on nonpartisan registration drives A way to beat the primary system and get more people voting Action Alert: Tell your Senators to Support Transparent Elections and Oppose S.3212 Voter surge will challenge states The Systematic Destruction of Voting Rights in America (Part 1) The Systematic Destruction of Voting Rights in America (Part 1)
poll workers July 26, 2008: S. 3212: A Step Backward for Voting System Transparency Youth Voter Advocacy Group S.A.V.E. and Evoca Launch Interactive Voter Protection Hotline A Challenge To VA’s Ban On Voter Drives VA getting heat over policy banning voter-registration drives Editorial - Vets and votes LTTE - We Must Get Voting Right July 25, 2008: Robert Brady, Bob Filner Condemn VA Limitations on Voter Registration Press Release - Policy Center Demos Praises New Legislation Designating
Veterans Affairs Offices as Voter Registration Sites Should the votes of dead people be counted? Paper Ballot Makes a Comeback Open-source electronic voting July 24, 2008: Editorial - A Lesson Not Learned Columnist - They Fight but Can't Vote Lots of Bullets, Not Enough Ballots EAC Chair Urges Recruitment of Two Million Poll Workers for Presidential Election VA of two minds when it comes to voting help for veterans July 23, 2008: Nine Senators, Including Obama, Introduce Bill to Help Vets Register to Vote Bill would require VA to provide voter assistance to veterans Senators to VA: Help veterans vote Bysiewicz endorses federal legislation allowing non partisan voter registration at veterans health care facilities VA’s Voter Registration Ban Faces More Opposition Justice Dept called uncooperative on voting rights Blackwell, Von Spakovsky Set to Testify in House on 'Lessons Learned from 2004 Election' LTTE - For Accurate Elections, Follow That Paper Trail Opinion - Difficulties in democracy
Count on polling places to have their fair share of challenges in November. Why Diebold's Disreputable Distinction is Dead On Deserved July 22, 2008: VA urged to end ban on voter registration drives EAC Releases Report on HAVA Spending by States Your vote counts ...
But only if we can figure out how to count it. AFGE Takes Lead on Voter Protection Campaign GOP Tech Guru Mike Connell 'High IQ Forrest Gump...At Scene of Every Single Crime' Say Ohio Attorneys July 21, 2008: VA Secretary Peake Urged to Stop Blocking Voter Registration Study: Poor Ballot Designs Still Affect U.S. Election
Ballot Design Could Create Mistakes at the Polls with New Voters in the Mix Officials highlight voting concerns House defeats paper ballot funding Flawed ballots cited in study Press Release - Bad Ballot Design Results in Staggering Numbers of Lost Votes Bad ballot design problems
A reply to the Brennan Center & USA Today How About Starting the Voters' Rights Conversation Before November 3rd? July 19 and 20, 2008: Opinion - Weekend voting
Changing Election Day faces many obstacles Debunking Pre-Election Testing Myths July 18, 2008: Secretary of the State and Attorney General express outrage, V.A. extends ban to voter education July 17, 2008: Michael Collins: Election Fraud and Tyranny (2) July 16, 2008: Editorial - Check That Vote House GOPers Defeat Back-up Paper Ballot Bill July 14, 2008: Are You Tech-Savvy, Young and Politically Inclined? Be a Volunteer Poll Worker on Election Day Michael Collins: Election Fraud & Tyranny: Part 1 Senators: VA should allow voter drives at hospitals
Ohio's secretary of state signed protest letter Sneak Preview of "Count My Vote - A Citizen's Guide to Voting" by Steven Rosenfeld "Count My Vote" Issues and Solutions July 11, 2008: Sneak Preview of "Count My Vote - A Citizen's Guide to Voting" by Steven Rosenfeld VA should allow voter drives at its hospitals, senators urge Editorial - Make it easier, not harder, for vets to vote States blast VA for banning registration drives Many voting machines are still suspect July 10, 2008: Top Senator Attacks VA for Banning Voter Registration Drives Akaka calls on VA to lift ban on voter registration drives A Citizen’s Audit Of An American Election Computer Voting Machine Security Prove It Volunteer Poll Workers Help Ensure Integrity of U.S. Elections July 9, 2008: FedEx Express Launches Express Your Vote Initiative with Overseas Vote Foundation for the Upcoming 2008 Presidential Election Ballot Woes As We Head To Polls Ballot Woes As We Head To Polls July 8, 2008: ATM PIN Numbers and Accounts Hacked Can Americans trust vote results? Interview with Aviel Rubin, e-voting activist and professor of computer science July 4 and 5, 2008: "Paper ballots" not "paper trails" July 3, 2008: Vendor misinformation in the e-voting world Three key ways YOU can help protect the 2008 election Q&A: E-voting activist more optimistic about voting systems
Most states have switched to paper records, Rubin notes July 2, 2008: Vendor misinformation in the e-voting world Standards, Schmandards: Despite 79 Violations Federal Testers Recommend Certification for New Diebold/Premier Voting System Feinstein wants to reform electronic voting Call to Action for American Voters: "FREE FOR ALL!" Premieres 4th of July at www.FreeForAll.tv Portrait of an American Election June 29 and 30, 2008: Editorial: How one vote wasn’t counted Supreme Court Decision Derails Federal Fraud Suit Against Voting Machine Company Book review: Gaming the Vote June 28, 2008: Machining the Vote: A brief history of lever voting machines June 27, 2008: Federal Fraud Suit Against Voting Machine Company Withdrawn June 25, 2008: The Silence of the Mainstream Media, Part 4 of Exclusive Series with Richard Hayes Phillips Problems, funding plague voting panel June 24, 2008: VVSG Update: Possible Next Steps by the Election Assistance Commission Another Ineffective e-Voting Reform Bill that Solves Nothing Count Every Vote: Sampling v. Full Counts June 23, 2008: Common Sense Is Overrated Election worry? A voter overload Greenevillian Co-Authors Fast-Paced Political Novel June 20, 2008: The Broken Contract Lies Upon My Office Floor, Part 3 with Richard Hayes Phillips June 19, 2008: Diebold Summer Sale Offers Used Voting Machines The Great Election Robbery of 2008? June 18, 2008: Statement by Chair Rodriguez Regarding EAC Voting System Certification Program Could unbiased election opinion polls prove electoral fraud? "Uncounted" Shines Spotlight on Our Corrupt Voting System Voting accessibility for those with disabilities June 17, 2008: Many states turning to paper ballots for fall
Use nearly doubles since 2000 uproar Learning from Missouri: Can Progressives Get a Fair Election? Review of Uncounted, a Film by David Earnhardt et al. A Guest Viewpoint
An assault on voting rights June 16, 2008: The Biggest Election Story Not on Your TV June 14 and 15, 2008: Just How Bad Can Software Screw Up An Election? Voting commission plagued by problems, limited funds June 13, 2008: V.A. Ban on Voter Drives Is Criticized Richard Hayes Phillips,Author of "Witness to a Crime: A Citizens' Audit of an American Election" SAVE [Student Association for Voter Empowerment] Urges All States to Allow Teenagers to Pre-Register to Vote Poll workers wanted — lots of them
States, counties look at new ways to fill positions June 12, 2008: Voting System Standards: All Form and No Substance June 11, 2008: Voters and the Question of their “Confidence in the System” Columnist - Rabbit Hole of Voter Fraud June 9, 2008: What Constitutes an Election Audit It's a hands-on democracy Fla. Sen. Nelson Pushes for Electoral Overhaul June 8, 2008: What Barriers Stand in Your Way to the Polls?
The methods are far less conspicuous than fire hoses and more legally ambiguous than poll taxes and literacy tests. June 7, 2008: Nelson bill would abolish Electoral College Americans Ponder Accuracy of Electoral Process June 6, 2008: Then, of course, there's still THIS problem June 5, 2008: Opinion - A return to paper ballots in the U.S.? Not so fast Voting Rights Advocates Say America Is Unprepared For Massive Turnout Nov. 4 Exposing the GOP’s Voter Suppression Campaign June 4, 2008: Voters Want Choices. And They Want to Be Heard.
That's why Ranked Choice Voting makes so much sense. June 2, 2008: Electronic Verification for E-voting: A Dead End for Voter Confidence History of Ranked Choice Voting Cassandra, Chanting: Fiction or Non-Fiction? May 24, 2008: Disarming Our Demons
The self-fulfilling prophecy of election-stealing. Senators: No need for paper e-voting trails, 'electronic' ones are OK May 23, 2008: Recounting the Recount and Counting the Uncounted No Recount on Reality Recount
Night of the Living Bubbies Thrilling! But No Sequel, Please Absentee Voting Campaign Kicks Off Ready, Set, Vote and Other Strategies Senators: No need for paper e-voting trails, 'electronic' ones are OK Massive (And Wholly Predictable) ES&S Touch-screen Failures in Arkansas and West Virginia A Great New Book for Every Voter May 22, 2008: Ongoing Radio Shows (including internet streaming) May 21, 2008: Exclusive: Voting Machine Company Chief Lied to Chicago Officials About Ownership, Control of Company Pedometers and Other Black Boxes May 20, 2008: Why 'Vote-by-Mail' Elections are a Terrible Idea for Democracy May 18 and 19, 2008: Voting Rights advocates say America is unprepared for massive turnout Nov. 4 May 17, 2008: Several Big Voting Rights Victories On Friday! May 16, 2008: Election Fraud, not Voter Fraud, is a National Security Threat The Dubious Integrity of Alice P. Miller and the Elections Assistance Commission The State of the Vote May 15, 2008: Panel probes election phone jamming plot May 13, 2008: Citizenship Proof Next Up in Voter ID Battle Editorial - The Myth of Voter Fraud 'Hello,' They Lied: NH, TX Sec. of State Officials Continue to Deceive Voters May 12, 2008: Faulty Machines Ready to Count Your Vote
Based on scientific research, we have a clearer picture of just how vulnerable our American voting system really is. Even God couldn't vote in Indiana without proper ID Voter ID Battle Shifts to Proof of Citizenship May 10 and 11, 2008: EAC Selects D.C. Elections Director for Chief Operating Officer Post Confusing ballot designs still plague elections Editorial - Voter ID court ruling a barrier to ballot box Opinion - Acorn's Head Attacks Voter ID Law Following directions counts in vote
Recent recounts show voter errors can change tally May 09, 2008: Senators Feinstein and Kerry Express Concerns About Apparent Reversal in Department of Veterans’ Affairs Policy in Providing Access to Voter Registration for Veterans Editorial - Abridging voting rights
‘English-only’ bill introduced by Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., is grossly unfair New Front in War on Voting: Disabled American Veterans May 08, 2008: Editorial - Crippled Election Commission FEC Nominee Caroline Hunter emailed in 2004 Ohio Caging Scheme VA Retreats on Voter Registration Efforts for Wounded Veterans Recount: New Docudrama Could Influence Election May 06, 2008: Democratic Congress to Voters: What Election Problems? Book Review - Loser Take All: Election Fraud and the Subversion of Democracy, 2000-2008 Quick Study: Voting Machines
Do voting machines work as well as they should? Quick Study: Voting Machines
Learn who's who when it comes to making sure the nation's voting machines work, plus get up-to-speed on ballot lingo. Supreme Court Ignores Wisconsin Data May 05, 2008: Short Take: Voter ID ruling one of court's worst ... in history Opinion - Let the troops vote ACCURATE Comments on the VVSG Video Interview: Missouri Congressional Candidate Byron DeLear Speaks to The BRAD BLOG About 'Securing the Vote' May 03 and 04, 2008: Disenfranchised Over There May 02, 2008: Opinion - Voting Rights Are Too Important to Leave to the States Advocates: Voter ID ruling may disenfranchise US voters Supremes ruling opens door for voter ID laws "Uncounted" Goes North by Northwest Voting Machine Company Co-Founder Killed in Small Plane Crash in Caracas May 01, 2008: Sequoia Voting Systems' Desperate Spokesperson/Owner Michelle Shafer Trumpets 'Success' in PA, But Failed to Mention a Thing or Two... Dept. of Veterans Affairs Changes Policy on Helping Wounded Soldiers Register to Vote HBO'S 'Recount' and What Really Happened in the Florida 2000 Election (Hint: Gore Won) Editorial - Voter ID ruling will rank among court's worst Voting system creator dies in plane crash Peeling the Onion: Can Voting System Testing be Reliable and Extensive? Opinion – A Poll Tax By Another Name Remote VotingWho's Counting? Movie Reviews: "Uncounted" and "Election Day" April 30, 2008: HBO Film "Recount" Relives Florida 2000 Mule Train Mail: Dick Kaiser "Bushies Allowed to Kill Election Reform for Another Year" April 29, 2008: Voter ID law upheld Decision Is Likely to Spur Voter ID Laws in More States Diebold Accuvote Voting System Now on Sale at eBay! April 28, 2008: Voter Advocate Rush Limbaugh Applauds Supreme Court's 'Huge, Huge, Huge Move to Undercut Democrat Voter Fraud' Editorial - Denying Access to the Ballot Indiana's Primary First Major Test Of State's Controversial Voter Photo ID Law Supreme Court upholds Indiana voting ID law Court rejects voter ID challenge; no new grants People For: Supreme Court Won’t Stand Up For Voters Election Experts: Today’s Supreme Court Ruling Will Add to Long List of Hurdles Already Facing American Voters Supreme Court ruling will disenfranchise Indiana primary voters Asian American Groups Dismayed by U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholding Voter ID Law Statement from Robert A. Brady, Chairman, Committee on House Administration Stealing An Election: The Psychological Impact Beyond the Ballot Box April 26 and 27, 2008: Few states allow overseas troops to vote by e-mail April 25, 2008: GOP objects to bill allowing recounts Diebold Admits ATMs Are More Robust Than Voting Machines April 24, 2008: Shamos on paper trails Groundbreaking New Book Documents Widespread Election Fraud We Can't Afford Even One E-Voting Morris Worm Election Systems Upgrade April 23, 2008: Is Talk of Election Day Disaster Nothing But Fearmongering? Hardly Voter Suppression and the Major Parties Cybercrime and Politics Vote-count bill's rebuff doesn't add up April 22, 2008: The BRAD BLOG [And VotersUnite] Invited to Address U.S. Election Assistance Commission... Lawyers' Committee Releases Interim Protection 2008 Primary Report Are E-Voting Paper Trails A Bad Idea?
from the depends-on-your-point-of-view dept April 20 and 21, 2008: Hart/Sequoia Hostile Takeover Shamos Florida Senator April 19, 2008: The 2008 Election Will Be Stolen April 18, 2008: Holt will continue fight for ballot paper trail Congressman to press on with paper-ballot emergency voting bill
Bill goes down in House after White House intervenes Holt will continue fight for ballot paper trail Congressman to press on with paper-ballot emergency voting bill
Bill goes down in House after White House intervenes April 17, 2008: Election Protection 2008 Primary Report – Looking Ahead To November April 16, 2008: GOP Congressman House defeats bill funding paper ballots Congress Will Not Fund Paper Ballot Voting in November Republicans reject funding for paper-based voting Follow Bill Nelson's Lead on Reforming Elections System Voting accidents and other avoidable tragedies Initiative to Resolve Florida and Michigan Primary Disputes Announced by SaveTheVoters.org Vote Counting Failures in Ohio and New Jersey Violate Federal Law April 15, 2008: Surprise Avoid Corporate Crime - Hand Count The Paper Ballots GOP Objections Mean Uncertainty for Paper Ballot Bill Holt Blasts Republicans for Blocking Emergency Voting Bill House GOP Leaders and White House Deliver Blow to Verifiable Election April 14, 2008: What’s Easier to Rig—the U.S. Presidential Elections or a Slot Machine? The Myth of Verified Voting April 11, 2008: U.S. Presidential Election Can Be Hacked Researchers tell voting firms, time for a truce Computer Scientists U.Va. Scholar Traces Voting Technology Controversy to the 1890s Joyner Testifies on Voting Irregularities Before Congress Fighting for the Franchise April 10, 2008: Exclusive Report House seeks early lessons from '08 voting foul-ups Improve Poll Worker Training and Get More Machines, Voting Rights Groups Tell Congress Sen. Herb Kohl Veterans Department Creates Roadblocks to Voter Registration for Injured Vets Vote Counting Failures in Ohio and New Jersey Violate Federal Law, Accuracy Mandates Voter Registration Surges, But Fuels Voter Suppression Attempts In State Legislatures Expert says flawed e-voting systems need constant audits April 09, 2008: Groups Step Up Efforts to Avert Voting Mishaps Lessons learned so far from the 2008 primaries and caucuses Dallas voters complaints heard in Congress April 08, 2008: Web site aims to make absentee voting easier
Survey finds 42 percent of registered military voters were unable to vote in ’06 Road to e-voting crisis paved with money, good intentions April 07, 2008: Touch screen voting is stupidly expensive Diebold a Reluctant Takeover Target April 06, 2008: Despite technology, voting system not likely to change soon Host an UNCOUNTED House Party! A Sampling of Misconceptions & Outright Lies About Elections United Technologies wants a clearer financial picture of Diebold Despite technology, voting system not likely to change soon Host an UNCOUNTED House Party! A Sampling of Misconceptions & Outright Lies About Elections United Technologies wants a clearer financial picture of Diebold April 04, 2008: Editorial - Safeguarding Electronic Voting The War On Voting Rights Papantonio and Bender on the Hart InterCivic Fraud Suit The Cost of E-Voting Editorial - Safeguarding Electronic Voting The War On Voting Rights Papantonio and Bender on the Hart InterCivic Fraud Suit The Cost of E-Voting April 03, 2008: "Emergency" Bill Tries to Make Electronic Voting More Accurate, But Will It? Internet Voting is Too Risky for Public Elections Helpless, Helpless, Helpless April 02, 2008: The FBI Ignored Threats to Black Voters Video Chat Holt's ballot-reform measure gets a hearing House Administration Committee Approves Holt Emergency Voting Bill House Panel Passes Rep. Susan Davis’s No-Excuse Absentee Ballot Legislation The FBI Ignored Threats to Black Voters Video Chat Holt's ballot-reform measure gets a hearing House Administration Committee Approves Holt Emergency Voting Bill House Panel Passes Rep. Susan Davis’s No-Excuse Absentee Ballot Legislation April 01, 2008: Diebold software error reveals John McCain to win Nov. 4 election Diebold Launches Initiative to 'Care' About Things
No, Seriously... No Clearance for von Spakovsky Hearing Highlights Mixed Compliance, DoJ Inaction on Public Assistance Voter Registration Requirement March 31, 2008: Hart Intercivic Plays 'Disgruntled Employee' Card in Federal Whistleblower Fraud Suit Ben Franklin's Worst Nightmare ASQ Quality Report Offers Solutions to Error-Proof Voting Machines
'Change' Should Be Buzzword in Voting Process Felons' Voting Requests Pile Up Hart Intercivic Plays 'Disgruntled Employee' Card in Federal Whistleblower Fraud Suit Ben Franklin's Worst Nightmare ASQ Quality Report Offers Solutions to Error-Proof Voting Machines
'Change' Should Be Buzzword in Voting Process Felons' Voting Requests Pile Up March 30, 2008: Keep the Republic The Creekside Declaration... Justice Dept. Staff Cleared in Election Report Inquiry Whistleblower Federal Fraud Complaint Against Voting Machine Company Unsealed Editorial - Fix census plan March 25, 2008: This is Who Sequoia Voting Systems Has Chosen to Test Their Machines Instead of Princeton Senate bill seeks to ease vote caging This is Who Sequoia Voting Systems Has Chosen to Test Their Machines Instead of Princeton Senate bill seeks to ease vote caging This is Who Sequoia Voting Systems Has Chosen to Test Their Machines Instead of Princeton Senate bill seeks to ease vote caging This is Who Sequoia Voting Systems Has Chosen to Test Their Machines Instead of Princeton Senate bill seeks to ease vote caging March 24, 2008: Chicago “magic pen” snafu illustrates deeper problem for electronic voting Uncounted March 22 and 23, 2008: E-voting is good for you - but only if it's open to scrutiny Study
A new study suggests voters are comfortable with e-voting machines, but make errors at higher rates than with paper. Voter Registration Discrepancies May Result in Voter Suppression E-voting is good for you - but only if it's open to scrutiny Americans still wary of voting machines for 2008 Brookings seminar on "Voting Technology March 21, 2008: Sequoia Voting Systems’ Claims About Third Party Reviews and Testing of Its Election Equipment – Their Misleading Half-Truths vs. The Facts Sequoia Voting Systems site hacked Sequoia e-vote audit scrapped (and OMG robots!) Sequoia Voting Systems Admits To Hackers Attacking Their Website Sequoia Voting Systems Website Hacked Sequoia Threatens Lawsuit Over E-Voting Machine Review
A New Jersey county asked a Princeton professor to conduct an independent review of Sequoia Voting Systems e-voting machines, which the company opposes. Voters prefer e-voting, but tech has limits
A recent survey found that voters generally prefer voting machines to paper ballots, but the machines have error rates that can be unacceptably high March 20, 2008: E-voting vendor's Web site hacked
The Web site of Sequoia Voting Systems, which is already under scrutiny for voting tally discrepancies in New Jersey, was hacked Thursday morning March 19, 2008: EAC to Discuss States' Use of Remaining HAVA [Funds] at Denver Meeting March 18, 2008: E-Voting Is Very Different From E-Banking California and Ohio officials honored as Profiles in Courage March 17, 2008: American Statistical Association Calls for Audits to Increase Confidence in Electoral Outcomes U. of Conn. Study Reveals Still More Vulnerabilities in Diebold Optical Scan Voting System March 15 and 16, 2008: 'Voter Fraud' Phantom Returns to Haunt Policy Makers and Voters Themselves March 14, 2008: Details of a possible delegate plan under discussion: "He Said, She Said" at the EAC Do Dogs Vote in St. Louis? Senators Spar over the Need for Voters to Show Photo ID Details of a possible delegate plan under discussion: "He Said, She Said" at the EAC Do Dogs Vote in St. Louis? Senators Spar over the Need for Voters to Show Photo ID March 13, 2008: Democrats Are at Odds Over Plans for 2 States Senate panel ponders election fraud again
Voter impersonation isn't nearly as big a problem as other forms of election fraud, a congressional committee was told Wednesday. March 12, 2008: The Problems with All-Mail Elections March 10, 2008: Opinion - Voting security needed now! Editorial - Clean Up Our Elections
A nation that proclaims itself to be the best democracy on Earth must do a better job in running elections. Debugging Election Codes "Myth" of Voter Fraud Focus of Senate Hearing 'Myth of Voter Fraud' Hearings to be Held This Week in Senate Will your vote count?
Struggles continue with voting reform years after hanging chads of 2000 March 06, 2008: United Technologies Won't Let Bid For Diebold Die March 05, 2008: Diebold chair blasts United Tech offer Diebold chairman criticizes takeover bid in new letter Defense Contractor Seeks to Buy Diebold March 04, 2008: Do You Want the Military Industrial Complex Counting Your Votes? State Use of Remaining HAVA Funds For New Voting Systems March 03, 2008: Diebold Receives a Takeover Offer Diebold Rejects Proposal From United Technologies Diebold Stock Soars After $3 Billion Takeover Bid by Defense Contractor Conglomerate United Technologies Diebold Rejects Bid as ‘Opportunistic’ Editorial - A New Role for Defense Contractors? March 02, 2008: Is Your Name on the Voting List? United Technologies Makes Bid for Diebold March 01, 2008: Pesky Details with Getting a Voting System Correct March 4 Snapshot 'Perceived' Problems Part of Reason for National Move to Paper Ballots Says USA TODAY February 29, 2008: High voter turnout prompts resource concerns for Nov. Get out the pencils February 28, 2008: Provisional Ballots May Be the Hanging Chad of ’08 Prof. pushes verifiable voting system February 27, 2008: A Quaint Story about How We Used to Have Democratic Elections Lawmakers Question Election Board Members February 26, 2008: ONION VIDEO February 24 and 25, 2008: Cyberye—commentary February 23, 2008: Precinct Hiccups Blamed on Poor Training February 22, 2008: Following the Paper Trail February 21, 2008: e-voting's success rests on chain-of-custody issue Electronic Voting and Partial Audits Let's do the Math Following the Paper Trail
Case study examines five states' efforts to limit paperless voting February 20, 2008: Diebold Names Senior Diebold Officials to 'New Independent' Diebold Election Division Board February 19, 2008: When the Nominating System is a Whole Lot Better than the Argument Against It…. 10.0 on the Richter Scale... Premier Names First Board of Directors February 17, 2008: February 19 Snapshot February 16, 2008: Why Won’t Corporate Media Cover Voting Integrity Issues? With improvements, e-voting could be good, says researcher. February 15, 2008: The Magic Of America February 12, 2008: Political Realism vs Negotiating with Our Hands Many States Elect Not to Use Flawed E-Voting Technology Chesapeake Tuesday Snapshot Diebold Admits Overstating '07 Election Revenue by 300%; Announces 5% Workforce Layoff as Feds Continue Investigations and Stock Price Keeps Falling February 09, 2008: Stop The Presses February 08, 2008: Dave Berman on VoteRescue Radio this Sunday, Feb. 10th, from 2-4pm CST Why Can't America Vote Right? February 07, 2008: Millions Without a Voice Opinion - After all those revisions, are elections working better? February 06, 2008: Super Tuesday’s Voting Glitches Professor's Model Helps Ensure Election Accuracy Editorial - Choosing is a challenge, but voting should be easy Why Americans are shunning e-voting Diebold to Cut 5 Percent of Work Force
Diebold Plans to Slash 800 Jobs, Says Revenue Recognition Problems Resolved Myth that Touch-Screen Voting Machines Mean Faster Election Results Debunked Few Super Tuesday e-voting problems reported Was Your Vote Counted?
An expert assesses how different technologies worked at the polls Registration Problems Mar Super Tuesday in Some Places Voting Goes Smoothly in Most Places Votes Go Smoothly in Most States Polls Flooded but No Major Problems February 05, 2008: A guide to Super Tuesday's riskiest voting machines Early Votes Go Smoothly in Most States Myth that Touch-Screen Voting Machines Mean Faster Election Results Debunked Super Tuesday
The Verified Voting Foundation and Common Cause say that voting machines can pose problems when left unattended or if they don't have paper backups Super Tuesday. And Wednesday, and Thursday - by Tova Andrea Wang States Prepare for Tests of Voting-System Changes Perspective 'Crash tested' e-voting machines spread doubt on Super Tuesday AUDIO Super Tuesday
A closer look at three states' e-voting readiness Why America Needs Coalition – Clean Elections and Freedom February 04, 2008: CBS Q&A Internet Voting
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love having the whole world know exactly how I voted Many Senior Citizens in Nursing Homes Will Not Be Voting Super Tuesday February 03, 2008: Opinion - A Clearer Picture on Voter ID February 02, 2008: The Democratic Party's Dangerous Experiment Super Tuesday Results Could Take a While Is the ease and convenience of electronic voting worth the risk in potential screw-ups? February 01, 2008: Elderly Voters – Some Improvements in Voting Accessibility from 2000 to 2004 Elections, but Gaps in Policy and Implementation Remain Report Your Vote Will Be Thoughtful, But Will It Be Counted? Super Tuesday states face hurdles A Far-Fetched Fix for E-Voting Woes Percentage-Based versus Statistical-Power-Based Vote Tabulation Audits January 31, 2008: Biggest-Ever Primary Day Poses Hurdles Fortify Offers States Analysis of Voting Machines
Secretaries of State are offered free source code analyzer to ensure security of state-owned electronic voting systems Six states at “high” risk for voting machine mishaps on Super Tuesday Election Fraud January 30, 2008: Electronic voting is facing a recall
Officials are switching systems or trying to fix problems, even as they contend with new laws and earlier primaries. Battle for Election Integrity 'Fought and Won by Activists' Says LATimes in 2,800-Word, 2-Part Series Which Doesn't Bother to Quote a Single One of Them... What the World Needs Now
Not the right to vote, but the ability to vote Filmmaker examines election fraud, voter suppression Touch-screen me not
Reformers want change in voting procedures. January 29, 2008: In Too Many Elections, Voters Remain 'Uncounted,' Miscounted or Denied the Right to Vote, As Filmmaker David Earnhardt Shows Us Voting with (Little) Confidence
Experts say that when it comes to voting machines, usability issues should be as much of a concern as security. Are states ready for the 2008 election? Q&A
Interview with Dr. Avi Rubin, expert on e-voting January 26, 2008: Voters confused by e-voting machines, study finds Soldiers overseas may get their ballots via e-mail January 25, 2008: Robert Koehler - Conspiracy theorist Lou Dobbs Video January 23, 2008: Editorial - Voters don't need photo identification Report Columnist - Servatius
America's democracy is flawed at the most fundamental level Why We Need Democracy Promotion at Home January 22, 2008: Touch Screen Voting a Hit; Critics Miss Mark on Security Wed Every Vote Counts January 21, 2008: Editorial - Election Changes May Be Detrimental Voter ID allies betray King and democracy January 18, 2008: Paper jam may curb Latino vote The Legacy of Hanging Chads
As the Florida recount implodes, the high court decides Bush v. Gore Can America Run a Fairer Election?
Why it's so hard to make sure that voting day goes as it should Rep. pushes bill offering cash for paper ballots New Jersey Congressman Rush Holts Grand Notion… January 17, 2008: Bill Advocates Paper Ballots and Audits Holt bill gives counties option of electronic voting machines Congressmen Push for Paper Ballots Facts About Ballot Printing Costs Taming the Vote Amid troubling reports on election integrity, Dem introduces paper-ballot legislation January 16, 2008: Could post-ballot audits renew faith in U.S. elections?
Supporters say the time is now to mandate random counts after elections Editorial - A Quick Fix for Electronic Voting Emergency measure advocates paper ballots and election audits January 15, 2008: Bernard Weiner January 14, 2008: An Easy And Visible Exit Poll To Assure a True Vote! Eternal Vigilance
Or, Counting Voters' Ballots in American Elections, and Other 'Conspiracy Theories' Citizens Launch Free and Fair Elections Amendment Caucus Push Voters respond favorably to touch screen voting equipment January 12, 2008: VIDEO January 11, 2008: We need to eliminate secret vote counting, not a recount Columnist - Making an e-voting fuss when it counts The High-Tech Tide is Turning Towards Voter Empowerment Why New York Times e-voting story fell short January 10, 2008: Alarms Should Go Off Whenever the Discrepancies Between the "Official" Results and the Polls Can't Be Explained January 09, 2008: 99 Ways to Steal Elections January 08, 2008: As primary season ramps up, an e-voting snapshot
Are states across the nation ready for the elections to begin? Interview - Bits, Bytes and Votes Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments on Indiana Voter ID Law Voter-ID Law Draws Political Clash at Supreme Court Voter ID Our view on improving elections Election (including security) madness
The continuing saga of poorly designed voting machines Election Burden
Indiana's voter-ID law is harmful and worthless. White House Watch January 07, 2008: Voter ID case could affect election laws Voter ID Laws Are Set to Face a Crucial Test Columnist - Fraud Alert Opinion - A Paper Trail for Voting Machines Response to NY Times Magazine cover story:"Can you count on voting machines?" Getting it Straight for 2008
What We Know About Vote by Mail Elections, and How to Conduct Them Well The Kudzu Effect Uncounted The Establishment’s Voting Machines Voter I.D. requirements reduce political participation, study finds Vote Hope 2008 :3 January 06, 2008: High court to consider Indiana law on voter ID Opinion - BALLOT BURDEN Voter ID issue remains controversial State's voter ID law under scrutiny of high court High Court to consider voter ID law U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Voter ID Case This Week Papering over OptiScam Problems Commentary on NYTimes New York Times Magazine on E-voting GOP Already at Work to Keep Obama Voters From the Polls January 05, 2008: Can You Count On These Machines? Editorial - Remember hanging chads? Problems are still with us January 04, 2008: Opinion - Court should uphold voter photo ID law January 03, 2008: Human Factors Researchers Test Voting Systems for Seniors That Can Improve Accuracy and Speed for Voters of All Ages Voter ID Court Challenges Expected to Have Big Impact on 2008 Elections January 01 and 02, 2008: AP Covers Election Integrity, Quotes Election Integrity Advocate at Top of Story! States Scramble To Address E-Voting Concerns Legal voters thrown off rolls
Database woes could be 'sleeper issue of 2008' Problems at polls permeate U.S. political process Voting Activists Urge Presidential Candidates to Reject Unverifiable Primaries U.S. Supreme Court To Review Indiana Voter ID Law Election theft won't be tolerated Voter ID Law Heads to Supreme Court CNN Voting Groups Urge Presidential Candidates to Demand Paper Ballots for Upcoming Primaries December 30 and 31, 2007: Voter ID Law Heads to Supreme Court Editorial - Uphold voter ID laws
Casting a ballot shouldn't be less secure than cashing a check Build trust in electronic voting
Colorado, Ohio, and other states must tackle security risks found in electronic voting machines. December 29, 2007: Stateside
To DRE or not to DRE, that's just one of the questions West Coast premiere of "Uncounted December 28, 2007: Holt Takes Another Stab at Election Reform
Simplified Legislation Offers Money to Jurisdictions Who Wish to Move to Paper Ballots, Optional Audits... The Best and Worst of 2007 Courts reflect partisan split on voter ID laws December 27, 2007: Rep. Rush Holt to Push for Paper Ballots and Vote Count Audits for 2008 Human factors researchers test voting systems for seniors December 25 and 26, 2007: High court to take on voter ID case December 24, 2007: Editorial - Broken Polls December 22, 2007: Who gets to vote matters December 21, 2007: Electronic Voting Equipment Records a Vote of 'No Confidence' Voting Rights Activists Win Big Cases in Florida and Arizona Diebold under Justice Department scrutiny, too Diebold Now Also Under DoJ Investigation as Stock Price Hits FIVE-YEAR Low!
Once-Great, Now-Disgraced American Company Also Facing SEC Probe, Lawsuits, Upcoming 2008 Election Meltdowns December 20, 2007: Voter ID requirement will help fight fraud Advancing the HCPB Framing, Outreach and Media No Barking in the Night about the FEC December 19, 2007: A Step in the Right Direction (France) French e-voting study highlights hidden costs
Electoral districts have difficulty evaluating all the costs associated with using electronic voting machines (France) French e-voting study highlights hidden costs
Districts didn't budget realistically for deployment issues Tougher voter ID laws fuel debate December 16 and 17, 2007: Stateside December 15, 2007: Voting Rights Chief to Leave Post December 14, 2007: Midwest Voter Registration Data-Sharing Project Moves Forward
Kansas leads groups of states crosschecking information; Advocates voice concern Voting Chief Tanner Resigns UNCOUNTED Post-Election Auditing VoteRescue Radio, Sunday, 2-4pm CST Blockbuster Show! December 13, 2007: Voter ID in HAVA and The Case for Preemption Republicans Urge Supreme Court to Allow Preemptive Strikes in Elections Voter fraud fraud December 12, 2007: National Election Survey Reveals Interesting Stats Editorial - Will the Supreme Court Decide the 2008 Election? The Ghost Of Gonzales December 11, 2007: Rep. Holt To Offer New Election Reform Proposal Paralyze The FEC? Splendid. The U.S. Government on Voter Photo ID DoJ Argues for Voter ID Law in Supreme Court Case Karen Handel jumps into the U.S. Supreme Court case on voter ID EAC Releases 2006 Election Day Survey Results December 07, 2007: "Election Integrity" Feeding Frenzy Zeros In On Proof-of-Citizenship Requirements December 06, 2007: U.S. Voter Confidence Is Linked To Positive Voter Experience, According To New Colorado State Study Voter confidence linked to positive voter experience December 05, 2007: California's testing cracks ES&S evoting system wide open Vote-Count Woes Linger VIDEOS
NOW Explores Many Of The Ways Republicans And The DoJ Are Working To Disenfranchise Democratic Leaning Voters December 04, 2007: Flash Midwestern Election Systems Exposed The Stunning Reality of Voter Fraud Managers developing anxiety about nation's 2008 elections The FEC On its Sick(Death?) Bed Who is your e-machine voting for? UnCounted offers disturbing anwers Part 2 December 02 and 03, 2007: Tic Toc Tic Toc "Margin of Error, Ballots of Straw" Tic Toc Tic Toc Another Report to the EAC Buried? Republicans in Texas County Reject Paperless Primary
But Voters in South Carolina and 12 Other States Will Vote on Paperless Voting Machines December 01, 2007: Bringing Democracy Home A looming election nightmare? Moonshine America? Collapse of the 'Trust Me' elections model Voting Can Be a Real Battle For U.S. Troops and Others Overseas in the 2008 Primaries "Uncounted Fixing "Broken Windows" - the Wrong Ones - in Voter ID Efforts increase to enfranchise U.S. citizens abroad Voting system ped from EAC certification program Pew's electionline.org Examines First Five Years of the Help America Vote Act Report – Demos
An analysis of provisional balloting problems in the 2006 election Barack Obama Voter ID Fraud Doesn’t Exist Says ACORN "Transparent and Well-regulated Elections" LegAlert Voting Machine Mess Can't Just Be Fixed by Congressional Bills Book Review Cartoon – The Adventures of Citizen Michael C. Robertson Secretary Carnahan, Four Other Secretaries Weigh in On Indiana Photo ID Case
Evidence shows that fair elections can be ensured without disenfranchising elderly, disabled and poor voters Fixing e-voting Provisional Ballot Problems Widely Reported in 2006, New Report Finds; Administrative Errors, Poor Training, Voter Roll Problems Urged to Be Fixed Before Election 2008 Solving the Election Crisis In November 2006, Two Machines 'Smoked' - Only One Was Recalled VOTER ACTION CALLS FOR A FULL CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS COMPANIES Swarthmore College Political Scientist Calls Voter ID Laws 'Democratic Emergency,' Joins Amicus Brief to Challenge Proposed Legislation Editorial - Count the ways to restore confidence in elections Reactions Counted at the Sold Out 'Uncounted' Premiere Senate Bill Would Outlaw "Caging" as Voter Suppression Tactic By the Numbers New Study Examines Impact of Voter ID Laws 10 Questions Info on voting flaws not shared EAC spokeswoman answers questions about agency Diebold official answers questions about voting machines U.S. Election Assistance Commission Working Hard to Fail and Succeeding at It! Columnist - Restoring Confidence in the Balloting Process Opinion - Voting rights back on Justice's radar Fifty states face voting machine lawsuits; “Uncounted” documents DRE issues Rep. Holt Introduces Legislation to Establish National Standards for Counting Provisional Ballots The Supreme Court, Face to Face with the Politics of Voter ID November 08, 2007: U.S. Voting Technology Leader Sequoia Voting Systems Announces New Corporate Ownership Getting in Touch with the Inner VVSG Just a Few 'Glitches'? November 07, 2007: What's So Special About Tuesday? Election Day 'Glitches' 'Hiccups' 'Snags' and 'Snafus' Return Election Day 2007 The Truth About Voter Fraud Scholar Traces Voting Technology Controversy to the 1890s November 06, 2007: Voter Intimidation May Plague Election Day 2007 New Film "Uncounted" Reveals How Elections Are Stolen Duncan Hunter Calls for Paper Ballots in Response to Why Tuesday's 'Candidate Challenge' Bill to Oulaw 'Voter Caging' Introduced in U.S. Senate Department of Justice investigates attorney in Boston voting lawsuit
Allegedly got paid for stay at Cape RVers Are Blocked From Voting November 05, 2007: Editorial - In Defense of Voting Rights Futurist Risks of e-voting Political Scientists Examine Voter Confidence in Electoral Administration, Make Recommendations November 04, 2007: Diebold/Premier Admits Memory Card Failure On Popular Optical-Scan Voting Machines
With Elections Impending Next Week, Company Downplays, Hides Failure Rate TIME November 02, 2007: Should Voting Machine Makers Be Sued Like Big Tobacco? After years of use, e-voting gets first real federal testing guidelines Listen up! VoteRescue Radio Sunday Nov. 4, 2-4pm CST Blow Struck Against Machine with Secret Voting Software and Invisible Ballots Bill To Ban DRE (Touch-Screen) Voting Machines Finally Introduced In Senate! Ellison wants to ban photo ID as requirement for voting Uncle Sam Wants to Know How You Feel About E-Voting Machines Comment on new voting system guidelines online Smashing secret vote counting in San Francisco, giving away the vote in New Hampshire Tell the Feds What You Think of E-Voting Machines October 30, 2007: "Uncounted It's not fraud, it's alienated voters Opinion – Vote early, count often October 29, 2007 And Earlier: Electronic Voting Concerns in 2008 Presidential Race 'What's Obama's Plans for Election Reform?' Let's Help See the Question Get Asked Tomorrow! Senate Battle Over FEC Nominee May Hamper Agency's Ability to Act A case of the wrong technology applied incorrectly Has America Outgrown the Caucus? Some Thoughts on Reshaping the Nomination Contest Something didn't add up Voting technology must be checked, expert says LAist Interview Expanding and Improving Opportunities to Vote by Mail or Absentee Will the election theft machine do it again in 08? Obama Gripping New Novel Exposes America's Vulnerability to Election Sabotage Tech The Vote Trouble with Touch Screens, Indeed Nationwide Study Grades and Ranks Campaign Disclosure
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36 states pass, 14 fail, 21 earn higher grades Take a Look Hearing to be Held on Rep. Susan Davis's No-Excused Absentee Voting Legislation Uproar after Justice Department official says black voters caused their own lines in Ohio 2004 vote Campus voting access not making the grade Media Release - Fewer Than Half of Eligible Minority and Low-Income Americans Voted in 2006, New Project Vote Report Shows Lynn Landes on "VoteRescue Radio - Where Citizens Count, One Vote at a Time" Conyers Has More Questions For DOJ's Tanner Conyers Issues Statement on News Reports Questioning DoJ's 2004 Presidential Election 'Investigation' in Ohio Hackers could skew US elections DoJ's John 'Minorities Die First' Tanner to Testify to House Judiciary Sub-Committee, as Washington Post Picks up BRAD BLOG Story on His Recent Controversial Comments Failing the Grade Pulling Up the Stone Civil Rights Division to “Throw Tanner Under the Bus” to save Hans von Spakovsky’s FEC nomination Actual Evidence of Voter Fraud is Minimal Campus voting access not making the grade Listen Up! Bev Harris on Tonight's "Voice of the Voters" Opinion - Position Paper The Tanner Doctrine—and from the Chief of the Voting Rights Section, No Less DoJ Voting Rights Chief Says 'It's a Shame' Elderly May be Disenfranchised by Photo ID Laws, But Minority Voters 'Don't Become Elderly, They Die First' Former DoJ Officials Say Voting Chief's Comments on Photo ID 'False' 'Cherry Picked' 'Ludicrous' Voters, don't trust computers
Electronic systems are unreliable; tampering is easy. State and federal action is needed to safeguard elections. Interview With Professor Steve Freeman
Author Of 'Was The 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?' Costs for Elections Differ in Ohio, W.Va. A Call For Change Paperless Voting is an Accident Waiting to Happen High Court to Decide If Voters Must Show Photo ID Senate leaders agree to separate vote on von Spakovsky Obama Blocks Vote on Von Spakovsky in Senate! Democrats prepare to battle voter fraud The Senate Should Care About Truthful Witnesses Editorial - Reasonable voter ID laws Commentary - Elections Old And New Data on overseas absentee ballots raise questions Sequoia Voting Systems Unveils New Optical Scan System for New York Court opens term with First Amendment case Opinion - A new poll tax?
Election fraud isn't a problem, but the Supreme Court may OK an ID law that burdens poor and minority voters. U.S. High Court Accepts Voter ID Case, Ohio SOS Says Law Helps GOP "Vote Cage" U.S. House investigates floor vote
Actions of Rep. Michael McNulty during a close ballot are under scrutiny Select committee on ‘stolen vote’ issues findings GOP Says They'll Continue Racist Voter Suppression Tactics Republicans Working Hard to Suppress Voting Rights Von Spakovsky to slip through? Senate panel advances controversial FEC appointee House Members Ask Senate Committee to Deny FEC Position to Partisan Hack Dem Defection Sends Voter Fraud Guru to Full Senate Democrats Pass the Buck to Full Senate on GOP 'Voter Fraud' Zealots FEC Nomination Supreme Court to decide if Voter-ID laws are Unconstitutional The Court Decides to Consider Voter ID McClatchy Demos Issues New Report on Voter Fraud Election Vaporware TPMMuck Voting system requirements should be technology-neutral Civil Rights Groups Oppose Nomination of Hans von Spakovsky to FEC Which is the bigger threat to our nation - tainted pet food or computerized voting? We The People Foundation Initiates National “Clean Elections” Lawsuit "Hacking Democracy" Nominated for Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Journalism Restoring Democracy - Election Reform or Band-Aid Solutions? Think Tank summary of ITIF’s eVoting report Counting the Ballots? I'll Help Director’s Note Down the Election Rabbit Hole and Back Again What Congress Should Be Talking About Response to ITIF Voting Report Election Technology Council Electronic Voting How to Take Action on Holt and Fix Our Elections Black Votes Suppressed Across the Country by Disenfranchising of Prisoners and Former Convicts Restore Integrity to Federal Elections HR 811, Unfunded Mandates, and the Protection of Civil Rights A Voting Test for the High Court Paper trail voting report hammers straw men, its own credibility Are Elections Very Important? IT industry group calls for technology-neutral voting audit trail Group says e-voting paper trail wouldn't improve security Will House Leaders Duck Debate on Electronic Voting Compromise? Democratic Leadership Still 'Out of Touch' Concerning DRE Voting Machines, Holt Election Reform Bill Youth Vote 2008 House Democratic Leaders Face Tricky Path to Passage of Election Bill Voting bill orders paper trail
'Unfunded Mandate’ Upsets Officials The House of Representatives could vote as early as this week on an important bill that would help restore confidence in our election system. How to steal an election...How do we stop it? New Voting Machines Can Save Our Democracy Touch-screen machines may be voted out
Proposed federal law looks to add paper trail, force change in equipment Video Ready or Not, Voting Paper Trail Nears House Vote Vote Fraud Vote Fraud Paper Trails Don't Ensure Accurate E-Voting Totals, Group Charges [Congresswoman]Susan Davis Proposes Amendment to Restrict the Use of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines EAC halts certification of e-voting system Who Needs Hackers? Voter Purging Sorting Out Election Reform
Will House Democrats Seize the Opportunity Before Them? Ballot is in at vote-count firm HR811 A Damaging Paper Chase In Voting Hands-on Elections Computer Security Expert Bruce O'Dell House Puts Off Voting Bill, Most Other Business Next Week Dems’ split over House voting rules spurs chortles from GOP The Latest on the Holt Election Reform Bill and the Davis Amendment to Restrict DRE Touch-Screen Voting Systems Editorial - What's the rush? Director’s Note Holt Election Reform Bill in Meltdown...Again The Cat in the Hat, elusive happy endings, and the [election] mess that is so big, and so deep, and so tall E-voting paper trail push stalls in Congress Rules Democrats Revolt On Electronic Voting Bill Editorial - A Chance to Make Votes Count NY Times Calls For Ban on Touch-Screen Voting (Finally!) Rep. Susan Davis Election Law Mandates Public Inspection of Ballots and Ballot Boxes in Most States State Officials’ Opposition Could Jeopardize Voting ‘Paper Trail’ Measure Controversy Arises Over Election Reform Draft Voluntary Voting System Guidelines Delivered to EAC The Dangers of Electronic Voting Senate Panel Approves Voter Intimidation Measure MyVote1 National Election Report Congress looks back to paper for elections Exclusive Crunch Time for E-voting Reform E-voting reform bill scheduled for House vote this week House to consider e-voting reform bill
A bill that would require all e-voting machines to have paper trails and forbid them from having wireless or Internet connections is set for a vote Voting Systems Recommendations Microsoft 811 - Safety For Voting Machine Vendors
Making the World Safe For Voting Machine Vendors Securing (Or Not) Your Right to Vote Voice of the Voters MoveOn.org Misleads Members in Support of Holt Election Reform Bill Even as Holt Distances Himself from Own Bill Making the World Safe For Voting Machine Vendors MoveOn Shows Their Bias Again, In Another Flawed Poll MoveOn and HR811 (the Holt Bill) The Virus Did It A Useful Study of the Arguments for “Voter Fraud” EAC for Dummies EXCLUSIVE Tova Wang - A Rigged Report on U.S. Voting? A Case Against Electronic Ballot Counting The Good Guys Strike Back!
Three Smart Editorials Today Calling the Bad Guys Out and Demanding Accountability! Finally! Sequoia's Documents Fail to Answer Serious Questions Raised in Dan Rather Report Touchscreen voting machines redux Origin of voting machines traced to Philippines Fall is Almost Here! Catch Up on CVI's Voice of the Voters, The Country's Foremost Radio Program Devoted to Democracy and Election Reform ES&S Pouts, Stamps Foot, Complies Anyway, After Minor Spanking by the EAC ES&S Discloses Full List of Manufacturers Opinion - Elections must have integrity Election system attracts criticism, concerns voters America's Faith in Vote Counting Crashes "Fooled Again" Series Election Technology Council Notes from the Underground
Why the 2004 Election Matters More than Ever The Dan Rather Voting Machine Special, A Recipe for Election Disaster, and Serious Food for Thought Media Finally Question the Relationship Between Elections Officials and Voting Machine Companies E-Voting Ballots May Not Be So Secret; Paper Trail Takes Away Anonymity Dan Rather Report Examines Problems with Touchscreen Voting Machines Insider Trading at Diebold?
Mass Sell-Off by Company Officers Occurs Simultaneously Just Days Prior to Stock Price Plunge, Announcement of Jettisoning of Election Division Reply From AVS To EAC Response to AVS EAC Notice of Non-Compliance To AVS (follow-up to AVS letter above) Editorial - Voting Reform
Fixing the bill that fixes elections Diebold/Premier's Touch-Screen Voting Machines Going Way of Edsel Sequoia Voting Systems, in Full Damage Control Mode, Contacts Us About Error, Reveals Several of Their Own in the Bargain ES&S - Statement Regarding HDNet Program Sequoia Voting Systems Publishes Quality Control Documentation For 2000 Palm Beach Punch Card Ballots 'Diebold Election Systems, Inc.’ Is No More! (At Least in Name) Why nobody wants to buy Diebold Election Systems Rather looks at 2000 voting snafus Diebold Can't Sell Elections Unit Diebold Realigns Elections Subsidiary; Lowers Full-Year Elections Revenue Expectations Diebold Election Systems to Become Premier Election Solutions Voter Action Calls for a Full Congressional Investigation of Voting Systems Companies Voter Action Calls For A Full Congressional Investigation Of Voting Systems Companies DAN RATHER REPORTS VIDEO First in the "Fooled Again" Series Sequoia Voting Systems Responsible for 2000 Presidential Debacle? EAC Issues Voting System Certification Guide President Urges Effective Election Audits EAC Spanks ES&S For Failure to Disclose Philippine Factory
Advanced Voting Solutions Also Caught In A Deception ES&S Failed to Disclose Manila Manufacturer to Fed Agency Dan Rather Investigates Voting Machines Uncovers New Surprises About ES&S Touch-Screens Election Technology Council makes top appointments The truth about election fraud 'DAN RATHER REPORTS' to Present Conclusive Evidence of Touch-Screen Voting Machine Failures A Timely Second Look at Mark Crispin Miller's "Fooled Again" Tumbling Down “DAN RATHER REPORTS” to Present Conclusive Evidence of Voting Machine Failures Rep. Dennis Kucinich What are the odds that your vote will count? Watch Political Chowder on Sunday Dean talks up Dems' 'voter protection' effort Rep. Dennis Kucinich
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