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January 18, 2007 at 08:51:17

Electronic Voting & Fair Vote Counts: 15 Expert Reports

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4. Is the count conducted in a transparent environment, with adequate arrangements for domestic observers?

5. Does the number of registered voters recorded as having voted correspond with the number of ballots cast?

6. Are unused ballots secured, cancelled, or destroyed after being counted?

7. Are invalid ballots properly identified in a uniform manner? Are invalid ballots appropriately segregated and preserved for review?

8. Do the ballots contain any unusual markings intended to violate the secrecy of the vote?

9. Does the number of invalid ballots seem inordinately high?

10. Does the counting adhere to the principle that the ballot is deemed valid if the will of the voter is clear?

11. Are ballots for each party or candidate separated correctly and counted individually?

12. Are any disputes or complaints resolved in a satisfactory manner?

13. Are official counting records correctly completed at the end of the count and signed by all authorized persons?

14. Are domestic observers and poll watchers from political parties able to obtain official copies of the protocol for the polling station?

15. Are the results publicly posted at the polling station?

16. Are there inappropriate activities by police and/or security forces, such as taking notes and reporting figures or results by telephone?

17. Did polling-station officials agree on the vote-count procedures and results, and, if not, what action was taken in case of disagreement?

PRINCETON STUDY: Feldman, Ariel J., J.A. Halderman, and E.W. Felten, "Security Analysis of the Diebold AccuVote-TS Voting Machine," Center for Information Technology Policy and Dept. of Computer Science, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, 2006. http://itpolicy.princeton.edu/voting

The Diebold AccuVote-TS and its newer relative the AccuVote-TSx are together the most widely deployed electronic voting platform in the United States [8]. In the November 2006 general election, these machines are scheduled to be used in 357 counties representing nearly 10% of registered voters (~ 15 million).

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In 2004, Rady Ananda joined the growing community of citizen journalists. Focused mainly on elections, her blogs also address religious, gender, sexual and racial equality, as well as environmental issues; and are sprinkled with book and film reviews on various topics. She spent most of her working life as a legal investigator for private lawyers, and five years as an editor. She currently serves as a senior editor at OpEdNews. All material offered here is the property of Rady Ananda, copyright 2006, 2007, 2008. Permission is granted to repost, with proper attribution including the original link. In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Tell the truth anyway. Sign this petition: http://www.electiondefensealliance.org/ny_levers_petition

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Michael Richardson is a freelance writer based in Boston. Richardson writes about politics, law, nutrition, ethics, and music. Richardson is also a political consultant.
Michael RichardsonMichael Richardson is a freelance writer based in Boston. Richardson writes about politics, law, nutrition, ethics, and music. Richardson is also a political consultant.

Hand Count Paper Ballots

Rady!

This is an excellent list of resources. Your solution about precinct hand-counting of paper ballots with public observation is, in fact, the only way we will be able to regain honest elections in this technological age. Thanks much for this good work you have done.

by Michael Richardson (81 articles, 15 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 36 comments) on Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 3:56:08 PM

Charlie Levenson is a writer and activist in Portland, Oregon. In addition to serving as the Manager of Electronic Communications for a social/athletic club in Portland, he instructs in Digital Media at Portland State University, consults on communications strategy, and occasionally writes/directs videos.
Charlie LCharlie Levenson is a writer and activist in Portland, Oregon. In addition to serving as the Manager of Electronic Communications for a social/athletic club in Portland, he instructs in Digital Media at Portland State University, consults on communications strategy, and occasionally writes/directs videos.

I would add...

Any active or passive involvement in the intentional disenfranchisement of a U.S. Citizen should be a Class A felony FOR EACH INSTANCE.

If this crime is committed by anyone holding ANY government position, they should lose all their estate and they and their progeny should be denied ANY government funds in perpetuity.

If more than 100 counts are involved, the death penalty should be an option.

I think THAT would get a few Republican Secretaries of State or Electoral Commissioner's attention. I'm thinking of people like Ken Blackwell or the Republicans in Warren County or in the FL-13 or just about ANYWHERE where Republicans are allowed anywhere near the registration or voting process.

Most of the corrupt LOCAL, REGIONAL and NATIONAL Republicans who have conspired (and acted solely) to cheat and steal votes have done so believing that they were "fighting a moral battle against evil." But I wonder how many would do it again if they thought they could go to jail, lose everything, sentence their children to destruction, or even DIE for it. Sure, some would, but many would wimp out if they thought it wasn't going to be as easy as we've made it.

Time to change the rules of the game and make cheating a LOT harder.

CharlieL
Portland, OR

by Charlie L (2 articles, 3 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 676 comments) on Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 6:20:23 PM