14 Articles

Friday, October 30, 2009
In time for Halloween, spectre of Internet voting re-emerges
Dismissed by the Department of Defense, pilot programs for Internet Voting seem poised for resurrection by Congress.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Pollwatching at Chicago's Central Vote-Tabulating Room
(4 comments) On March 3, 2009, I pollwatched Chicago's central vote-tabulating room. According to my guide, I was the first person to ever do so.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Voting snafus? Here, use our bullhorn.
Illinois citizens can publicize their own unfiltered reports of voting problems they've experienced.

Monday, November 3, 2008
"Map flipping" on webpage evokes "vote flipping" at polls
(1 comments) A recent webpage problem is reminiscent of the "vote flipping" that has been reported from some polling places.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Don't Vote Early, Don't Vote Absentee, Don't Vote by Touch Screen
(7 comments) Minimize the chance of your vote going AWOL in November.

Monday, August 25, 2008
Hand-Counted Paper Ballots--on Steroids
(5 comments) Humboldt County, California, will henceforth publish exact images of the ballot cast in each of its elections. The images will be made available on the Internet, so that anyone can verify the vote counting and/or analyze voting patterns.

Thursday, August 21, 2008
Internet voting fatally flawed
The Chicago Tribune recently suggested that overseas troops should be allowed to vote via the Internet. But that ideas was deep-sixed by the Pentagon in 2004, after the concept was found to be riddled with terrifying vulnerabilities.

Monday, January 28, 2008
Don't Vote Early, Don't Vote Absentee, Don't "Touch Screen"
(2 comments) Strategies to lower the risk of your ballot going AWOL during the primary.

Sunday, January 27, 2008
[Updated] Citizens Pull Back the Curtain on Election Mishaps
A citizens group has created an online "clearinghouse" for voters to submit their first-hand reports of problems at the polls.

Friday, January 11, 2008
The High-Tech Tide is Turning Towards Voter Empowerment
(1 comments) High technology in the hands of government has been making elections less secure, less reliable, and less transparent. The high technology that is now coming into the hand of the average citizen will change that.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Glenview (IL) Town Hall Meeting: How to "Fix" Our Elections Friday 1/4/08
Without fair elections,our reps have no incentive to address the pressing needs of the average citizen,other than sheer survival--and sometimes not even that. Without elections that are fair,we have not only "taxation without representation,"but"government without accountability."Elections have always been problematic,not only in third-world nations,but also here.But now that electronic voting machines have taken over...

Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Illinois Residents: Did you encounter problems in the polling place today?
Let us know.Please post your report on our website,the "Illinois Election-Problems Clearinghouse," http://ballot-integrity.org/blog It will become a valuable contribution to the public record. When you post your report,it will immediately be published on the Internet,for access by all members of the public.No other service like this exists for metro Chicago.If you want to ensure that your personal report gets published...

Monday, November 6, 2006
Public Clearinghouse for Election Problems in Chicago and Cook County
Citizens can upload their first-hand reports and see them published immediately on the website. The website is at http://ballot-integrity.org/blog For urgent problems, the website will guide citizens to the appropriate hotline, staffed by human operators. The website invites reports of all problems, including those encountered during early voting and absentee voting.

Monday, October 9, 2006
Seting the Record Straight: My Response to Avi Rubin's "Pull the Plug"
Avi Rubin published an essay in FORBES Magazine on September 4 in which he cautioned against the use of touch-screen voting machines...The bottom line? Avi's remedy for unreliable machines is...unreliable machines and unreliable data. Avi pulled the plug, but not hard enough.