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https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090626-781.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 26, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090625-323.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:21:25 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090625-323.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 25, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090624-14.html Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:29:23 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090624-14.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 24, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090623-65.html Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:26:45 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090623-65.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 23, 2009 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https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090617-558.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 17, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090616-988.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:31:26 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090616-988.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 16, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090615-236.html Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:34:22 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090615-236.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 14-15, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090613-502.html Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:15:47 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090613-502.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 13, 2009 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https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090609-961.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 09, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090608-878.html Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:20:53 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090608-878.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 07-08, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090606-623.html Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:04:25 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090606-623.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 06, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090605-773.html Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:16:43 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090605-773.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 05, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090602-906.html Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:22:06 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090602-906.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 02, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090601-429.html Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:01:18 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ju-by-Ellen-Theisen-090601-429.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for June 01, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090530-347.html Sat, 30 May 2009 19:36:57 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090530-347.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 30, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090529-919.html Fri, 29 May 2009 19:24:34 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090529-919.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 29, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090528-516.html Thu, 28 May 2009 19:58:20 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090528-516.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 28, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090527-382.html Wed, 27 May 2009 19:48:46 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090527-382.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 27, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090526-119.html Tue, 26 May 2009 19:29:05 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090526-119.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 25-26, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090524-797.html Sun, 24 May 2009 19:24:13 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090524-797.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 23-24, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090522-588.html Fri, 22 May 2009 20:06:09 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090522-588.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 22, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090521-254.html Thu, 21 May 2009 20:08:54 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090521-254.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 21, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090520-802.html Wed, 20 May 2009 19:32:56 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090520-802.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 20, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090519-994.html Tue, 19 May 2009 19:58:44 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090519-994.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 19, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090518-403.html Mon, 18 May 2009 20:03:24 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090518-403.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 18, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090516-740.html Sat, 16 May 2009 20:35:28 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090516-740.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 16, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090515-144.html Fri, 15 May 2009 19:29:34 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090515-144.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 15, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090514-445.html Thu, 14 May 2009 19:45:36 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090514-445.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 14, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090513-593.html Wed, 13 May 2009 19:34:13 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090513-593.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for May 13, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090512-168.html Tue, 12 May 2009 19:35:09 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090512-168.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 12, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090511-404.html Mon, 11 May 2009 19:22:09 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090511-404.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 09-11, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090508-107.html Fri, 08 May 2009 19:24:47 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-For-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090508-107.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' For May 08, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090507-619.html Thu, 07 May 2009 20:05:57 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090507-619.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for May 07, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090506-267.html Wed, 06 May 2009 21:37:11 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/-Daily-Voting-News-for-Ma-by-Ellen-Theisen-090506-267.html Ellen Theisen 'Daily Voting News' for May 06, 2009 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Daily-Voting-News-for-May-by-Ellen-Theisen-090504-938.html Mon, 04 May 2009 21:26:32 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Daily-Voting-News-for-May-by-Ellen-Theisen-090504-938.html Ellen Theisen The recent international flavor of the Daily Voting News continues today. India also wrestles with questions of voter ID and accessibility for people with disabilities.In the Philippines,the bidding to select a single vendor for the Election Automation Process, touted to make future Philippine elections "fraud-proof"-, began today. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Daily-Voting-News-for-May-by-Ellen-Theisen-090503-139.html Sun, 03 May 2009 23:17:46 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Daily-Voting-News-for-May-by-Ellen-Theisen-090503-139.html Ellen Theisen Mixed emotions accompanied the release of the first post-Gideon DVN -happiness to see John's important work taking some tentative new steps, sadness that he isn't here to do it. There also comes a profound realization of how much more went into the process than we ever appreciated.It feels like trying cook Grandma's signature dish based on the partial list of ingredients in collective memory.Thus,we're thankful for https://www.opednews.com/articles/Daily-Voting-News-For-May-by-Ellen-Theisen-090501-253.html Fri, 01 May 2009 19:42:44 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Daily-Voting-News-For-May-by-Ellen-Theisen-090501-253.html Ellen Theisen Despite our recent loss of John,the value and need for DVN?his creation ? remains unchanged.A working group has been established to determine the best way to continue this serviceMore information about the effort and opportunities for you to contribute to DVN will be coming.Please bear with us as we assemble both the latest news and the new DVN team at VotersUnite.Org. https://www.opednews.com/articles/On-John-Gideon-and-the-Dai-by-Ellen-Theisen-090430-880.html Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:19:42 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/On-John-Gideon-and-the-Dai-by-Ellen-Theisen-090430-880.html Ellen Theisen To state the obvious, John cannot be replaced. But DVN, John's--personal brainchild and invaluable contribution to VotersUnite.Org,--has become an essential resource in the election integrity community--and beyond. I want to reassure you that I am working with other--colleagues of John to figure out how VotersUnite can continue a form--of DVN even in John's absence. Hopefully, it will not be long. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Regarding-Internet-Voting-by-Ellen-Theisen-090212-299.html Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:25:38 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Regarding-Internet-Voting-by-Ellen-Theisen-090212-299.html Ellen Theisen Clearly our SoS office has done no research into the matter.They don't want to waste time researching it if the legislature doesn't authorize using it.So they are pushing it,telling the legislature it can be made secure and private,without any evidence or research to back them up,and even in the face of evidence to the contrary. Some in the legislature appear to be trusting their word,unaware that the SoS has done no research. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Vendors-are-Undermining-th-by-Ellen-Theisen-080818-596.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:58:21 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/Vendors-are-Undermining-th-by-Ellen-Theisen-080818-596.html Ellen Theisen The structure of U.S. elections - once reliant on local officials accountable to the public - has become almost wholly dependent on a few unaccountable large corporations. Some states and localities recognize the threat that vendor-dependency poses to elections and use ingenuity and determination to begin reversing this trend. Citizens - both private and public - realize that they can and must re-assert ownership of elections. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_ellen_th_080430_peeling_the_onion_3a_c.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:02:34 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_ellen_th_080430_peeling_the_onion_3a_c.htm Ellen Theisen An email dialog between Lani Brown (author of "A Margin of Error, Ballots of Straw") and Ellen Theisen (founder and Co-Director of VotersUnite.Org). https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_ellen_th_070719_u_s__senate_bill_s__.htm Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:01:23 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_ellen_th_070719_u_s__senate_bill_s__.htm Ellen Theisen This bill would ?reform? our elections into the antithesis of the grand experiment envisioned by the founding fathers. It is beyond amendment.It must be withdrawn or defeated.Congress should pass simple, doable, common sense election reform for 2008 to provide meaningful checks and balances without undue federal intrusion into ? and obstruction of ? the rights of states and citizens. https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_ellen_th_070612_senator_feinstein_s_.htm Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:40:56 -0400 https://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_ellen_th_070612_senator_feinstein_s_.htm Ellen Theisen Some expected Sen. Feinstein's bill S. 1487, "The Ballot Integrity Act of 2007," to improve on, Rush Holt's bill, H.R. 811. Far from an improvement, S. 1487 introduces surprising -" and disturbing -" new provisions, systematically dismantling government by the people, and it provides a legal excuse for expanding the disenfranchisement of "distinct communities" such as racial minorities. https://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_ellen_th_061116_es_26s___the_midas_tou.htm Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:46:25 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_ellen_th_061116_es_26s___the_midas_tou.htm Ellen Theisen ES&S products fail again and again at the one thing they are supposed to do - count votes correctly. With hurricane ES&S gathering speed in every election, we can only wonder ... why are their systems still in use, and what will be next?