Unsafe at any cost Internet voting
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=3327
Based on the MOVE Act, many states and jurisdictions are experimenting with various forms of email, fax, and Internet voting. Washington, D.C. for example is setting up a pilot program.
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High tech solutions to military and overseas voting seem like the equivalent of a star wars sledgehammer to hit a small nail.
The D.C. Pilot Project: Facts vs. Fictions From Our Viewpoint
http://www.trustthevote.org/dc-pilot-project-facts-vs-fictions-osdv-viewpoint
Guj HC Issues Notice to Govt on Online Voting
http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?686833
The Gujarat high court has issued notice to the state government on a petition challenging e-voting which it plans to introduce in the local bodies elections to be held later this year.
The petition filed by Congress leaders Himmatsinh Patel and Sailesh Parmar has prayed for scrapping of online voting.
Nick Clegg announces date for voting reform referendum, as VeriSign claims that online voting will be the norm but will be difficult for the UK to implement
click here In order for the UK to implement an electronic voting campaign it would need to issue credentials to its electorate. Developing the business case and value proposition needed to undertake this kind of effort to support electronic voting alone would be very difficult.
National
OVF Research Newsletter May-June 2010
https://click here
# Featured Article: Political Barriers to Military Voting: A Brief Historical Overview by Dr. Donald S. Inbody
# Indicators for Success: Measuring Military Voter Turnout by Dr. Claire M. Smith
# Voices from the Military: Remarks from Summit 2010
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As of March 31, 2010, there were 1,428,868 active duty military personnel. 21.7% of active duty personnel were stationed overseas.
DISCLOSE Act Heading to Senate Filibuster?
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/016357.html
Scalia's secret ballot tutorial
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_688745.html
In fact, after the Founding, more than a century would pass until the secret ballot became commonplace in America
The push to DISCLOSE
http://politicalactivitylaw.com/2010/07/05/the-push-to-disclose/
"KEEPING TAX-SUBSIDIZED CORPORATE MONEY OUT OF POLITICS"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/016349.html
Ruling widens the meaning of "media'
Political film group gains a protection
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/07/05/fec_finds
_partisan_film_group_free_from_disclosure_rules/http://is.gd/di388
WASHINGTON -- A little-noticed Federal Election Commission ruling that expands the definition of "media'' to include a partisan film production group is the latest in a series of actions eroding legislative limits on the influence of money in politics.
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The commission voted June 10 to designate the filmmaker Citizens United a "press entity,'' equating its often highly partisan work -- including films attacking Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Obama -- with the work of nightly newscasts.
International
New Zealand: Make Sure You Can Vote In Upcoming Auckland Elections
click here http://is.gd/dfO6q Almost 100,000 Aucklanders are not enrolled to vote in the upcoming local Auckland Council elections - making up four out of every ten people in New Zealand not enrolled.
Nigeria: Nigcomsat Takes E-Voting Plan to INEC
http://allafrica.com/stories/201007050045.html
The Nigcomsat says intends to sale the electronic voting machine it developed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today, saying it holds the potential to solve Nigeria's balloting challenges.
UK: Clegg announces date for AV referendum(has video of Parliament discussion)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8788000/8788869.stm
UK: Nick Clegg swipes away opponents but receives little support from Liberal Democrats during historic Commons statement
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/wintour-and-watt/2010/jul/05/electoralreform-nickclegg
Long wait for electoral reform brings little joy to Lib Dems who see proposed AV system as a compromise
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=3327
Based on the MOVE Act, many states and jurisdictions are experimenting with various forms of email, fax, and Internet voting. Washington, D.C. for example is setting up a pilot program.
...
High tech solutions to military and overseas voting seem like the equivalent of a star wars sledgehammer to hit a small nail.
The D.C. Pilot Project: Facts vs. Fictions From Our Viewpoint
http://www.trustthevote.org/dc-pilot-project-facts-vs-fictions-osdv-viewpoint
Guj HC Issues Notice to Govt on Online Voting
http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?686833
The Gujarat high court has issued notice to the state government on a petition challenging e-voting which it plans to introduce in the local bodies elections to be held later this year.
The petition filed by Congress leaders Himmatsinh Patel and Sailesh Parmar has prayed for scrapping of online voting.
click here In order for the UK to implement an electronic voting campaign it would need to issue credentials to its electorate. Developing the business case and value proposition needed to undertake this kind of effort to support electronic voting alone would be very difficult.
National
OVF Research Newsletter May-June 2010
https://click here
# Featured Article: Political Barriers to Military Voting: A Brief Historical Overview by Dr. Donald S. Inbody
# Indicators for Success: Measuring Military Voter Turnout by Dr. Claire M. Smith
# Voices from the Military: Remarks from Summit 2010
...
As of March 31, 2010, there were 1,428,868 active duty military personnel. 21.7% of active duty personnel were stationed overseas.
DISCLOSE Act Heading to Senate Filibuster?
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/016357.html
Scalia's secret ballot tutorial
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_688745.html
In fact, after the Founding, more than a century would pass until the secret ballot became commonplace in America
The push to DISCLOSE
http://politicalactivitylaw.com/2010/07/05/the-push-to-disclose/
"KEEPING TAX-SUBSIDIZED CORPORATE MONEY OUT OF POLITICS"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/016349.html
Ruling widens the meaning of "media'
Political film group gains a protection
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/07/05/fec_finds
_partisan_film_group_free_from_disclosure_rules/http://is.gd/di388
WASHINGTON -- A little-noticed Federal Election Commission ruling that expands the definition of "media'' to include a partisan film production group is the latest in a series of actions eroding legislative limits on the influence of money in politics.
...
The commission voted June 10 to designate the filmmaker Citizens United a "press entity,'' equating its often highly partisan work -- including films attacking Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Obama -- with the work of nightly newscasts.
International
New Zealand: Make Sure You Can Vote In Upcoming Auckland Elections
click here http://is.gd/dfO6q Almost 100,000 Aucklanders are not enrolled to vote in the upcoming local Auckland Council elections - making up four out of every ten people in New Zealand not enrolled.
Nigeria: Nigcomsat Takes E-Voting Plan to INEC
http://allafrica.com/stories/201007050045.html
The Nigcomsat says intends to sale the electronic voting machine it developed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today, saying it holds the potential to solve Nigeria's balloting challenges.
UK: Clegg announces date for AV referendum(has video of Parliament discussion)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8788000/8788869.stm
UK: Nick Clegg swipes away opponents but receives little support from Liberal Democrats during historic Commons statement
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/wintour-and-watt/2010/jul/05/electoralreform-nickclegg
Long wait for electoral reform brings little joy to Lib Dems who see proposed AV system as a compromise
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