HERE'S SOME HELP ON THAT: Internet voting conceals the counting of the vote, conceals who showed up to vote (and eliminates the physical record for who voted), and, like mail-in voting, can remove political privacy. It removes the hard copy evidence of the vote, just as the new Internet voter registration systems remove physical evidence of the signature.
We already have difficulty getting an accounting for our absentee voting. KingCounty withheld basic ballot accounting information for the 2004 Rossi/Gregoire race for five years. In May 2009, and only after a court action by SoundPolitics, did the county finally release the records (which showed 400 wrongfully counted votes). KingCounty was fined $225,000. More taxpayer money out the door. If you like expensive cat and mouse games with absentee ballot accounting, you'll love Internet voting.
NOT JUST HAWAII AND WASHINGTON: A bill moving through the US Congress right now attempts to install Internet voting for the military and for citizens living abroad. As is the trend nowadays, the bill is given a happy little name, something like "making sure every military vote counts!" even though it does nothing of the sort.
Citing concerns that some members of the military will have difficulty obtaining ballots and voting in time, a small item tucked into the end of the bill then pushes forward Internet voting for BOTH military and overseas citizens (nevermind that the argumentation for it, based exigent circumstances for certain members of the military, does not apply to nonmilitary citizens living abroad). Furthermore, the bill gives no thought to the issue of disclosing military positions and/or sensitive intelligence information, such as who is stationed where. The Internet transmission, of course, travels through several foreign countries before arriving in the US.
BLOCK ALL INTERNET VOTING PROPOSALS: Internet voting is a violation of your inalienable rights because it transfers control to insiders to conceal essential election processes. Like the Terminator, Internet voting will soon be proposed again in a location near you. Voice your objections. Every time they try to sell it to you. For as long as it takes.
(CA) 7/09 - SACRAMENTO: GRAND JURY RECOMMENDS MOVING SACRAMENTO TO FORCED MAIL-IN VOTING -
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Sacramento has just announced a recommendation to transition into forced mail-in voting, eliminating neighborhood polling places which are a key battleground for restoring public controls over elections. Once removed, it's difficult to restore polling places. While well intended, many local officials are buying into a sales plan cooked up by think tanks and vendors. Please note that WashingtonState recently transitioned into forced mail-in voting, and now has a lawsuit fighting the removal of political privacy, forced upon citizens in many Washington all-mail-voting counties. You may be next.
THE PLAN
1. Remove some polling places, citing cost.
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