Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
Three Utah counties face the possibility of having to do recounts from the state's recent primary-election. However, the state has no procedure on how to do recounts, when to use the vvpat and when not to use it. The Lt. Gov seems to want the vvpat only used in 'extreme' cases but others point out that state law suggests the paper ballot is the official ballot. / Linda Lamone, Maryland's State Elections Director, in a statement on NPR's Diana Rehm program and speaking about the Brennan Center Report said that the job of election administrators is to promote confidence in the electoral process. What happened to running elections where the voter's choices are actually counted with no doubt as to the accuracy of that count? What happened to promoting confidence by ensuring the system to be used by the voters is secure? Burying your head in the sand and ignoring security vulnerabilities does not promote confidence....
NAtional: Avi Rubin - Don't Blame the Messenger (A response to Linda Lamone) LINK
CO: Boulder County - Secret ballots. Disabled users like privacy of county's voting machines (Hart eSlate) LINK
IA: Polk County - Recorder Recount LINK
IA: Polk County - Recorder Challenges Primary Election Results LINK
NY: Ontario County - New voting machine for disabled will be in Canandaigua LINK
SC: Anderson County - Holden protests election. Hearing to be held today at Civic Center LINK
TX: HAVA, Vote Texas making an impact LINK
TX: Travis County - E-voting lawsuit goes before court LINK
UT: Vote's in: New machines are a hit (Diebold TSx) LINK
UT: State Likely to Eventually Issue Guidelines on Recounts LINK
UT: Confusion clouds Utah vote recount LINK
UT: Salt Lake Tribune article on "vote counts and recounts" and commentary LINK
IReland: Irish Voting Group Welcomes Report, Calls for Complete Review of E-Voting Project LINK
NEtherlands: Experts Say Dutch Voting Machines Unreliable (NEDAP/Liberty) LINK
Three Utah counties face the possibility of having to do recounts from the state's recent primary-election. However, the state has no procedure on how to do recounts, when to use the vvpat and when not to use it. The Lt. Gov seems to want the vvpat only used in 'extreme' cases but others point out that state law suggests the paper ballot is the official ballot. / Linda Lamone, Maryland's State Elections Director, in a statement on NPR's Diana Rehm program and speaking about the Brennan Center Report said that the job of election administrators is to promote confidence in the electoral process. What happened to running elections where the voter's choices are actually counted with no doubt as to the accuracy of that count? What happened to promoting confidence by ensuring the system to be used by the voters is secure? Burying your head in the sand and ignoring security vulnerabilities does not promote confidence....
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