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(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, February 12, 2009 Regarding Internet Voting in Washington State
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.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, August 18, 2008 Vendors are Undermining the Structure of U.S. Elections
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.
SHARE Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Senator Feinstein's Election Reform Bill: A Constitutional Heresy
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.
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, July 19, 2007 U.S. Senate Bill S. 1487: Escalating the Federal Control and Privatization of Elections
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 It is beyond amendment.It must be withdrawn or defeated.Congress should pass simple, doable, common sense election reform for 2008 to provide meaningful checks and balances without undue federal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.
SHARE Sunday, May 3, 2009 Daily Voting News for May 3, 2009
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
SHARE Monday, May 4, 2009 Daily Voting News for May 4, 2009
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.
SHARE Thursday, April 30, 2009 On John Gideon and the Daily Voting News
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.
SHARE Friday, May 1, 2009 Daily Voting News' For May 1, 2009. Founded by John Gideon
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.
SHARE Thursday, November 16, 2006 ES&S - the Midas Touch in Reverse
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?