“Election activist claims she’s broken Boulder’s ballot code”
News from Colorado.
Category Archives: voting technology
“Voters Annoyed by Hard-to-Read Ballots”
“Decade-Old E-Voting ‘Wars’ Continue into Presidential Election”
This item in the Wall Street Journal begins:
A decade after Dana Debeauvoir helped change Travis County, Texas to an all-electronic voting system she still expects to be falsely accused of fixing the coming election, just as she had… Continue reading
“Not Last, At Last: Online Voter Registration Comes to New York”
A ChapinBlog.
“Voting machines worry officials; Will aging devices keep accurate counts?”
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. “An Ohio state auditor’s report in late 2011 offered Butler County officials a choice that seemed a sure-fire Election Day win: get rid of problem-plagued voting machines, replace them with a more reliable system and save… Continue reading
Verified Voting Hires Lobbying Powerhouse Patton Boggs to Lobby on Voting Technology Integrity Issues
“iPhone app fact-checks attack ads”
“Citizen Center Seeks Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting Traceable Barcodes on Colorado Ballots “
See here.
“Will the Next Election Be Hacked? Online voting is on the rise, but experts see it as a nightmare for the integrity of the electoral process”
This article in the Wall Street Journal begins, as Chapter 6 of The Voting Wars begins: with the Michigan Fight Song (“Hail to the Victors”) playing through the D.C. Board of Elections Computers: Go Blue!
“Ignoring the real threat of fraud”
Important Larry Nordenpiece in Politico: “Why are states with new voting restrictions so unconcerned about fraud that is the real threat to our elections? Over the past 18 months, in a bitterly partisan environment, several states have passed new… Continue reading
“Online updates expected to aid voter registration”
Cincinnati Enquirer: “Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted Thursday unveiled a new program that will allow registered voters to update their address online, a plan expected to simplify Election Day by substantially reducing the number of troublesome provisional ballots cast.”
“Colorado Has 17 Presidential Candidates, the Most Crowded Presidential General Election Ballot in U.S. History”
If Colorado remains close, this will be an issue to watch—both in terms of the potential for issues with ballot layout/design/voter confusion and the potential for minor or independent candidates to affect the Romney/Obama totals..
“Better Design, Better Elections”
New Brennan Center report:
By Lawrence Norden
– 07/31/12
Design defects in ballots, voter instructions, and voting machines contributed to the loss of several hundred thousand votes in the most recent national elections. In addition, in the 2008 and… Continue reading
“Partisan Rifts Hinder Efforts to Improve U.S. Voting System”
Must-read NYT report.
[This post has been updated with the updated headline of the NYT report.]