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E-Voting Reform in the U.S. Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 27, 2004 The November election is fast approaching, and all over the country people are wondering if the results produced by paperless, electronic voting machines will be reliable. This issue of California Voter Foundation news (CVF-NEWS) provides a progress report on states that are improving election security, and suggests ten ways election officials across the nation can act now to secure the vote this November. |
County hits snags on voting machines Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 27, 2004 Marion County election officials have had a rocky relationship with Election Systems & Software since signing an $11.1 million contract with the firm for equipment that includes touch-screen voting machines for disabled voters. |
Carter decries Fla. election conditions Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 27, 2004 WASHINGTON Former President Jimmy Carter says that despite changes designed to eliminate voting problems in Florida - where the disputed 2000 presidential election was decided by only a few hundred votes - conditions for a fair election in that state still don't exist. |
Federal court abstains from ruling on Florida e-ballot lawsuit Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 27, 2004 ATLANTA - A federal court declined to intervene Monday in a Florida lawsuit that sought a paper trail for that state's new touchscreen voting machines. The decision means 15 Florida counties that use the machines will not have to create paper copies. |
Federal court orders trial in Florida e-ballot lawsuit Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 27, 2004 ATLANTA - A federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit seeking a paper trail for that state's new touchscreen voting machines with only five weeks left before the presidential election. |
Touch-screen critics gear up to challenge vote machines Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 27, 2004 Critics of touch-screen voting machines in the Washington region and national voting rights groups are already lining up legal challenges to any November elections marred by computer malfunctions. |
Is electronic voting risky? Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 27, 2004 The average voter may not be overly concerned with electronic voting machines, but a group of computer scientists is raising awareness of security dangers, possible ballot tampering and computer error. John Carter, an associate professor of computer science at the University of Utah, believes that all of the possible failures of electronic voting machines need to be considered. He urges county clerks and state elections officials to exercise extreme caution when deciding which machines will replace the current punch-card ballots. |
Touch-screen machines: riskier than hanging chads? Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 27, 2004 Computers are perfect. How else can opponents justify the resistance to individualized records in current touch-screen voting machines? |
Still Seeking a Fair Florida Vote Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 27, 2004 After the debacle in Florida four years ago, former president Gerald Ford and I were asked to lead a blue-ribbon commission to recommend changes in the American electoral process. After months of concerted effort by a dedicated and bipartisan group of experts, we presented unanimous recommendations to the president and Congress. The government responded with the Help America Vote Act of October 2002. Unfortunately, however, many of the act's key provisions have not been implemented because of inadequate funding or political disputes. |
Worrying About Election Day Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 27, 2004 SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - U.S. elections tend to confound most foreigners. They find it strange that our politicians crisscross the country, kiss babies and eat apple pie, all while donning a wide variety of headgear. |
Trial Ordered in Fla. E-Ballot Lawsuit Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 27, 2004 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Just five weeks before Election Day, a federal appeals court Monday revived a lawsuit demanding that all Florida voters who use touchscreen machines receive a paper receipt, in case a recount becomes necessary. |
Schwarzenegger signs bills moving primary, requiring paper trail Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 27, 2004 SACRAMENTO - California is conceding defeat in its quest for more clout in picking presidential nominees and going back to its traditional June primary election. |
Voting Machines Criticized, State Says Bugs Gone Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, September 26, 2004 Jim Noel pored over election results two years ago, trying to understand his mistake. As an attorney for the Democratic Party, Noel was examining records several days after the election that showed that about 48,000 people had voted early in Bernalillo County. The unofficial election results, however, tallied only 36,000 votes in the governor's race. |
Will your vote COUNT? Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, September 26, 2004 Voters across the country going to the polls Nov. 2 to the next president will determine the quality of life for Americans and the security of the world. Hoosier voters are also involved in a high-stakes match, as Republicans seek to reclaim the governor’s office in the tightest race in years. |
More Machine Politics Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, September 26, 2004 IT'S RECKLESS, but election officials in Maryland remain steadfastly committed to using voting machines in November that could be useless for any post-election audit of votes. All the computers may tick like Swiss watches, but as we noted the other day, a little mishap with a demonstration machine at the Takoma Park Folk Festival did generate a bit of a stir when during a test it misregistered the voting intention of Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) on a sample question............... |
Louisa gets new voting machines Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, September 26, 2004 LOUISA - Some Louisa County residents, particularly those leery of computers, may be slightly uneasy about the new electronic voting machines they’ll be using to vote for president in November. |
Losses minimal in e-voting flap Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, September 26, 2004 The roller-coaster ride for Kern County's touch-screen voting system has apparently flattened out, at last. Financial fallout from the past year's e-voting drama is minimal about $28,000, according to elections chief Ann Barnett. That's the county's share of legal fees from joining a lawsuit against Secretary of State Kevin Shelley. |
Lawmakers continuing fight for computer ballot receipts Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, September 26, 2004 WASHINGTON Several lawmakers said this past week they will not give up a battle to give paper receipts to voters who cast computer ballots, despite objections from congressional leaders who are blocking their plans. |
Why We Fear the Digital Ballot Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, September 26, 2004 WASHINGTON — It was a bit of gorilla theater. At an event meant to highlight the dangers of electronic voting, a smattering of reporters and voting-rights advocates at the National Press Club last Wednesday watched a film of Baxter, a chimpanzee, poking the "Delete" and "Enter" keys on a computer keyboard. This was presented as evidence that even a chimp could tweak an election. |
Rise in electronic voting spurs need for regulation Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, September 26, 2004 There is increasing concern about the reliability of our voting technology as the presidential election approaches. Congress can do much to alleviate the worry. |
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