Category: news
Feb
08
The emulsion of politics and election administration...
elections, certification/testing, reform, news, politics, litigation, research, policy> *emulsion* n. - In pharmacy, an extract of seeds, or a mixture of oil and water united by a mucilaginous substance.
Politics and the task of election administration are, unfortunately, much like mayonnaise (an emulsion) without the consistency. Ma… more »
Feb
03
> Despite all the security concerns surrounding electronic voting, and some of them are real, moving to electronic and precinct-count optical scan voting technology has been a very good thing for Floridians. More of their votes, many more, were counted… more »
Jan
30
Voting System Performance Rating Launch
elections, certification/testing, reform, vendors, standards, news, research, policy, usabilityToday the [Voting System Performace Rating][vspr] (VSPR) organization launches. I'm the chair of the [Existing Systems Explication][ese] working group. It is a privilege to be a part of such an impressive and properly oriented organization.
Here's m… more »
Jan
29
There apparently is good reason to believe that there may have been a coordinated effort to defraud the vote in at least one County in Ohio: Clement County. Check out this paragraph from [a letter from Rep. John Conyers to the FBI about Clement County… more »
Jan
12
EFF: Sham Recount Process on Diebold E-voting Machines
elections, reform, news, politics, berkeley, litigation, friends, research, policy[This](http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2005_01.php#002210) is remarkable.
> "California law guarantees every voter the right to a recount and requires election officials to produce for public review all materials relevant to that recount," said Gr… more »