The Voting News Daily: GA Court rules e-voting OK, Where’s the paper, EAC?, NY Levers, Internet voting in Halifax
Georgia’s State Supreme Court threw out the e-voting case because the voters could not prove fraud on the paperless voting machines. What a pity. After all, the whole point is that we voters should be able to prove that our election results are legitimate, but without a tangible record of the vote we cannot do so.
Where’s the paper in EAC’s new voting system guidelines? ACCURATE comments on the US EAC’s Voluntary Voting System Guidelines: “Most notably omitted is any requirement for software independence, which would require systems to be designed so that undetected flaws in the voting system software could not cause undetectable changes in the vote count.”~Joseph Lorenzo Hall ACCURATE.
Internet whack-a-mole in Canada: Halifax Nova Scotia’s recent municipal election was held over the internet.
E-voting push for London: Leo Boland, chief executive of London City Hall says city is seeking e-voting proposals whether the Electoral Commission gives go ahead or not.
WHY Citizens United Matters: If Citizens United v FEC unleashes corp money into elections, the outcome could stifle the voices of youth voters.
“While our political idealism and passion run deep, our pockets generally do not. We do give what and when we can, but we certainly cannot afford to match the kind of massive expenditures corporations and unions can make. “ ~ Nate Frentz
GA. GA High Court Rules Electronic Voting OK (audio available)
In 2006, a group of Georgian voters sued the state complaining that touch screens didn’t provide enough protection against voter fraud.
They argued without tangible records that could be recounted, it’d be too easy to manipulate election results.
Today, the state supreme court voted unanimously to throw out the lawsuit.
WABE legal analyst and Atlanta trial lawyer, Page Pate says it was a simple case because the group of voters had no real evidence of voter fraud.
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wabe/news.newsmain/article/1/0/
1559619/Atlanta/GA.High.Court.Rules.Electronic.Voting.OK
or use this smaller URL: http://tinyurl.com/ga-court
NJ. Will early voting change campaigns? (Has it done so already?)
A story in today’s NJ Courier-Post speculates about the change that will occur in NJ politics as a result of the new permanent absentee balloting law.
http://electionupdates.caltech.edu/?p=2889
NY. Martin favors lever machines
September 26, 2009 As part of a continuing campaign to keep lever voting machines in use in Columbia County and New York State, Democratic election commissioner Virginia Martin held her ground last week as a member of a panel concerning the machines and their use, speaking at the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC).
“Two of the counties said their budget had tripled because of this,” Martin said.
…“I actually love the technology of the optical scanners,” McGivney ( Doug McGivney, D-Kinderhook) said. “But their safety has not been proven, certified, or in any way assured. As expensive as they are, they are cheaply made and nowhere near the security of an ATM machine. And we need the same quality for voting as we do for handling our money.”
http://www.registerstar.com/articles/2009/09/26/news/doc4abda3ed27502588422063.txt
National.
ACCURATE Comment on VVSG v1.1
28 Sep 2009.
A Center for Correct, Usable, Reliable, Auditable and Transparent Elections (ACCURATE) submitted public comment today to the U.S.