The Voting News Daily: Internet Voting Virus threatens Hawaii, CTs ballot custody issues, Clay Aikens voter registration case
The most troubling story today is that Hawaii is proposing 100% internet voting. Internet voting was bust in Honolulu Hawaii this May – voter turnout was only 6.3 percent.. Experts say that internet voting can not at this time be made secure or transparent….Meanwhile, a reminder! The FCC wants comments on internet voting by Thursday,Dec. 10 of this year. Speak up or watch democracy erode…
In Connecticut “stronger chain-of-custody protections for our ballots are required” says Luther Weeks of CTVoters Count…A month after the lowest turnout election in over 100 years, Minneapolis first “instant” runoff election results certified…Clay Aiken case was heard today in Wake County, North Carolina…
Greed was motive for forged ballots in Montgomery CO Ohio…
In Texas, a patent case: Franklin Inventions, LLC v. Election Systems & Software, Inc. et al
…Election judges are the ‘unsung heroes of democracy’: “It’s a tough job that requires patience, intelligence, personability and stamina,” Orr said. “Election judges are critical to an efficient Election Day.”…Report examines Civil Rights during Bush years…
All this and more in today’s voting news below….
CA: Our View: City elections need protection of a third party
12/03/2009 …While many cities conduct their own city council elections in either March or April, and often do a fine job, we lean in favor of consolidating city elections with those held in November and contracting with the Los Angeles County
Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to conduct the election.
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La Puente is also going in the wrong direction by moving its city election from November to April in even-numbered years. As Councilman Dan Holloway said, who voted against the move, it will reduce voter turnout and unnecessarily extends the terms of city council members.
And we would add that moving back to a city-run election adds the specter of conflict of interest to the most precious of all democratic principles – the right to vote.
http://www.sgvtribune.com/opinions/ci_13920589
CT: More On Chain-Of-Custody
December 4, 2009 Last month we commented on reports of chain-of-custody problems in Haddam and on a Courant Editorial on the need for two people of opposing parties whenever ballots are accessed. The problem goes deeper
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For voters to have confidence there must be no opportunity for compromise; it is critical that ballots be protected from clandestine access.
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=2655
HI: OPPOSE PROPOSED ELECTIONS RULES (total internet voting)
The Office of Elections is in the process of issuing new Administrative Rules that will govern future elections. To read the proposed new rules, please go to www.hawaii.gov/elections. This is their home page, and they are at the top of the page.
Section 3-172-93 of these proposed new rules will LEGALIZE sending votes over the INTERNET.
If you are as concerned as I am about these new proposed rules, please e-mail the Office of Elections with your testimony asking them to ban the use of the internet. Their e-mail address is: elections@hawaii.gov… more at the link
http://www.lahainanews.com/page/content.detail/id/500407/LETTERS-for-December-3-issue.html?nav=18
HI: Low turnout mars Hawaii’s digital vote (Repost -Hawaii’s one internet election)
May 28, 2009 They built a new digital voting system, but the voters didn’t come.