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Report Voting Problems

November 4, 2008 at 6:07 am » Comments (0)

All voting problems should be reported.  This includes challenges to eligibility and problems with electronic voting machines (EVMs).  If you have problems, do the following (copied or modified from Brad ...more »

Make Sure Your Vote Counts – Part 3

October 28, 2008 at 7:37 pm » Comments (0)

Alan Grier of Comedy Central's new Chocolate News show has a funny video about problems with electronic voting machines.  As Brad Friedman (one of the best election integrity advocates) of ...more »

Make Sure Your Vote Counts – Part 2

October 18, 2008 at 11:35 pm » Comments (0)

As regular readers of this blog know (and I like to assume I have some), if you want to make sure your vote counts, use a paper ballot! While this Brad ...more »

Distractions and Dirty Tricks by John McCain and the Republican Party

October 7, 2008 at 7:11 pm » Comments (0)

John McCain is losing and he feels it is necessary to avoid the issues and start attacking Barack Obama's character.  As reported in the Washington Post on Oct, 4, 2008: Sen. ...more »

Make Sure Your Vote Counts – Again With Some Humor

September 28, 2008 at 12:56 pm » Comments (0)

I came across this Computerworld blog, "Prevent unwanted presidencies with paper ballots" from September 25, 2008.  I am quoting from the first two paragraphs: While attending MIT's Emerging Technologies Conference in ...more »

Make Sure Your Vote Counts – Avoid Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines

September 22, 2008 at 4:59 pm » Comments (0)

I have been in the computer field for twenty-plus years, and direct recording electronic voting machines (DREs) scare me out of my wits. Normally, I don't scare easily, yet I ...more »