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Few states follow Oregon's mail voting lead Story Here Archive |
While other states pursue high-tech voting machines in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the nation's 2000 electoral debacle, Oregon continues with its low-tech — and unique — system of vote-by-mail. "Oregon has been proselytizing this system aggressively, but there is unease about it" in other states, said Norm Ornstein, a political analyst at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. |
Former foes join forces for election reform Story Here Archive |
WASHINGTON Two years after they faced off on the ballot, Rush Holt and DeForest "Buster" Soaries are united in trying to fix it. Holt, a Democratic congressman representing New Jersey's 12th District, and Soaries, a Republican who tried to unseat him in 2002, have plunged into the cause of electoral reform. |
Florida in election crosshairs again Story Here Archive |
MIAMI (SMW) - For Floridians battered by a record spate of hurricanes, the political forecast is no less stormy: Expect a tumultuous, unpredictable finish to the presidential race with the Sunshine State again playing a decisive role in determining the winner. |
State notified of flaw in new voting machines Story Here Archive |
RICHMOND — New touch-screen computers designed to improve voting security are being tested in Virginia this year, but manufacturers already have notified state leaders of a flaw that causes the machines to shut down unexpectedly. |
Printers unlikely for touch-screen machines even if suit succeeds Story Here Archive |
A lawsuit demanding touch-screen voting machines be made to produce paper records won't be heard until Oct. 18, a judge ruled Friday, raising doubts that any significant changes to the current system will happen before the November election. |
Judge sets conference on paperless voting challenge Story Here Archive |
A federal judge in Fort Lauderdale has ordered a conference today on U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler's legal challenge to paperless voting — raising the possibility of a trial and ruling on the hot-button issue before the Nov. 2 election. |
Speakout: Electronic voting is safe and reliable Story Here Archive |
The first voting machine was used in Rochester, N.Y., in 1892, and by 1930, residents of most of the major cities voted on mechanical machines. Then in the 1980s, computer technology was combined with the voting machine and the direct-record voting machine was born. Several Colorado counties are today successfully using direct-record machines. The machines have replaced punch cards, lever machines and optical scan voting, providing convenience for voters and allowing election officials to tally election results in a precise manner. |
Md. elections CIO says e-voting flaws ?mitigated? Story Here Archive |
Maryland voters can rest assured their votes will be safely and accurately counted next month, said Pamela Woodside, CIO of the Maryland Elections Board. Woodside spoke yesterday at an Association for Federal Information Resources Management luncheon in Washington. |
Why E-Voting Still Is Not E-nough Story Here Archive |
The Free Congress Foundation is an educational foundation with conservative roots and an extensive history of encouraging citizens to become effectively involved in the political process. Although we are generally in favor of voter-verifiable, paper-ballot systems, we see this issue as one of voter confidence. |
Electronic voting too flawed, unreliable for use Story Here Archive |
There are only about four weeks left until the Presidential election and probably only four weeks and a day left until the recount begins. We all remember the voting debacle that occurred in Florida during the 2000 election. One citizen, one vote? - Clarence Thomas certainly cast a few more votes than most. Judicial partisanship aside, no one wants a repeat of 2000. There is, however, a dark cloud looming on the voting front, and it comes in the form of electronic voting (e-voting) machines. |
Integrity of e-vote machines questioned Story Here Archive |
A coalition of concerned residents is urging voters to boycott using the state's new electronic voting machines and to stick to the standard paper ballot option when they go to the ballot booth for the general election. |
Ballots at risk: why voters should be wary Story Here Archive |
An analysis of punch-card ballots cast in a rural Illinois county two years ago found dozens of invalidating mistakes, signaling pitfalls for voters across America in November's presidential election. |
Election Fears Are the Latest Hurricane for Sunshine State Story Here Archive |
MIAMI Patrick Merloe travels the globe promoting free and fair elections. Everywhere from Afghanistan to Angola, he says, he is asked the same question: "What's happening in Florida?" |
Big turnout preparations Story Here Archive |
MOUNT HOLLY - The Burlington County Board of Freeholders is purchasing 20 used voting machines to make sure the county is prepared to handle what might be a high turnout on Election Day next month. |
Hearing on lawsuit over touch-screen voting set for Friday Story Here Archive |
MIAMI - A lawsuit demanding that touch-screen voting machines be made to produce paper records moved ahead Thursday after a federal appeals court refused to reconsider its decision to revive the case. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion by Secretary of State Glenda Hood to have all 12 judges hear the case. Last week, a three-judge panel ordered a federal judge hold a trial. |
Md. elections CIO offers e-voting assurances Story Here Archive |
As Election Day draws closer, Maryland officials are reassuring voters that the electronic voting machines that will be used in almost all of the state's polling places have been made secure. |
Five minutes for democracy Story Here Archive |
THE BITTER wounds opened by the 2000 presidential election continue to fester. But if we don't act to address the dangers of electronic voting machines, the 2004 election may be far worse, with potentially devastating and irreparable consequences for democracy. |
Critics: State?s e-voting touch and go Story Here Archive |
COACHELLA VALLEY Voting rights activists are urging voters in Riverside and San Bernardino counties to cast absentee ballots in the Nov. 2 election, bypassing touch-screen voting machines they say are risky and unreliable. |
No harm done with glitches, election officials say Story Here Archive |
Election officials say they are "going through a learning process" as they try to combine two different voting machine systems used in this year's elections. Last month, problems popped up in the reports of the primary election votes. |
Computer expert still in Maelstrom Officials say voting machines secure Story Here Archive |
He has alternately been called an enemy of democracy and a high-tech champion of civil rights. Aviel Rubin, a soft-spoken computer scientist who lives in Owings Mills, has been a flash point in the national fight over electronic voting ever since he reported that Maryland's new voting machines might be vulnerable to tampering. |
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