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New York’s New Voting System Procedure Could Cost Tens of Thousands of Lost Votes
The Brennan Center for Justice, New York State Conference NAACP, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Families United For Racial and Economic Equality, the Working Families Party, and many other civil rights, voting rights, good government groups and advocates called for the New York State and City Boards of Elections to take a... »
Military and Overseas Voting Update
For members of the military, their families, and other United States citizens living overseas, voting has always presented unique challenges. Some of these problems include reliable delivery of blank ballots to the voters, secure and timely return of voted ballots, and authenticating that ballots were completed and returned by the same person they were... »
California Legislation Calls for First Risk-Limiting Pilot Audits
Over the past year, election auditing experts, including Verified Voting staff, have been working with California Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s office toward improving California’s audits. Now legislation authorizing the Secretary of State to work with a minimum of five volunteer counties to conduct pilot risk-limiting audits in 2011 is making good progress. The... »
Verified Voting Comments on EAC Internet Pilot Requirements
April 30, 2010 U.S. Election Assistance Commission 1201 New York Ave, NW., Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 RE: UOCAVA Pilot Program Testing Requirements: Public Comment Dear Commissioners, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed UOCAVA Pilot Program Testing Requirements. We appreciate the invitation for public input to such an important initiative. ... »
Voting Systems in the May 2010 Primaries
The 2010 primary season heats up this month, with Indiana, Ohio, and North Carolina voting today. 10 states in all will hold primaries for statewide and federal office. The May primaries include a contested race for the Republican nomination for Governor of Ohio, contested Democratic U.S. Senate primaries in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Arkansas, and... »
DC Board of Elections Announces Award for Voting Equipment to Election Systems and Software (ES&S)
District to Replace Aging Voting Equipment With ES&S iVotronic Featuring Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail The District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics announced today that it is replacing its aging fleet of voting machines with equipment from Election Systems & Software (ES&S) in time for the mayoral primary election to be held on... »
State Voting System Snapshot: Texas Primary
Texas will hold its 2010 state primary on March 2. Democrats and Republicans will elect party nominees for Governor, United States Representative, state Executive Branch officials, state Supreme Court judges, and members of the state House and Senate. Despite ongoing controversy, direct-recording electronic voting (DRE) machines remain the most common method of voting used... »
Minnesota Civic Groups Refute Recount Claims
Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota (CEIMN) along with Common Cause Minnesota (CCMN) researched and wrote “Minnesota’s Elections – Transparent, Verifiable and Accurate,” a 47 page response to a report by the Center of the American Experiment (CAE), “No Longer a National Model. Fifteen Recommendations for Fixing Minnesota Election Law and Practice.” The authors of... »
Iowa Senate Lags; Legislation to Protect the 2010 Vote In Jeopardy
Iowans for Voting Integrity expressed dismay that leading Senators have failed to secure the vote in 2010. The Senate has halted action on House File 682, which requires a hand count of a random sample of ballots after each general election in order to ensure computerized vote tallies are reliable. HF 682 enjoys widespread... »
Iowa Needs a Post-Election Audit
Iowans, and especially Polk County folks, please take some time out of your busy day to protect the 2010 elections. The final March 5 deadline for getting legislation out of committee is fast approaching at the Statehouse, and your help is needed to pass House File 682, an important bill that would provide checks... »
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