From driscoll at media.mit.edu Thu Sep 1 09:10:36 2005 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:10:36 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] PROBLEM PAPERED OVER Message-ID: <005001c5aef6$8b1d2ca0$6a01a8c0@Jack> Confidence-building value of paper record cited at Virginia hearing. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/31/AR2005083100110.html California may decide Monday on mandating paper for recounts. http://insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_2985277 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Tue Sep 6 09:01:50 2005 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 09:01:50 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] OPENNESS STUFFED Message-ID: <006801c5b2e3$25d39230$6a01a8c0@Jack> Egypt election panel rejects court ruling, won't allow poll monitors. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/09/05/MNGIFEILGO1.DTL jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Thu Sep 8 09:28:54 2005 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:28:54 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] OBSERVING DEMOCRACY? Message-ID: <003a01c5b479$42a43f30$6a01a8c0@Jack> Egypt's first election an ordeal for monitors; some are beaten. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-egypt8sep08,1,7958995.story?coll=la-headlines-world Common Cause official sees paper backup as "not that big of a deal." http://www.personaldemocracy.com/node/708 You can vote without ID in Arizona but it won't count till you show ID. http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breaking/090705voter_id.php jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Fri Sep 9 09:27:31 2005 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:27:31 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] VISUALLY DISABLED "LEFT OUT" Message-ID: <005c01c5b542$3b9c5fa0$6a01a8c0@Jack> California Secretary of State calls for veto of "flawed" recount bill. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/12599389.htm Rubin spells out goals of voting research center at Johns Hopkins. http://www.jhunewsletter.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/09/09/4320cdc069d06 Faulty signatures numerous on Ohio reform group's petitions. http://www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3?story_id=21488 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Mon Sep 12 08:26:40 2005 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 08:26:40 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] AUDIO PLUS KEYPAD ARE KEY Message-ID: <004701c5b795$3a81ea90$6a01a8c0@Jack> 50 touch-screen systems readied for visually impaired in Citrus County. http://www.sptimes.com/2005/09/12/Citrus/Touch_screens_will_ea.shtml Court unanimously approves keeping 4 reform issues on Ohio ballot. http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/112634515312791.xml&coll=2 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Thu Sep 15 09:32:34 2005 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:32:34 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] SHADES OF POLL TAX Message-ID: <005f01c5b9f9$ee8d2570$6a01a8c0@Jack> Georgia's $20 identification card called "a national disgrace". http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/columns/story/2795872p-9236321c.html Voters get second shot at "single transferable vote" in British Columbia. http://drizorat.notlong.com jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Fri Sep 16 09:14:54 2005 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:14:54 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] HUBBUB AVERTED Message-ID: <005801c5bac0$a0fa69e0$6a01a8c0@Jack> Mayor concedes; Boston to accept US oversight through 2008. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/09/16/city_agrees_to_accept_elections_monitoring/ jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Mon Sep 19 09:04:42 2005 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:04:42 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] BACK TO DRAWING BOARD Message-ID: <003101c5bd1a$b3b2b540$6a01a8c0@Jack> Carter/Baker panel to call for 87 recommendations for flagging system. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/18/AR2005091801364.html jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Tue Sep 20 09:27:00 2005 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 09:27:00 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] PHOTO FINISH Message-ID: <005b01c5bde6$fb97e250$6a01a8c0@Jack> ID plan most controversial and submitted with hesitancy, says Carter. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,169762,00.html PBS does interview with Carter, Baker (text and audio). http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec05/reform_9-19.html Federal suit filed in Georgia to overturn new law requiring photo IDs. http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=65309 Senate Republicans in Wisconsin trying to override veto of ID. http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/12688703.htm Editorial: Boston settlement "a good deal for minority voters." http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2005/09/20/voting_improvement/ jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Wed Sep 21 09:21:01 2005 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (John Driscoll) Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:21:01 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] A 'NO' VOTE Message-ID: <003701c5beaf$4ff508a0$0f125512@driscoll> Carter-Baker plan called "worse than no reform at all." http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/20/opinion/edballot.php Count expected to take weeks in N.Y.'s Erie County. http://www.wivb.com/Global/story.asp?S=3876458 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Fri Sep 23 09:51:56 2005 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:51:56 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] REFORM-REPONSE RECOUNT Message-ID: <005401c5c045$f6870f50$6a01a8c0@Jack> Black leaders gather, voice concerns over new provisions, enforcement. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,170193,00.html Despite new recommendations, debate remains "at fever pitch". http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,68954,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1 Carter-Baker Op Ed column explains the "why" behind ID proposal. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/23/opinion/23carter.html?hp jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Mon Sep 26 09:57:35 2005 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:57:35 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] VESTED INTERESTS COUNT Message-ID: <006901c5c2a2$3fa16740$6a01a8c0@Jack> Activist calls on press to ask questions now about vote counting. http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ask_this.view&askthisid=00137 Weekend press reaction to the Carter-Baker report was mostly negative, centering on the ID requirement. No particularly new insights surfaced, so I have decided against relaying more links on the subject. jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Tue Sep 27 08:57:22 2005 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 08:57:22 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS Message-ID: <002a01c5c363$00b22260$6a01a8c0@Jack> Instant-runoff voting complicated but continues to garner attention. http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/voting/20050915/17/1576 and http://www.motherjones.com/news/update/2005/09/instant_runoff_voting.html jack driscoll