From driscoll at media.mit.edu Tue Aug 1 09:06:02 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 09:06:02 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] THE INS & OUTS Message-ID: <005701c6b56b$3de39150$24dc3d18@Jack> Colorado Supreme Court upholds ban on voting by parolees. http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006/07/colorado-supreme-court-upholds-parolee.php "Open Voting" claims to have found worst Diebold machine flaw yet. http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Voring_machine_grup_identifies_new_flaws_0731.html jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Wed Aug 2 09:01:47 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:01:47 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] RAISING THE ANTE Message-ID: <005901c6b633$d02bb330$24dc3d18@Jack> Do slot-machine, gaming industries give clues for vote-machine oversight? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/01/AR2006080100561.html jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Thu Aug 3 08:36:07 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 08:36:07 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] TESTING THE SYSTEM Message-ID: <004801c6b6f9$64b17060$24dc3d18@Jack> Disabled veterans file federal suit against California over access, privacy. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/02/BABADIGEST2.DTL Florida's Harris keeps witness subpoena quiet, causing aides to quit. http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Aug02/0,4670,FloridaSenateHarris,00.html jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Fri Aug 4 09:30:13 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 09:30:13 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] E-SERVICES WITH A SMILE Message-ID: <007701c6b7ca$1dd54230$24dc3d18@Jack> Secretary of State's online voter outreach being adopted at national level. http://www.tristate-media.com/articles/2006/08/03/warricknews/community/03election.txt jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Mon Aug 7 09:17:58 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 09:17:58 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] GLITCHES SLOW SWITCHES Message-ID: <006701c6ba23$e6abd380$24dc3d18@Jack> An estimated 22.5 million will be using cards, lever in midterm elections. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2006/voting_machines.html Special election in Ohio, where ID is required, seen as dress rehearsal. http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/15207327.htm Concerned about machines, a "voice in wilderness", files Michigan suit. http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060805/OPINION03/608050347/1348 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Wed Aug 9 09:28:50 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:28:50 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] LOW TECH, HIGH TRANSPARENCY Message-ID: <008401c6bbb7$c06fa7b0$24dc3d18@Jack> Auditable, anonymous, encrypted scratch-and-vote system gaining traction. http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17275&ch=infotech jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Mon Aug 14 09:34:39 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:34:39 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] TESTING PRIMARY Message-ID: <006701c6bfa6$642fac00$24dc3d18@Jack> Mass. testing machines for disabled; some may not be ready for primary. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/08/14/voting_tool_for_disabled_delayed_for_primaries/ jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Wed Aug 16 09:29:19 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:29:19 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] POOR RETURNS Message-ID: <004901c6c137$fa5319f0$24dc3d18@Jack> Review by non-profit group finds severe problems in Ohio county. http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Aug15/0,4670,OhioVoting,00.html Early-voting issue at center of chaotic situation in Maryland. http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2006/08_15-12/OPN Pennsylvania voters' suit aims at putting stop to paperless machines. http://inkhaure.notlong.com It's a year late, but New York board approves federal compliance. http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060816/NEWS01/608160317 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Thu Aug 17 08:50:34 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:50:34 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] REGISTERING OPPOSITION Message-ID: <008501c6c1fb$bad87da0$24dc3d18@Jack> Groups combine to sue Georgia over two registration rules. http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/15288763.htm jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Fri Aug 18 08:20:16 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:20:16 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER Message-ID: <004d01c6c2c0$a9bc5800$24dc3d18@Jack> International observers call for full recount in Mexico; say fraud occurred. http://hazialti.notlong.com jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Mon Aug 21 08:52:19 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (John Driscoll) Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:52:19 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] WHAT'S-ON-TOP COUNTS Message-ID: <004c01c6c520$a61e8080$0a00a8c0@driscoll> Colorado grapples with structure of electoral commission. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/editorials/article/0,2777,DRMN_23964_4931564,00.html What others think of Arizona's election-lottery plan. http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0821mon1-21.html Why Common Cause is going to court in Ohio over ID rule. http://www.civilrights.org/issues/voting/details.cfm?id=46363 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Tue Aug 22 08:56:55 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:56:55 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] IS SITTING DANGEROUS? Message-ID: <002c01c6c5ea$72086610$24dc3d18@Jack> Wary of machine flaws, Miami-Dade reformists oppose early voting. http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_233200847.html Touch-screen machines become foil in runup to Maryland primary. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/18/AR2006081801064.html jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Wed Aug 23 09:32:23 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:32:23 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] STATISTICALLY-SIGNIFICANT APPROACH Message-ID: <007501c6c6b8$915ab1c0$24dc3d18@Jack> Ohio candidate calls for structure to audit voting machines systematically. http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=7774 Oops. 300,000 get postcards for early voting--still up in air in Maryland. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-te.md.voting23aug23,0,2204426.story?track=rss jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Thu Aug 24 09:14:38 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:14:38 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] MANUAL LABOR Message-ID: <004601c6c77f$40d67b90$24dc3d18@Jack> Alaska turns to hand counting after several Diebold touchscreens fail. http://www.adn.com/news/politics/elections/story/8113627p-8006175c.html jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Mon Aug 28 08:52:29 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:52:29 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] STATE OF CONFUSION Message-ID: <003001c6caa0$d2b2d030$24dc3d18@Jack> NY study finds two new machines harder to use and deter some voters. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/28/nyregion/28voting.html jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Tue Aug 29 08:55:16 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:55:16 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] IT'S A WRAP--ALMOST Message-ID: <004b01c6cb6a$605a7270$24dc3d18@Jack> Lots of votes nullified, no fraud, so Mexico court ruling favors Calderon., http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1726889.htm jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Thu Aug 31 09:12:42 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:12:42 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] THE COST OF ENTICEMENT Message-ID: <007b01c6ccff$24372b80$24dc3d18@Jack> Alvarez weighs in on issue of offering $1 million in lottery as incentive. http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_4257682 jack driscoll