From driscoll at media.mit.edu Mon Oct 2 09:15:20 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 09:15:20 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] WRONGING RIGHTS Message-ID: <001f01c6e624$cf975390$24dc3d18@Jack> Voter advocacy group again accused of registration irregularities. http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=5481830&nav=23ii jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Tue Oct 3 09:06:11 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 09:06:11 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] IT'S WHAT'S UP FRONT THAT COUNTS Message-ID: <005601c6e6ec$b306b770$24dc3d18@Jack> Conference at MIT to concentrate on critical aspects that precede voting. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/voting-registration.html Gov. Schwarzenegger signs 4 bills seeking more transparency in process. http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1838&Itemid=113 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Wed Oct 4 09:08:21 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 09:08:21 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] O, MY Message-ID: <008901c6e7b6$2afd8640$24dc3d18@Jack> Legal action prevents use of absentee ballots in some Ohio counties. http://www.timesreporter.com/index.php?ID=59107 Rubin's new book gets lukewarm Washington Post review. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/03/AR2006100301310.html jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Fri Oct 6 09:30:40 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 09:30:40 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] REBOOT REBOOTED Message-ID: <008f01c6e94b$9e1bf850$24dc3d18@Jack> Maryland to continue with electronic check-in that froze in primary. http://bedrunby.notlong.com Absentee ballots delayed in parts of Ohio; vote deadline Oct. 10. http://timesreporter.com/index.php?ID=59107 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Mon Oct 9 08:54:38 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 08:54:38 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] STANDARDIZATION, ANYONE? Message-ID: <005801c6eba2$14506440$24dc3d18@Jack> CalTech/MIT conference identifies issues slowing electronic conversion. http://news.com.com/Standards+to+stimulate+e-voting/2100-1028_3-6123416.html Recruitment draws young, tech-savvy poll workers and some concerns. http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/sefton100606.html Case to keep lever machines may go to N.Y. Supreme Court. http://insworas.notlong.com jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Tue Oct 10 09:15:31 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:15:31 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] ATTENTION! Message-ID: <002901c6ec6e$29bb5b60$24dc3d18@Jack> Is absentee ballot software for military a pre-cursor to voting by email? http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/193105727;jsessionid=GDZOHX3POEOZYQSNDLRSKH0CJUNN2JVN Serious flaws found in sysem used in Netherlands, Germany, France. http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=25610 Political columnist says vote we can believe in is paramount. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/09/AR2006100901034.html Florida Congressman's opponent claims he was asked to rig software. http://unassach.notlong.com jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Wed Oct 11 07:50:31 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:50:31 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] COIN TOSS Message-ID: <004c01c6ed2b$745f7f30$24dc3d18@Jack> Restraining order over registrations, absentee votes confuses Arizona http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=76204 A call for mandatory ID when registering but not when voting. http://www.journal-news.net/columns/articles.asp?articleID=4248 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Fri Oct 13 09:11:50 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:11:50 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO BACK? Message-ID: <006801c6eec9$254369d0$24dc3d18@Jack> Ten states studied for report; findings "troubling"; harder to vote now? http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Oct12/0,4670,VotingProblems,00.html jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Mon Oct 16 09:14:32 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:14:32 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] MACHINE POLITICS Message-ID: <00ce01c6f125$050fe6d0$24dc3d18@Jack> Diebold takes voting-machine heat in U.S., sells lots of ATMs in China. http://outkinan.notlong.com A historic perspective on why so many Americans don't vote. http://urrheote.notlong.com New Mexico sees self as reform model; some agree, some don't. http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_4495149 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Tue Oct 17 08:38:05 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (John Driscoll) Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:38:05 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] HASTE WASTE Message-ID: <001f01c6f1e9$1ab177f0$10125512@driscoll> Briefing paper claims inadequate advance work done on voter ID. http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=74404 NPR produces step-by-step guide for voters. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6279368 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Wed Oct 18 08:55:14 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (John Driscoll) Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:55:14 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] ON SECOND THOUGHT... Message-ID: <009301c6f2b4$aaca2f50$15125512@driscoll> Georgia sends out 300,000 letters: No personal ID needed. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/17/AR2006101701543.html Wired grapples with challenge of building better voting machine. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/evote/0,71957-0.html?tw=wn_index_1 NAACP zeroes in on Maryland for poll monitoring. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/16/AR2006101601246.html jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Thu Oct 19 09:43:37 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:43:37 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] HIGHLIGHT ON HIGH Message-ID: <00f201c6f384$9439b3c0$24dc3d18@Jack> Pre-2000 problems worse; getting more attention now, says Stewart. http://cruyeets.notlong.com jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Fri Oct 20 09:24:18 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:24:18 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] OUTDATED? REAL? Message-ID: <008501c6f44b$0c2f2a60$24dc3d18@Jack> Possible theft of three Diebold computer disks under FBI probe. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/19/AR2006101901818.html Experiment suggests visual imagery technique motivates voting. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061019094023.htm jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Mon Oct 23 09:32:32 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:32:32 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] MAILING A MESSAGE Message-ID: <008401c6f6a7$b1d7a970$24dc3d18@Jack> More may vote by absentee ballots than in person in California. http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_4534887 Supreme Court allows ID in Arizona; defers constitutionality issue. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.voterid21oct21,0,6365352.story?track=rss Kentucky country trying to cope with machines but no ballots. http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/state/15820039.htm?source=rss&channel=kentucky_state Stolen Diebold disks possibly used by test firm, Maryland official says. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/20/AR2006102001542.html Printing error causes absentee ballots to be reprinted. http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/10232006/nhnews-ph-nh-ballots.html jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Tue Oct 24 09:21:28 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:21:28 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] LONG & SHORT OF IT Message-ID: <007801c6f76f$51a1da30$24dc3d18@Jack> Electronic ballots in Virginia cut off letters of candidates with long names. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102301178.html Good program on poll-worker training, but audio won't work for me. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6369940 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Thu Oct 26 09:29:23 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:29:23 -0400 Subject: [Votingpress] ADDING TO UNCERTAINTY Message-ID: <00ce01c6f902$c02af790$24dc3d18@Jack> Maryland admits Diebold replaced flawed parts in 4700 machines in 2005. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/25/AR2006102501907.html?nav=rss_technology Chopped-off candidate names on summary page but erode confidence. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/25/AR2006102501918.html jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Mon Oct 30 09:22:37 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:22:37 -0500 Subject: [Votingpress] DYE ALREADY CAST Message-ID: <000d01c6fc2e$d95c2e30$24dc3d18@Jack> Feinstein already planning Senate hearings on anticipated problems. http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_44721.shtml Two-thirds of polling places in Mass. fail to provide for handicapped. http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11420 jack driscoll From driscoll at media.mit.edu Tue Oct 31 09:29:49 2006 From: driscoll at media.mit.edu (Jack Driscoll) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:29:49 -0500 Subject: [Votingpress] RIPPLE EFFECTS Message-ID: <009501c6fcf9$05a05e10$24dc3d18@Jack> Sequoia/Venezuela allegations add to voter uneasiness. http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3640971 Ohio studies believed to have "ominous national implications." http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71999-0.html?tw=wn_index_2 jack driscoll