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SAVE our Votes: A Passion for Democracy
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Sunday, February 6, 2011. A Passion for Democracy. The urge for freedom and self-determination beats strong within the human heart, as recent events in Egypt and Tunisia. Attest. But democracy is fragile and can fall prey to powerful forces that seek to suppress or undermine it. Those threats can ride in on horseback brandishing whips. Or they may come in more subtle guises. That is not so. An investigation by Dan Rather Reports. HAVA included many worthwhile provisions. But it also allocated nearly $4 b...
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Florida Voters: August 2010
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Thursday, August 19, 2010. Spend an Hour - Make a Difference on Election Night. This is your chance to spend an hour on election-night to help secure Florida's elections. Observe poll-closing procedures in any precinct near you, and help gather important compliance data we can use to improve future elections. We provide simple instructions and a simple form. It’s quick! It’s oh so satisfying! The instructions and form can be downloaded here. Spend an Hour - Make a Difference! Posted by Dan McCrea. I got ...
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SAVE our Votes: Quick! What's the difference between a voting machine and an ATM?
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Friday, February 18, 2011. What's the difference between a voting machine and an ATM? There are many, of course, but the most fundamental difference is: anonymity. Many people have said to me, "I don't have a problem with electronic voting. I live my life online, I do my banking on my computer, why shouldn't I vote electronically? That's essentially the case with electronic voting. Some of the world's top computer scientists and cybersecurity experts. Consider the Minnesota race for U.S. Senate i...A ver...
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SAVE our Votes: The High Cost of High-Tech Voting
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Monday, February 28, 2011. The High Cost of High-Tech Voting. This year, as in the past two years, a bill is making its way through Maryland's General Assembly that would delay the purchase of a new voting system until 2016. While the intention behind it is to save money, the legislation (SB21 and HB174) would accomplish exactly the opposite. Does that include operating expenses? The third member of the panel was Armstead B. C. Jones, Sr., who had served for several years as President of the ...With so l...
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SAVE our Votes: 10/01/2012 - 11/01/2012
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Vulnerabilities of Maryland's Online Registration System Put Voters at Risk. SAVE our Votes (SOV) recommends that Maryland voters check their voter registration information. To make sure that no one has tampered with it, following revelations that hackers could easily gain access to Maryland’s new online registration system. According to several nationally prominent computer security experts. Who recently wrote a letter. According to an article. Any registration changes not a...
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SAVE our Votes: Flawed Wisconsin Race Proves Need for Transparency, Accountability in Election Procedures
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Friday, April 15, 2011. Flawed Wisconsin Race Proves Need for Transparency, Accountability in Election Procedures. When Wisconsin voters flocked to the polls on April 5, one of the factors driving the high turnout was the State Supreme Court contest between incumbent Justice David Prosser. And challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg. Then one day later, County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus. Democratic Canvasser Not Told About the Error. During the press conference, when reporters asked the Democratic member of the Waukesh...
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SAVE our Votes: Protecting Elections from21st Century Threats
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Thursday, April 7, 2011. Would Futurama’s wise-cracking robot Bender. Be a better DC mayor than Vincent Gray? Keynote speaker Rev. Jesse Jackson. Said the civil rights struggle that brought about the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Continues today, with those hard-won rights now imperiled by new threats including the voter ID laws. Currently sweeping state legislatures. He pointed out that the right to vote does not necessarily include the right to have your vote counted fairly and accurately. And soon gained...
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Florida Voters: Eyes on the Process - Spend an Hour Making a Difference
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010. Eyes on the Process - Spend an Hour Making a Difference. It's a good time for the public to exercise its ownership of elections by observing poll-closing procedures next Tuesday, election-day. It's clear this will be useful in Miami-Dade but also important in the other 66 counties. Posted by Dan McCrea. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). DONATE NOW TO SUPPORT OUR WORK! Brennan Center for Justice. Filibluster: Senate Rules Deal Yields Good and Bad News.
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Florida Voters: I've Been Dismissed as a Clerk - "Cost Cuts" Cited
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010. I've Been Dismissed as a Clerk - "Cost Cuts" Cited. Within 24 hours of posting. Another Victory – This Time in Miami-Dade; or A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Precinct. I got a call from Miami-Dade Elections and was dismissed as a Clerk. "Cost cutting" was given as the reason. It's disappointing. Posted by Dan McCrea. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). DONATE NOW TO SUPPORT OUR WORK! Brennan Center for Justice. Filibluster: Senate Rules Deal Yields Good and Bad News.
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Florida Voters: Another Victory – This Time in Miami-Dade; or A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Precinct
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Monday, August 16, 2010. Another Victory – This Time in Miami-Dade; or A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Precinct. I’ll be serving as the Clerk in charge of a precinct in the Florida primary election next week on the 24th of August. There’s a question about the legal sufficiency of Miami-Dade’s planned procedures. It’s done prior to mixing together the totals from other precincts so problems can be isolated and reconciled right away. If there are discrepancies, signatures and ballots must be recou...
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