Posted in Commentary on Dec 31st, 2011
Happy “Holidaze”
On the eve of 2012 we so need to check in here and let you know we’re still fighting the good fight and have been totally distracted by a bunch of activities. There is much to catch you up on and we’ll start doing that in the ensuing days, but for [...]
Posted in Commentary, Open Source, Voting System Technology on Jan 14th, 2011
Some of you have heard the rumors and rumblings. Yes, an exciting new project in our open source elections technology framework is in the works. And yes, it is an important tool for the front lines of democracy: election polling places.
We’ll have a bunch more to officially say about our digital poll book project shortly.
But [...]
Posted in Commentary, Election Adminstration Technology, Election Technology Reform, MOVE Act on Mar 16th, 2010
I have arrived in Munich, reached my hotel and actually caught a nap. It was a sloppy slushy day here from what I can tell; about 30 degrees and some wet snow; but spring is around the corner. On the flight over the Pole last evening (I’m a horrible plane sleeper) I worked on final [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 11th, 2010
We have a special treat today with a guest blog from Barbara Simons, an eminent computer scientist who is on the Board of Advisors of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. (More on Barbara: her bio.) She has an excellent account of part of the story about where voter registration came from, and why it is [...]
Posted in Commentary, TrusttheVote / OSDV on Dec 25th, 2009
“Why, oh why?” you’re wondering (given our teaser title, that is). Well, at first we were we also wondering why. This all began about a month ago, and it’s a bit clearer now. With some breathing room made possible by the holiday, I want to explain how the FCC and online elections could be even [...]
Posted in Election Adminstration Technology, Voting System Technology on Sep 1st, 2009
Last Friday was the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech in Washington, DC., where so many of us remember him saying “I have a dream.” The anniversary caught me by surprise when I noted it in the news, and tugged at me all day: what could Dr. King’s words have to say about [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 19th, 2009
The recent New York Times editorial "Still Broken" is well worth the read, especially for its significant focus on dysfunction in the voter registration systems — something that often gets second billing to recollections of hanging chad and recent vote-dropping voting machine stories.
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