Progress on Voter Registration Modernization

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Wednesday December 16, 2009 · 10:13 PM PST

2009/12/16 · 22:13

Voter Registration Modernization will enfranchise millions of voters. Every citizen is registered to vote at age 18. Registrations will be updated as you move. All done automatically.

The post below is a quick update on this important progressive reform.

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Thursday May 10, 2007 · 11:20 AM PDT

2007/05/10 · 11:20

Our local election integrity group is working on messaging for an upcoming protest. Here's a fun diversion, to demonstrate that we're all still human.

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Thursday April 26, 2007 · 1:53 AM PDT

2007/04/26 · 01:53

King County Washington plans to adopt mail ballot tracking. This adds a unique barcode to your ballot which is linked to your voter id. This is unconstitutional and illegal. Activists Tim White and Allan Rosato have already sued San Juan County, the first jurisdiction in the country using mail ballot tracking.

White and Rosato will be speaking in Seattle WA Tuesday May 1st at 7:00pm. See the full announcement below the fold.

We've been discussing mail ballot tracking and unique barcodes on WashBlog: How Your Vote Can Be Tracked to you: San Juan County Ballot Tracking

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Sunday November 12, 2006 · 8:37 AM PST

2006/11/12 · 08:37

[Cross-posted to WashBlog.]

Rick Perlstein of The American Prospect just posted Look Back in Anger detailing two strategies used this last election cycle: robo-calling and phone jamming.

I'm curious if there are technical tools and approaches to help combat these techniques. Like having spam filters for our email.

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Today's Voter Actions In CA & WI

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Wednesday October 04, 2006 · 2:35 PM PDT

2006/10/04 · 14:35

Today, Voter Action announced two new efforts in their fight for election integrity. In Alemeda County California, they are insisting the Sequoia touchscreens not be used until they've been independently tested. In Wisconsin, they've petitioned to have the Diebold touchscreens decertified.

Even with pro-bono help, election integrity activism is very expensive. Please join me in giving Voter Action money. (Thank you.)

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Report: Testing of Diebold AccuVote TSx

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Sunday September 03, 2006 · 10:19 AM PDT

2006/09/03 · 10:19

[Originally posted on WashBlog]

On Tuesday Aug 29th, 2006, King County Elections Services began their "logic & accuracy testing" of the new Diebold AccuVote TSx touchscreen voting machines. King County now has 507 (?) of these machines. There will be one at each poll site.

If you want to see what the fuss is about, the L&A testing stretches 10 days long. It begins at 8:30am each day at the Elections Distribution Center 1215 Fir St, Seattle. I encourage people to poke their heads in and see what's what. It's a cool facility and it's good to get a feel for what's going on.

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PBS NOW: Block The Vote

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Friday September 01, 2006 · 6:57 AM PDT

2006/09/01 · 06:57

Friday Sept 1st: This week's program, Block The Vote examines how efforts to prevent voter fraud may disenfranchise many minority, poor, elderly, and disabled voters. Segments include
Personal Essay: Democracy in the Deep South, America's 11 Worst Places to Vote, Spencer Overton's book "Stealing Democracy", and others.

Check here for local listings. In Seattle, NOW airs on KCTS 9 Fri 9/1 8:00pm, Sun 9/3 11:30am, and Tues 9/5 2;30am.

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Expanding FlexCar Cheaply w/ Poll

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Thursday August 24, 2006 · 6:16 AM PDT

2006/08/24 · 06:16

[Cross-posted to WashBlog here, and my blog here.]

I love FlexCar's idea of vehicle sharing. I want to see them, or something very similar, succeed. Below is my modest, low-cost, incentive-based proposal for how to expand FlexCar far and wide.

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Wednesday August 23, 2006 · 6:52 AM PDT

2006/08/23 · 06:52

AlanF is an election integrity activist from the Boston area. He recently visited Seattle. So we took time to have dinner together, Thursday August 14th.

Alan and I "met" via the Yahoo Group "election integrity and reform". Some believe the group's purpose is to discuss and promote Holt's HR 550. Others use our strength in numbers to promote and support each other's election integrity diaries on dailyKos. Either way, it's all good.

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Poll Workers Needed! (w/ Poll)

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Saturday August 19, 2006 · 9:32 AM PDT

2006/08/19 · 09:32

[Originally posted to WashBlog as Poll Inspector Training. Reposted here, because becoming a poll worker is something every one of us can do RIGHT NOW to help ensure election integrity.]

I headed down to the Annex building for my poll inspector training yesterday. Overall, it was a good experience.

There's roughly 4,800 poll worker positions in King County. According to our trainers, as of 1 or 2 weeks ago, they were 1,000 people short.

Everyone, step up and be a poll worker. Call 206-296-VOTE, email pollworker@metrokc.gov, or use this online form. If you care about democracy, want to learn more about our elections, or enjoy sitting around gabbing with your neighbors, then this is the job for you.

Below, I relate the experience, with extra emphasis on what I learned and observed about the new Diebold AccuVote TSx electronic voting touchscreen machines. Read More

Injunction Filed Against e-Voting Machines (Colorado)

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Wednesday June 28, 2006 · 12:27 PM PDT

2006/06/28 · 12:27

Voter Action is a non-partisan group fighting the procurement and use of electronic voting machines. They're fighting the good fight. And they've gotten a couple of victories.

We need some of that kind of mojo here in Washington State. The machines here, provided by Diebold and Hart/Intercivic, were definitely improperly certified.

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A Strategy for Election Integrity Activists

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Tuesday May 16, 2006 · 4:47 AM PDT

2006/05/16 · 04:47

We activists working on election integrity need a strategy. To be effective. To not burn out. To do the right thing.

So here's my strategy, to date, unrefined.

I swiped my strategy straight from Bernie Ellis. Until I attended his workshop, I couldn't figure out how to get started. I'm very grateful to Bernie and appreciate his leadership. Read More

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Progress on Voter Registration Modernization

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Protect Our Secret Ballot (King Co WA)

Combating Dirty Tricks

Today's Voter Actions In CA & WI

Report: Testing of Diebold AccuVote TSx

PBS NOW: Block The Vote

Expanding FlexCar Cheaply w/ Poll

Dinner With AlanF

Poll Workers Needed! (w/ Poll)

Injunction Filed Against e-Voting Machines (Colorado)

A Strategy for Election Integrity Activists