The Dark Side of Voter Registration
Submitted by jsebes on October 15, 2008 - 3:25pm. PST
I've noticed more coverage of election integrity issues relating to voter registration. It's good to see some focus on VR-related problems, but I don't see much about a deeper issue -- transparency and publc accountability of the (im)proper use of voter registration systems and processes.
- jsebes's blog
- Add new comment
- Read more
- 167 reads
Out-sourced elections: an about-face?
Submitted by jsebes on September 2, 2008 - 5:07pm. PST
It looks like there may some movement away from the current situation in which U.S. elections are increasingly outsourced and privatized.
- jsebes's blog
- Add new comment
- Read more
- 345 reads
No Guarantees: the Right to Vote
Submitted by jsebes on August 21, 2008 - 12:24pm. PST
A recent New York Times editorial “The Right to Vote” explains how vote suppression is alive and well, with real barriers created to prevent people from voting, sometimes unintentionally, and sometime very much on partisan politics purpose. The most effective means are attacks on voter’s eligibility, by abusing voter registration information. (That’s one reason for OSDV’s efforts to create technology
- jsebes's blog
- Add new comment
- Read more
- 306 reads
Paper trails, Voter IDs, and election machines
Submitted by jsebes on April 17, 2008 - 4:57pm. PST
I wanted to call attention to another fine article in the "Freedom to Tinker" blog, this one by Dan Wallach.
- jsebes's blog
- Add new comment
- Read more
- 438 reads
From the Blog
Re-inventing How America Votes -- Now More Relevant Than Ever
In a previous post, I noted two things we've learned from this election. The first (and subject of that
Re-inventing How America Votes -- Now More Relevant Than Ever
In a previous post, I noted two things we've learned from this election. The first (and subject of that
