Harvard’s Ben Adida on Vote By Mail and the Secret Ballot

I just ran accross a great editorial on Benlog.com , which I read somewhat regularly now. Ben’s a postdoc at Harvard who admits to reading No Vote By Mail occasionally. Anyway, his recent analysis of the fight over the secret ballots at the union level and the fight over the secret ballot in absentee [...]

King County’s Wreckless Plan to Switch To Vote-By Mail

Two blogs covered the topic today, but I thought it would be wise to add links to NOVBM, starting with Zappini’s analysis here:
http://www.washblog.com/story/2007/6/26/121146/855
“Summoned by a seemingly skeptical County Council, and flanked by their Diebold masters, a few brave King County Elections officials gamely defended their Executive’s reckless plans to completely overhaul our vote counting [...]

More Absentee Votes Might Not Count Due to County Errors

In the ongoing drama of voters being disenfranchised by absentee ballots going out late, here’s another new story from around the Country on the same theme:

http://www.meadvilletribune.com/local/local_story_135002509.html
However, the ballots weren’t printed and mailed on schedule. For starters, the state hadn’t certified a candidate on the ballot, which meant the county couldn’t print the ballot. Then another [...]

Take the Last Train to Clarksville, and Don’t forget to Vote

This story pretty much speaks for itself. The Vote By Mail Project, and absentee voting enthusiasts continue to push the argument that “no-excuse absentee” voting increases turnout. Regardless of the facts, multiple studies, or continuing cases in reality that expose the truth… No Excuse Absentee Ballots, and Vote-By Mail systems simply do not increase turnout.

http://www.news-tribune.net/clarkcounty/local_story_160000108.html
A [...]

More on Kentucky Absentee Ballot Fraud

The following story is fairly interesting. Follow the link for full details. Looks like the court has overturned the election on the basis of absentee ballot fraud conducted by the incumbent.
From the Courier-Journal, KY:
Lowe claimed Scott mailed at least 13 absentee ballot applications labeled with campaign stickers and improperly stowed the electronic absentee ballot voting [...]

Granny Farming of Absentee Ballots in NJ

Well, I don’t really know if the accussed is guilty or innocent. But what I do know is that Granny Farming is not possible without the use of absentee ballots.
http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1181368724140310.xml&coll=3
Garcia has accused McCann of duping nearly 300 “incompetent or otherwise elderly and ill” residents at four nursing homes to vote for him.
Hmm… Absentee Ballots [...]

Election Day registration makes sense…VBM not so much

An interesting editorial from Massachusettes:
Gatehouse News Service
The age in which every citizen considered voting a solemn obligation is long past. People vote inconsistently, especially people who have recently moved. They forget the rules, the polling places and that bureaucratic requirement that they register to vote at least 20 days before Election Day.
By the time the [...]