Vote-By Mail and Electronic Poll Books

I receive emails regularly from the Equal Justice Foundation, from Dr. Charles E. Corry.  He’s done quite a lot of work opposing Vote-By Mail and electronic voting problems in Colorado, and recently sent me this editorial called, “Detecting election fraud made virtually impossible.” Having checked EJF’s website I couldn’t readily find it posted anywhere, so [...]

New Editorial on VBM in Florida

Just another editorial questioning the rush to Vote-By Mail… this time from Florida.

Colorado Governor Delays Switch to Vote By Mail, Supports Polls with Paper Ballots

Showing unusually clear thinking, Gov. Bill Ritter Jr, has made what appears to be a good decision:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/us/politics/24ballot.html?ref=us 
DENVER — Coloradans will not be required to vote by mail in November, Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. said Wednesday in announcing a one-year emergency repair plan for the state’s voting system. 
Mr. Ritter, a Democrat, said a bill with bipartisan [...]

More Vote By Mail Problems in California

More problems arise in California:
http://www.my58.com/news/15142222/detail.html
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some vote-by-mail voters may not get their votes counted in Sacramento County, officials said.
Elections officials said in some cases, voters who are registered to one party are writing in a candidate from another party. Officials said they began noticing the problem on Friday after elections workers began opening [...]

Oklahoma State Auditor and wife charged with Mail Fraud

INDICTED!!! 
One of the many reasons that voting by mail seems so ridiculous to me, is the numerous cases of mail fraud around the country. The mail system in the United States is well known as a target for fraud of all types, from stolen credit cards, to stolen checks, to stolen identities.
But when it comes to [...]

Bradblog covers Vote-By Mail problems in California

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5588
Nothing says secret ballot like, um, the lack of a secret ballot. There’s a cute little video that shows just what a great job Riverside County, California is doing at, well, screwing their own voters.

California’s televised primary debates miss many voters

Many of California’s voters will have already mailed in their votes when the televised presidential primary debates air this year. From local candidate forums, to FOX, ABC, NBC, the Vote-By Mail trend is forcing candidates, campaigns and networks to start the campaign season earlier.
GOTV (Get out the Vote) efforts in the United States Democratic Presidential primary in [...]

California Primary Slowed By Vote-By Mail, Absentee Ballot Count

California’s primary, as predicted, is seeing new concerns arise in counting primary ballots through the mail:
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_8000601?nclick_check=1
 SAN DIEGO—California elections officials predict that nearly 13 percent of all ballots cast for the Feb. 5 primary could go uncounted on Election Night, possibly slowing the presidential tally in the nation’s most delegate-rich state.
The reason is twofold: More Californians than [...]

Brad Friedman and Blackboxvoting.org working overtime on NH

Just wanted to give a shout out to Brad Friedman, of the Bradblog, and the crew at Blackboxvoting.org. They’ve been doing an awesome job providing info on the New Hampsire recount. 

The National Committee for Voting Integrity

http://votingintegrity.org/members.html
Hmm, here’s a site I missed. It’s got some people I know and don’t know on it. I wonder what their position is on:
1. Precinct level hand counted paper ballots
2. Vote-By Mail
The site hasn’t been updated in some time, but it has a useful amount of informational links.