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Reports:

The Machinery of Democracy: Protecting Elections in an Electronic World
Executive Summary

&
Full Report
(Brennan Center)

Malfunction
& Malfeasance.
A Report on the Electronic Voting Machine Debacle

(Common Cause)

Mythbreakers:
Facts About
Electronic Elections

(VotersUnite!)

Electronic Voting
Best Practices

(Kennedy School of Government, Harvard)

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO, Sept. 05)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Must see segment from HBO's "Hacking Democracy"

Verify the Vote members
Get-Out-The-Vote >
On Paper!

Verify the Vote has worked in a variety of ways to get voters to cast their ballots early on paper: We distributed 1,000's of bookmarks at the local library and local bookstores with information about voter registration, photo ID's, and when and where to vote early. We also printed 1,000's of stickers distributed to early voters that said "I Voted Early - It Counts!" We advertised early voting through newspapers and radio.

The grand finale: Our members tabled at the Bloomington Farmer's Market on the two Saturdays that early voting was available. The 'voting booth' shown in the pictures below was created by VtV member Mary Blizzard. It was so attractive that one of the officials in charge of early voting asked members to bring it in to the early voting facility where it was used for VOTING !


Must see segment from HBO's "Hacking Democracy"

This segment shows computer expert Harri Hursti hacking the program in a demonstration election, changing the result on an issue from 25% in agreement to 87.5% in agreement. What was the issue? "Can Diebold voting machines be hacked?" As you watch this, keep in mind that the types of errors and security vulnerabilities in optical scan systems are similar to those for direct-record electronic machines. At least with optical scan voter-verifiable ballots we can go back and count paper ballots to double-check that the computer count was accurate. 

"Stealing America: Vote by Vote" documents significant irregularities in the Presidential election of 2004 while underscoring the fact that election fraud and reform are not partisan issues. The film weaves together dramatic behind-the-scenes experiences of poll workers, computer security experts, journalists, politicians, activists and voters of all ages. We hear from those who feel their communities were targeted for intimidation during the election, side by side with descriptions of irregular machine tallies, in which the number of votes tallied don't equal the number of votes cast.

Voting machines questioned
Group raises concerns over reliability of system

By Kristi Oloffson | Indiana Daily Student
Thursday, September 14, 2006

Democracy is at risk in the state of Indiana, according to Verify the Vote Indiana. The newly formed group cited inaccuracies in the electronic voting system currently being used in Monroe County at a public meeting Wednesday night at the Monroe County Public Library.

Democracy is at risk in the state of Indiana, according to Verify the Vote Indiana. The newly formed group cited inaccuracies in the electronic voting system currently being used in Monroe County at a public meeting Wednesday night at the Monroe County Public Library

Verify the Vote Indiana is investigating the accuracy of voting machines that have been used by Monroe County and the State of Indiana for about four years. Cynthia Hoffman, a member of the group, said the election results are inaccurate, compromising the democratic process. The group is pushing for a way to verify electronic voting systems on paper.

James Allison and other members of the group said a study by the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law has found the electronic voting system currently being used is not reliable and is able to be hacked.

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Why are we concerned about electronic voting machines?

Democracy
in Crisis:
Securing Our Elections

(PDF)

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Press Release:
Public Testing of Monroe County
Voting Machines