From The Associated Press via Boston.com:Electronic voting machine problems frazzled voters and election workers in dozens of precincts as the polls opened Tuesday, delaying voters in Indiana and Ohio and leaving some in Florida with little … [Read more...]
Fusion (Q2): Vote Yes, but don’t use it
Confusion? No.The only other argument I've seen against Question 2 is that it will be confusing to voters. Experience in states where fusion voting is still legal shows that isn't the case.Why is it confusing? Because the … [Read more...]
Documentary about voting machines
Here's a link to informatin about "Hacking Democracy," a documentary, to premiere on HBO this Thursday, Nov. 2, about the new voting machines, and their potential problems:http://www.democracy...If, like me, you don't get HBO, don't worry. … [Read more...]
Galvin ‘fesses up: Diebold TSx to be used in 12 communities
In a press release dated October 27, 2006 (nothing like sending out important releases on a Friday), Sec. Galvin finally admits that Massachusetts will indeed have Diebold's AccuVote TSx touch-screen machines at select polling locations on … [Read more...]
Observe the Vote Count After Work
Boston City Hall, Second Suffolk vote count -It's 2:30pm and we've only counted 20-something of the 73 precincts, so this is almost certainly going to continue into the evening. Some of us (me included) have to leave, so if you can … [Read more...]
Second Suffolk Filing – the final hours
On the street"Excuse me, are you registered to vote here in Boston?""We're asking Boston for a recount because they never properly counted the write-in votes in the election last week. I only need [N] more signatures, by 5pm … [Read more...]
How the Votes Were(n’t) Counted
Lack of adequate trainingAlmost 1/4 of the precincts didn't intend to hand count the write-in votes at all. Due to our efforts at Sonia's office - getting volunteers to talk to polling place wardens about it, and in several cases … [Read more...]
Single Women Voting Block
There is an interesting post on the New York Times political blog today about the potential power of the single women vote. I remember people talking about this during the last presidential campaign and the fact that single women tend … [Read more...]
“They’re Supposed to Count the Votes, Right?”
A precinct warden had told our volunteer that she wouldn't need to observe the count after polls closed, because the poll workers didn't need to count the votes, just run them through the machine and then send them to city hall. It … [Read more...]
Guide to Voting in the Primary
For those of you who have never voted before, or never voted in a Primary before here are the things you'll need to know if you plan to vote in tomorrow's Primary(and I hope that you do!):1. Have registered either as a Democrat or … [Read more...]