Friday, October 17, 2008
Is America Ready to Vote?
One way to illustrate the simplicity of paper voting is to talk about how machines can fail, so...
Is America Ready to Vote? State Preparations for Voting System Problems in 2008
On November 4, 2008 voting systems will fail somewhere in the United States in one or more jurisdictions in the country. Unfortunately, we don't know where. For this reason, it is imperative that every state prepare for system failures. We urge each state to take steps necessary to insure that inevitable voting machine problems do not undermine either the individual right to vote, or our ability to accurately count each vote cast.
Is America Ready to Vote? State Preparations for Voting System Problems in 2008
Labels: electronic voting, usa
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Election Day in Canada - Please Vote - October 14, 2008
It's election day in Canada.
Please vote.
Remember there are new identification rules, roughly you need either a driver's license (or health card with photo and address in Ontario) or two pieces of ID, one with name & photo and one with address.
See Voter Identification at the Polls for more information.
In general, see
http://www.elections.ca/
for any information you need about voting today.
If you're new to the process, this very simple guide will walk you through (with the exception of the new identification rules).
Please vote.
Remember there are new identification rules, roughly you need either a driver's license (or health card with photo and address in Ontario) or two pieces of ID, one with name & photo and one with address.
See Voter Identification at the Polls for more information.
In general, see
http://www.elections.ca/
for any information you need about voting today.
If you're new to the process, this very simple guide will walk you through (with the exception of the new identification rules).
