‘Why Would Anyone Be Against Counting Votes?’: Jill Stein on Filing for ‘Recounts’ in WI, MI, PA: ‘BradCast’ 11/23/2016
On today’s BradCast, my exclusive interview with Dr. Jill Stein, the 2016 Green Party Presidential candidate, on her announcement earlier today that her campaign plans to file for hand-counted paper ballot “recounts” and forensic audits of the Presidential election results in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. [Audio link to show and full interview posted below.] “We […]
Clinton, Trump and a Responsible Way to Crack the Two-Party Duopoly: ‘BradCast’ 8/24/2016
On today’s BradCast, deadly natural disasters across the world and the potential for a man-made one here in the U.S., depending on the outcome of the November election. First up today, the latest breaking news on the disastrous, deadly earthquake in Italy where, as of air-time, at least 159 have been killed; the horrific and […]
Veto Needed for ‘Instant Runoff Voting’ in Hawaii
Guest Editorial by Dr. Rebecca Mercuri, Ph.D. In the aftermath of the controversial 2000 Presidential Election, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) was enacted, which, among other initiatives, provided funds for the procurement of new voting systems across the nation. Many states rushed out to buy electronic voting equipment that afforded no way to perform […]
E-Vote Vendors to NC: We Don’t WANT to Break the Law!
— Guest blogged by Joyce McCloy Well there’s a twist! Hopefully you weren’t drinking coffee when you read the headline. How often do you hear of a voting vendor saying they really really (really!!) do not want to break the law, but state officials are forcing them to? But that’s exactly what’s about to happen […]
‘Daily Voting News’ for June 27-29, 2009
Co-Editors: Dave Klein and John Washburn In Pierce County, WA, indications are that Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) may be a failed experiment. 63% of the voters didn’t like it, and the auditor says scrapping it would save the county $600,000. The County Council voted to amend the county charter to repeal the mandate for RCV; […]
‘Instant Runoff Voting’ (IRV) Election Virus Spreads to Los Angeles County
[Updated with a response from L.A. County Registrar Dean Logan. See end of item for his complete email in response to this article.] Gautum Dutta, of the Democratic-leaning Asian American Action Fund blog notes a recent L.A. County Board of Supervisors meeting which “discussed a study on the cost of special elections and Instant Runoff […]
Up the Rabbit Hole: A Day of Transparent, Participatory Democracy in Washington State
Guest blogged by Ellen Theisen, VotersUnite.org The actions and attitudes of election officials all too often seem like Alice’s experiences down the rabbit hole. So, it’s nice occasionally to report on positive developments by public officials who actually listen to the concerns of citizens, rather than simply ignoring serious defects discovered in our voting systems. […]