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City of Cumming, Georgia joins municipality-based attack on Freedom of Information rights

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[Last updated 03/02/14] In April, 2012 the city of Cumming, Georgia blocked a citizen journalist from videotaping open meetings; in Dec. 2013, nearly two years later, the matter ...
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Solutions Collection: Two simple innovations improve voter list accuracy, turnout, and reduce fraud

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Sit up and take notice because this can work well where you live: An award-winning voting rights innovation improved voter lists in Pakistan, where an SMS mobile phone ...
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Black Box Voting site upgrade

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After 10 years, you just gotta upgrade the site and organize the vast amount of information that has accumulated. Black Box Voting did a facelift in December 2013, ...
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(US-UT) Voter Lists: Legislation proposes to ban public transparency for voter lists

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An important news item by in the Salt Lake Tribune reports on Utah State Sen. Karen Mayne’s attempt to stop publication of voter information. The reporter should have ...
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2014 Election Risk Analysis: Wyoming

Next major election: Tuesday Aug. 19 Primary election RISK RATINGS Integrity Index: Rated 49th out of 50 states by the Better Government Association, with 50 the lowest rating.1 Election Risk Analysis: Significant, rated 5 out of 10, with 10 being ...more
Elections in Kenya

LAST UPDATED [12/15/13] – Kenya’s March 2013 election was marred by significant irregularities. The installed president, Uhuru Kenyatta, and Deputy President William Ruto have both been charged with crimes against humanity for their alleged roles in 2007-08 post-election violence. RATINGS ...more
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Elections in Hungary

LAST UPDATED [12/15/13] – Next elections will be Parliamentary elections scheduled for Spring 2014. It will be the first election under the new Hungarian Constitution. RATINGS - Freedom: Rated 1 on a scale of 1-6, with 1 being most free. Overall civil liberties ...more
Elections in Afghanistan

LAST UPDATED [12/04/13] – The next election in Afghanistan is scheduled for April 5, 2014. Greatest risk areas: violence, and a national climate of corruption, from the President to the cop on the local street corner. RATINGS - Freedom: “Not ...more

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City of Cumming, Georgia joins municipality-based attack...

[Last updated 03/02/14] In April, 2012 the city of Cumming, Georgia blocked a citizen journalist from videotaping open meetings; in Dec. 2013, nearly two years later, the matter was still...more
(US-GA) Software Slows Vote Counting

[Last updated 02/28/2014; Original article 10/14/2005] According to a report by the Associated Press1 which raises more questions than it answers, new software was incorporated into Georgia’s Diebold touch-screen voting...more
Solutions Collection: Two simple innovations improve voter...

Sit up and take notice because this can work well where you live: An award-winning voting rights innovation improved voter lists in Pakistan, where an SMS mobile phone text-messaging system...more

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Influential reporting by Black Box Voting is referenced worldwide. We became known for our groundbreaking work on electronic voting machines, which can remove transparency of the vote count; our other important work pertains to voter lists, election chain of custody, transparency problems with absentee voting, election industry corporate governance, and financial accountability in elections.

Opaque, non-transparent voting can afflict voter lists, poll lists,vote counting and chain of custody; political finance can also be "black box." The road to better transparency begins with knowledge and public, grassroots dedication. I am glad you are here!

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City of Cumming, Georgia joins...

[Last updated 03/02/14] In April, 2012 the city of Cumming, Georgia blocked a citizen journalist from videotaping open meetings; in Dec. 2013, nearly two years later, the matter was still...

(US-GA) Software Slows Vote Counting

[Last updated 02/28/2014; Original article 10/14/2005] According to a report by the Associated Press1 which raises more questions than it answers, new software was incorporated into Georgia’s Diebold touch-screen voting...

Solutions Collection: Two simple innovations...

Sit up and take notice because this can work well where you live: An award-winning voting rights innovation improved voter lists in Pakistan, where an SMS mobile phone text-messaging system...

(US-WV) How 3 changes will...

Buried in an article about filing deadlines1 we find three hints for what’s to come in 2014 for West Virginia: 1) Taking a step back from transparent vote counts, removing...

Black Box Voting site upgrade

After 10 years, you just gotta upgrade the site and organize the vast amount of information that has accumulated. Black Box Voting did a facelift in December 2013, and temporarily...

(US-AK) – Election Observation: Concerns...

[01/11/14] I prepared and submitted the following letter of concern pertaining to three potential procedural changes pending for Anchorage, the electoral region which dominates the state of Alaska, and controls...

(US-UT) Voter Lists: Legislation proposes...

An important news item by in the Salt Lake Tribune reports on Utah State Sen. Karen Mayne’s attempt to stop publication of voter information. The reporter should have covered both...

Elections Industry: Voting system technical...

[Last updated: 02/15/14] Are you wondering how electronic voting systems fit together? What an error message means when you see it on a voting machine? How voter lists work? How...

2014 Election Risk Analysis: Wyoming

Next major election: Tuesday Aug. 19 Primary election RISK RATINGS Integrity Index: Rated 49th out of 50 states by the Better Government Association, with 50 the lowest rating.1 Election Risk...

The one and only time...

[Updated 12/18/13] Internet voting can’t work alongside secrecy of the ballot. But online voting for legislators – because their ballot should never be secret from the public — would at least...

Chain of Custody for Recounts

[12/16/13] – In the current Virginia recount, voting machine chain of custody deserves a closer look. A handful of men control chain of custody for crucial portions of the recount...

Elections in Kenya

LAST UPDATED [12/15/13] – Kenya’s March 2013 election was marred by significant irregularities. The installed president, Uhuru Kenyatta, and Deputy President William Ruto have both been charged with crimes against...

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Utah proposes to ban transparency for voter lists, which would eliminate a crucial area of election accountability: http://t.co/GZoHd41CIN
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Alaska – Election Observation: Concerns about potential changes for Anchorage elections http://t.co/QFzNXj6Lmx
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Virginia recount: Chain of custody issue - a handful of men have extraordinary access. + Recommendations - http://t.co/c2Bm8WTuU0
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Burglars steal election vaults in Florida - see surveillance video, theory of the crime: http://t.co/45vDyENyTb
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Utah: City to begin rollout of all-mail voting, mayor says Internet voting soon to follow. Why is this a problem? http://t.co/hdvqegqtBX
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A cyber-equivalent of long lines, online voting experience described as "obstacle course"; browser probs, worse: http://t.co/munChwpZ02
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