tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75293485517298025612024-03-19T06:14:24.892-03:00Intelivote BlogBernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.comBlogger1054125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-13451523384680753392012-07-25T09:20:00.000-03:002012-07-25T09:20:16.904-03:00Report: State systems for overseas voters vulnerable [USA Today]Report: State systems for overseas voters vulnerableA report on state voter systems evaluates each state on five criteria: 1) paper ballots or a paper record of electronic votes; 2) paper backup for electronic return of overseas ballots; 3) contingency plans at polling places if machines fail; 4) reconciliation of voter lists with vote/ballot totals; and 5) post-election audit of vote tallies. --Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-88188164008198986352012-06-20T10:52:00.001-03:002012-06-20T10:52:36.136-03:00Australia: More electronic voting to ensure smooth electionMore electronic voting to ensure smooth electionThe ACT Electoral Commission is expanding its computer-based systems for October's Legislative Assembly election. --->>>Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-30343725221631455102012-06-18T11:16:00.000-03:002012-06-18T11:16:16.986-03:00Alberta: Local municipalities ponder move to Internet votingLocal municipalities ponder move to Internet votingEdmonton, St. Albert and Strathcona County want to push ahead with Alberta's first test of Internet voting during next year's civic election.The three communities are interested in allowing people who can't reach a regular polling booth to vote online instead of mailing in their ballots, says a report released Thursday.The move requires a change Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-3906860533911997632012-05-24T11:12:00.000-03:002012-05-24T11:12:12.650-03:00France intros online voting for overseas deputiesFrance intros online voting for overseas deputies
France is using online voting to enfranchise citizens living abroad, Le Monde reports. The system will enable users to vote for 11 deputies with international constituencies for the first time. Over 1 million French voters live outside the country. --->>>Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-37108983422123942942012-05-24T11:10:00.000-03:002012-05-24T11:10:29.350-03:00Internet voting still faces hurdles in USInternet voting still faces hurdles in USPressure is building to make Internet voting widely available in the United States and elsewhere, even though technical experts say casting ballots online is far from secure.In the 2012 US elections, more than two dozen states will accept some form of electronic or faxed ballots, mostly from military or overseas voters, according to the Verified Voting Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-29229524651998140552012-05-16T09:20:00.001-03:002012-05-16T09:20:52.941-03:00Ontario: AODA Alliance launches campaign to make voting more accessible for the disabled.AODA Alliance launches campaign to make voting more accessible for the disabled.With a provincial byelection looming in Kitchener-Waterloo, the push is on to make voting more accessible for the disabled.The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Alliance has launched a campaign in hopes of convincing Elections Ontario to offer telephone and internet voting. --->>>Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-13199876831015751282012-05-15T09:40:00.000-03:002012-05-15T09:40:00.550-03:00Framing the internet voting security debateFraming the internet voting security debateThe consensus of computer technologists, election officials, and other experts in voting technology holds that internet voting is very, very, hard. While I certainly agree with that assessment, it’s worth noting that the term “hard” is rather ambiguous. Indeed, one of the biggest issues with the internet voting debate right now is that we’re missing the Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-14188748909454798012012-05-14T11:21:00.000-03:002012-05-14T11:21:24.353-03:00E-volving Democracy: Public Dialogue on Online VotingE-volving Democracy: Public Dialogue on Online VotingOn May 26, PartyX and Fair Voting BC will host an interactive dialogue session on online voting. Participants will look at the risks associated with a web-based decision-making process – and how trust can potentially be built into a system. --->>>Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-10069316295740642992012-04-30T11:13:00.000-03:002012-04-30T11:13:12.286-03:00Switzerland: Security questions hang over e-voting plansSecurity questions hang over e-voting plansSwiss e-voting systems lack transparency and are vulnerable to attack by malevolent software, a study has found.The authorities are looking for solutions but officials point out that there is no such thing as absolute security, even with the traditional ballot paper vote. --->>>Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-80524994455427013832012-04-20T08:33:00.000-03:002012-04-20T08:33:01.221-03:00Can Online Voting Become the Norm, Democratizing the Election Process?Can Online Voting Become the Norm, Democratizing the Election Process?"Advocates for Internet voting make compelling arguments about the transformative potential online voting can have on the electoral process. In short, from real time updates to flexibility of location, online voting increases the accessibility and ease of the whole process." --->>>Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-2809952683452473342012-03-28T13:46:00.001-03:002012-03-29T09:15:20.564-03:00Cyber attack on NDP leadership vote involved more than 10,000 computersCyber attack on NDP leadership vote involved more than 10,000 computers
A massive cyber attack involving more than 10,000 computers was behind the online voting chaos during Saturday’s NDP leadership vote, it was revealed today.
According to Scytl Canada, the company contracted by the party to conduct the vote, a deliberate large scale “distributed denial of service” (DDoS) attempted to deny Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-33877506956552263372012-03-26T09:56:00.001-03:002012-03-26T09:56:57.325-03:00NDP Leadership Internet Vote Issues - Commentary by Jesse HirstWorking out the kinks in on-line voting
Tech troubles slowed down the NDP leadership convention, and the same technology is coming to our Nova Scotia municipal elections. Jesse Hirst says, its important that we get this right.
Link to audio --->>>Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-54703258761378793262012-03-26T09:53:00.000-03:002012-03-26T09:53:19.133-03:00NDP leadership vote fiascoNDP hunts for source of cyber-attack on electronic voting system Party president Rebecca Blaikie said Sunday that party officials, vote auditors and Scytl – the high-tech Spanish company hired to secure the electronic voting system – are still working to determine who was responsible. --->>>
NDP leadership: Officials mum about source of cyber-attack meant to disrupt online votingNew Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-61147049751398402742012-03-25T08:09:00.000-03:002012-03-25T08:09:15.035-03:00E-vote delays snarl leadership vote; firm under scrutinyE-vote delays snarl leadership vote; firm under scrutiny The Spanish company hired to oversee online voting in the NDP leadership contest Saturday found itself under scrutiny when its system failed dramatically, causing hours of delay for e-voters across the country. --->>>Also: NDP says it knows IP addresses it has linked to cyber-attack Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-79080743630559065252012-02-08T09:03:00.000-04:002012-02-08T09:03:32.133-04:00E-voting in listed firms set to take offE-voting in listed firms set to take offThousands of small investors will soon get an opportunity to cast their
votes on crucial corporate actions till the last minute, from the
comforts of their home or office.
Central Depository Services Ltd (CDSL) and National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL), have been certified for user-friendliness and security in facilitating such transactions. --->Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-51203553654070681692012-01-26T08:39:00.000-04:002012-01-26T08:39:28.985-04:00Academy moves toward e-voting: Org enters agreement to develop system for 85th Academy AwardsAcademy moves toward e-voting: Org enters agreement to develop system for 85th Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is one step closer to an electronic voting system, announcing Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement with Everyone Counts Inc. to exclusively develop a system for the 85th Academy Awards. Everyone Counts will work with PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-41576517230207783642012-01-26T08:36:00.000-04:002012-01-26T08:36:10.241-04:00Press Release: Microsoft Enables Online Voting For Overseas CitizensMicrosoft Enables Online Voting For Overseas Citizens LiveBallot, based on Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud computing system and developed by Democracy Live, allows voters who are overseas the chance to vote in a simple and easy way. The system has been in use since December for soldiers who are overseas, but will be used in the upcoming Florida primary. --->>>Also see: Three States Roll Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-43095275539415361932012-01-26T08:32:00.000-04:002012-01-26T08:32:47.274-04:00Press Release: Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS) launches The Election ExpertsSurvey & Ballot Systems (SBS) launches The Election Experts – A blog dedicated to helping member-based organizations with online voting, elections and surveys. The Election Experts will be updated twice per week and will offer advice regarding online voting, elections and surveys for associations, cooperatives, unions, financial institutions and other member-based organizations. Recent Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-26429960615434832162012-01-12T07:52:00.000-04:002012-01-12T07:52:00.666-04:00SCYTL Acquires SOE Software (Press Release)SCYTL Acquires SOE SoftwareBernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-31453037586819911312012-01-11T08:39:00.001-04:002012-01-11T08:39:32.181-04:00Spanish firm to provide e-voting serviceSpanish firm to provide e-voting serviceCouncil picked the cheaper — but not local — option to provide telephone and e-voting for the next election.Scytl Secure Electronic Voting, a Spanish firm, bid $553,007 for the contract to distribute voter notification cards and two weeks of advance polling over the Internet and by phone for October’s municipal election. --->>>Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-9177137419613513942012-01-11T08:38:00.000-04:002012-01-11T08:38:04.133-04:00Ireland: For sale: 7,500 e-vote machines, one careful state ownerFor sale: 7,500 e-vote machines, one careful state ownerThe January sales will take a fresh twist today when the Government announces plans to either sell off or recycle and scrap 7,500 e-voting machines.Ministers are expected to discuss plans to bring an end to the debacle that has cost the taxpayer €55m. --->>> Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-73663376060608416432012-01-10T13:45:00.000-04:002012-01-10T13:45:43.398-04:00Ballot Secrecy Keeps Voting Technology at BayBallot Secrecy Keeps Voting Technology at BayVoters in the recent Iowa caucuses and Tuesday's New Hampshire primary will rely on paper ballots as they have for generations. In the very next primary on January 21, South Carolinians will vote with backlit touch-screen computers. --->>>Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-42986025438457840282012-01-10T13:43:00.001-04:002012-01-10T13:43:33.065-04:00E-voting machine freezes, misreads votes, U.S. agency saysE-voting machine freezes, misreads votes, U.S. agency says
DS200 optical scanner from ES&S doesn't meet federal standards, but remains certified, Election Assistance Commission saysComputerworld - An electronic ballot scanning device slated for use in the upcoming presidential elections, misreads ballots, fails to log critical events and is prone to freezes and sudden lockups, the U.S. Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-906002691932550862011-12-28T10:39:00.000-04:002011-12-28T10:39:48.584-04:00Arab Spring, Version 2.0 [Egypt Votes]Arab Spring, Version 2.0As Egyptians took to the polls in the first free elections of their lifetimes, "Egypt Votes" gave them a chance to share their experiences and observations, not just within the gated neighborhoods of their own Facebook friends and Twitter followers, but with untold millions of Egyptians, worldwide. --->>>Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529348551729802561.post-77650626987940216552011-12-23T09:38:00.001-04:002011-12-23T09:38:28.105-04:00Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) and election integrityTraceable ballots could sabotage Colorado elections in 2012By Teresa L. Benns
As Colorado shapes up to be a swing state during the 2012 General Election, suggested changes to Secretary of State (SOS) rules governing election integrity and transparency could further endanger Coloradoans’ rights to an anonymous ballot and honest elections. --->>>Bernie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940323483712751228noreply@blogger.com0