State Under Fire for Emailed Overseas Ballots

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State Under Fire for Emailed Overseas Ballots

Austin Jenkins KPLU Oct 20 2010
Election watchdog groups are raising questions about the integrity of how Washington counts overseas ballots. They say Washington's policy of allowing military and overseas voters to send in their ballots as an email attachment is risky.

The groups Voter Action, Common Cause and Verified Voting have sent Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed what amounts to a cease and desist letter. They say Reed should stop accepting ballots from outside the country - including from members of the military - in PDF form via email.

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Overseas voting

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Overseas voting

Seattle Times Feb 1 2010

Don’t try to fix a system that isn’t broken by permitting the fax and e-mail of voted ballots.

Don’t try to fix a system that isn’t broken by permitting the fax and e-mail of voted ballots [“Tweaking law makes overseas voting easier,” Opinion, Jan. 26].
 

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E-mail voting heads to Senate

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E-mail voting heads to Senate

Jordan Schrader The News Tribune Feb 2 2010

Legislature: Some say it assures ballot access to military overseas; others fear it’s too insecure.

Soldiers fighting for their country find it hard to participate in the elections that choose leaders back home, say those who support letting them vote by e-mail.
 
Authorization for overseas voters to send in their ballots by e-mail or fax is headed for its final steps in the Legislature, over the objections of those who worry about online voter fraud.
 

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Voter Action Statement in Support of Petitioners in White v. Reed

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Voter Action Statement in Support of Petitioners in White v. Reed

Jul 14 2009

July 14 2009

Fundamental to our democracy is the right to cast a ballot in private, protecting the democratic process and enabling all voters to exercise freely their right to vote.


Voter Action strongly supports the claims made by the Petitioners in White et al. v. Reed et al. to protect the rights of all voters in Washington State to a secret ballot. The Washington State Constitution guarantees all voters in the state “absolute secrecy in preparing and depositing his [or her] ballot.” Washington State Constitution, Article VI, Section 6. Washington state law reiterates this guarantee: “The rights of Washington voters are protected by its constitution and laws and include…[t]he right of absolute secrecy of the vote.” RCW 29A.04.206.

 

To view the entire Voter Action Statement of Support, Click Here.

To view a PDF version of the Press Release, Click Here.

To view a PDF version of the Signed Petition, Click Here.

The Nation's Federal Voting System Oversight Commission Refuses to Do Its Job, Answer a Simple Question

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The Nation's Federal Voting System Oversight Commission Refuses to Do Its Job, Answer a Simple Question

John Gideon The BRAD BLOG Feb 23 2009

Maddening chain of email, querying the status of the Diebold failure discovered in Humboldt County, CA, illustrates the EAC's continued protection of e-voting vendors, at the expense of the voters

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

"It is through the Constitution that we control the reins of government and insure that it remains the protector of individual, unalienable Rights - i.e., the servant of the People.

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Update: Washington State Internet Voting Bill Defeated

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Update: Washington State Internet Voting Bill Defeated

by johnbonifaz | Feb 18 2009

House Bill 1624 authorizing the Washington Secretary of State, Sam Reed, to begin a pilot internet voting program has died in the House because of the significant financial impact the program would have on counties and individual taxpayers that was not reflected in the original fiscal note. House Committee members became aware of the actual price tag of the program after local voting integrity activists sent documentation on the real costs of internet voting programs in other states. Thanks to John Gideon and Ellen Theisen of Voters Unite for their hard work in creating awareness and taking action on HB 1624. Voter Action will continue to monitor and advocate against internet voting legislation being proposed across the country.

A New Threat to the Integrity of Our Elections: Washington State Weighs the Introduction of Internet Voting  
 

Online voting system would require scrutiny

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Online voting system would require scrutiny

The Olympian Feb 15 2009

Proposed internet voting legislation in Washington state raises questions about the security of online voting systems.

On the surface it sounds like a terrific idea: Let members of the armed forces serving abroad and state residents living in foreign lands, vote via the Internet so that their ballots can be tabulated in a timely fashion.
 

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