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1. Old-fashioned dishonest political bosses
2. Criminal groups want to choose sheriff, prosecutor or judge, to avoid prison.
3. Thieves want to benefit from millions of dollars in contracts, land use decisions or other regulations.
4. Foreigners want to support one side, or destabilize government by defeating incumbents. Republicans think domestic hackers are more likely. Democrats think foreigners are a bigger threat. Voters in whichever party wins have little interest in reform.
5. Examples of software errors and hackers, in elections and elsewhere
Check election counts
----How does each state audit (check)?
Defend all aspects of elections (14 pages)
Many comparions of state election rules
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Hacks & bugs
. . Past experience
. . Errors by election machines in past elections
. . Equipment is at high risk at manufacturers
. . Hacks of offline computers
Check election results
. . Citizens check counts in some states
. . Find their staff
. . Comments on Federal & state laws & rules
. . Prosecutions are rare; penalties are light
Other basic issues for good elections
. . Tally sheets for hand counting
. . Manuals for Poll Workers
. . Election website reviews:
. . . . Connecticut 2014
. . . .Texas 2024
. . Election office procedures + contracts:
. . . . Drop boxes
. . . . Processing absentee ballots
. . . . Logs & contracts involving absentee ballots
. . . . Transcribing unreadable ballots
. . . . Providing election results online
. . . . Letters answering requests for records
. . . . Chart of answers
. . . . Costs of administering elections
. . . .Tiny staffs certify voting machines
Training for election officials
. . . . Proof-reading ballots: in MD one person programs 3,000-5,000 ballot types, and one person checks 5 of them, while Los Angeles says they proofread 120,000 ballot types (pp.10-11). PA says, "Proofread all balloting materials at every stage of setup and production. It is recommended to use more than one proofreader." Utah checklist includes audio. Advice is to check every pdf, paper, screen & audio
. . Recounts
. . Locks, seals, transport, storage for ballots
. . Stories about machine scans of ballots
. . Canvassing to check voter registration lists
. . Worldwide information
News about election processes:
. . Summaries
y. . Votebeat articles mostly on swing states
. . College journalism on state governments
. . Green papers with much background
. . Op-ed on CNN
. . Video ads
