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WE CAN DETER AND RECOVER FROM THESE THREATS AND MORE:

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
1870 Cartoon of Boss Tweed saying he can win if he counts the votes
Check election counts
----How does each state check (audit)?
----Compare-methods, video or  15 pages


Defend all aspects of elections (14 pages)

Join other people in your city & state

Be an election observer: tips and training

Check absentee ballots

Many comparions of state election rules


Model laws and comments on laws & 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
 . . Sample sizes needed and risks

Find your elected officials and candidates
 . . 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
 . . . . tips
 . . 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
 . . . . 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
 . . Issues with citizens checking 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

About + Contact + Copyright + Privacy
 . . Op-ed on CNN
 . . Research articles on audits, ballot storage
 . . . . . .other threats, public ballots, images, CVRs
 . . Video ads
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