Monthly Archives: November 2009

Facebook account hacked

Posted on November 11, 2009 by ben

So this evening my Facebook account was hacked and spam messages were posted to a few dozen friends on my behalf. Thankfully, since I’m friends with a number of security-savvy folks, I was notified almost instantly. Now I’ve never cared … Continue reading →

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Takoma Park: verifying the shuffle and the unopened ballots

Posted on November 9, 2009 by ben

So the votes have been cast, the uncertified tally has been released, and the confirmation codes have been published for all voters to check. Now, it’s time to make sure that the coded votes, which were shuffled via the Shuffle … Continue reading →

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The first good mainstream article on vaccines in a while

Posted on November 9, 2009 by ben

I meant to mention this a while ago, but I keep forgetting. Amy Wallace at Wired wrote a fantastic piece on how irrational fears of vaccination are putting us all at risk. The feedback to Ms. Wallace has been enormous, … Continue reading →

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Takoma Park: auditing the auditor

Posted on November 6, 2009 by ben

Rick Carback from the Scantegrity team just pointed out to me that my totals are not quite the same as theirs, and he surmises that I may have read the Instant Runoff rules incorrectly. Specifically, my code considers that ballots … Continue reading →

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Takoma Park: and those provisional ballots?

Posted on November 5, 2009 by ben

Coverage of the Takoma Park election continues, with a good article in Wired. And so does the audit! Some people who showed up on election day couldn’t be verified as registered voters. Thanks to one of the useful HAVA provisions, … Continue reading →

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Takoma Park: so can I see my confirmation code already?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by ben

[This post is part of my Auditing the Takoma Park Municipal Election series.] So the votes have been cast, and voters went home. Some of them wrote down their confirmation codes. They probably checked those codes against the official Scantegrity … Continue reading →

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Takoma Park: Meeting 2

Posted on November 2, 2009 by ben

[This post is part of my Auditing the Takoma Park Municipal Election series.] OK, so a couple of days ago we verified the initial P table and D tables for all 6 wards in tomorrow‘s Takoma Park election. Now comes … Continue reading →

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Takoma Park Election: the 7 steps of auditing

Posted on November 1, 2009 by ben

[This post is part of my Auditing the Takoma Park Municipal Election series.] If you’ve been following, we know what the voter experience is going to be like on Tuesday, and we know what the auditing process is going to … Continue reading →

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