In a cooperative effort between election officials and citizen activists, Humboldt County California has published ballot scans on-line for at least 5 elections with very positive results that include the discovery of a serious bug in Diebold GEMS software that had not been publicized. This is one of many examples of cases where citizen activism and oversight have improved elections practice.
See also Mitzi Rapkin's pitch on behalf of the City of Aspen for keeping ballots secret. This column lacks credibility in several areas and deserves an annotated version that will I hope be coming soon.
Aspen Daily News
Make ballot publication an election standard
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Letter to Editor by Mitch Trachtenberg, Trinidad CA
Keeping votes private and counts accurate
Letter to Editor by Torre, Aspen City Council member, Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Aspen Times
Boiling down the ballots (letter same as above in Aspen Times)
Letter to Editor by Torre, Aspen City Council member Nov. 16, 2011
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20111116/LETTER/111119895/1020
Why the city is appealing ballot viewing decision
by Mitzi Rapkin, Aspen Daily News Columnist (City of Aspen staffer responsible for communications)Tuesday, November 15, 2011
City fighting a losing ballot battle
by Maurice Emmer, Aspen Daily News ColumnistTuesday, November 15, 2011
State: Marilyn Marks owes more than $55,000 in taxes
(this article is not related to elections, but is probably in part motivated by disrespect for Marilyn Marks' citizen activism on behalf of election quality )
by Chad Abraham, Aspen Daily News Staff WriterTuesday, November 15, 2011
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