WSU statistician: New voting machines ‘step in the right direction’

Some news coverage of my efforts:

Clarkson said the only way to be absolutely sure of the count is to do it by hand and do it in public with observers.

While she acknowledges that kind of counting would take longer, she said it was done that way for decades before computers came on the scene and is still a common practice in European democracies.

In fact, the Netherlands announced last month that it would use hand-marked and hand-counted votes for its legislative elections, to prevent possible hacking by Russian government operatives.

http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article141646224.html

In the News – Prairie Village Post – In Kansas, ‘a voter cannot verify their vote was counted as it was cast’

In Kansas, ‘a voter cannot verify their vote was counted as it was cast’

Regardless of party affiliation, I believe it is vital to the health of our democracy for citizens to trust in our voting system, especially when the appearance of partisan bias might lead to a lack of confidence in the neutrality of election officials. We build trust by providing accurate, effective, and transparent audits.

In the News – Wichita Eagle – Wichita State statistician can’t have tapes to audit voting machines

Judge: Wichita State statistician can’t have tapes to audit voting machines

[Judge] Lahey told Rathbun that he “won the battle” because the case could go to trial on the question of whether to have a recount. But he “lost the war,” because Clarkson won’t get access to the ballot tapes even if she wins at trial.