Eddie Perez, Author at TrustTheVote

By-Mail Voting 101: A “How-To” Explainer

Eddie Perez

September 17, 2024

Thinking about voting by-mail? You may be wondering: How do I get a by-mail ballot? How can I make sure to complete it correctly? Should I return it through the US Postal Service (USPS), or through an official elections drop box? What do I need to know about signatures and validation, so that my ballot gets counted? And how is this kept secure, anyway? It’s all here, in this article. Let’s begin…

Explainer: The Facts About By-Mail Ballot Security

Eddie Perez

September 3, 2024

In this article, we dig more deeply into the details of by-mail voting operations, as well as the technical features associated with creating and printing ballots. Through a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), we show that “fake” by-mail ballots can’t be simply “dropped into” an election, or into drop-boxes, willy-nilly, as some inflammatory assertions would have you believe…

Explainer: The Facts About Reporting By-Mail Ballots — And Why it Takes Time

Eddie Perez

September 2, 2024

As part of the chaos that’s likely to come, especially during the post-election counting period, we anticipate that false narratives about the time required to report results – and especially from by-mail ballots – are likely to be one of the key themes. In this short article, we dig more deeply into the details of by-mail counting operations, which might take days…

Manufactured Chaos is on a Collision Course with the 2022 Midterms

Eddie Perez

October 27, 2022

In recent weeks (and as recently as yesterday), I’ve written about various midterm election tactics that I’ve called “Manufactured Chaos.” Lately, I’ve been thinking more specifically about what the *post-election counting period* is likely to look like, and I’m very troubled…

Democracy is @Stake

Eddie Perez

October 5, 2022

The stakes in this election cycle have truly never been higher —not only in terms of the impact on the balance of power in Congress— but in terms of the integrity of the process and trust in the outcomes. I’ve departed Twitter to resume my work as an elections expert & analyst in my capacity as an OSET Institute Board member. So, let’s get to it…

Still-To-Be-Counted Ballots Are Not ‘Illegal’

Eddie Perez

November 5, 2020

As the process of ballot counting continues under intense scrutiny, some are wondering about a basic issue: What exactly does it mean when the media or election officials say that “more ballots have arrived,” or “we’re processing more ballots”? Let’s explain that right here; right now…

Swing Dance: Weekly Update #3 on Process and Technology Risks in Competitive States

Eddie Perez

October 27, 2020

Here is our digest of this past week’s news and updates we’re monitoring for process and technology risks in competitive states; what we’re humorously calling the “Swing Dance.” This is week #3 of our weekly updates (T-7 Days to the last day of the election) for what will be a truly historic election.

Swing Dance: Weekly Update #2 on Process and Technology Risks in Competitive States

Eddie Perez

October 19, 2020

Here is our digest of this past week’s news and updates we’re monitoring for process and technology risks in competitive states; what we’re humorously calling the “Swing Dance.” This is week #2 of our weekly updates (T-14 Days to the last day of the election) for what will be a truly historic election.

Swing Dance: Weekly Update on Process and Technology Risks in Competitive States

Eddie Perez

October 13, 2020

Here is our digest of this past week’s news and updates we’re monitoring for process and technology risks in competitive states; what we’re humorously calling the “Swing Dance.” We’re endeavoring to make this a weekly digest of these developments and updates for what will be a truly historic election.

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 6: What Needs to Change?

Eddie Perez

August 12, 2019

This is the final of a 6-part series of slightly longer vignettes on the challenge of updating voting systems. It’s a slice-and-dice of a recent Briefing on the topic. It’s intended to acquaint relatively newcomers to understanding how voting system are purchased and maintained.

Building the People’s Voting System

Author: Eddie Perez

By-Mail Voting 101: A “How-To” Explainer

Eddie Perez

Explainer: The Facts About By-Mail Ballot Security

Eddie Perez

Explainer: The Facts About Reporting By-Mail Ballots — And Why it Takes Time

Eddie Perez

Manufactured Chaos is on a Collision Course with the 2022 Midterms

Eddie Perez

Democracy is @Stake

Eddie Perez

Still-To-Be-Counted Ballots Are Not ‘Illegal’

Eddie Perez

Swing Dance: Weekly Update #3 on Process and Technology Risks in Competitive States

Eddie Perez

Swing Dance: Weekly Update #2 on Process and Technology Risks in Competitive States

Eddie Perez

Swing Dance: Weekly Update on Process and Technology Risks in Competitive States

Eddie Perez

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 6: What Needs to Change?

Eddie Perez

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