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There’s lots of goodness in the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) taking steps to prioritize federal elections and security of all public elections. This includes the arrival of Kim Wyman. However, a move that caught our attention was CISA designating elections as part of “national critical functions.” Let’s unpack this.

Election-Stealing Voting Machines Theories: Secret Decoder Ring, Appendices

John Sebes

January 18, 2021

In my just concluded 3-part series, I provided some plain talk about the nonsense of several kinds of theories about elections stolen via voting machines. However, I didn’t cover two important related points: 1) what our adversaries can do to attack our democratic elections, and 2) what you, the reader can do to help. Let’s do so here…

Election-Stealing Voting Machines Theories: Secret Decoder Ring, Part 2

John Sebes

January 8, 2021

I’m back again with another entry in the Secret Decoder ring series that you can use to decode and discard pretty much any theory along the lines of “Election 2020 Stolen via Fancy Technology” …..

Deciphering Theories of Stolen Elections – A Series

John Sebes

December 31, 2020

Once again, it’s time for some plain talk, after I’ve had to explain election stuff to many worried people in my life, from neighbors to family members on the other side of the planet. This time, the issue is whether the 2020 U.S. Election was “stolen” using voting machines or voting systems…

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…

We get it: Paper is the Tip of the Iceberg

June 9, 2020

We recently had a conversation with a potential volunteer who accused us of incrementalism for (among other things) insisting on paper ballots and not pushing for online or smartphone voting. That got us thinking…

Responding to a National Health Emergency: Vote-At-Home

John Sebes

March 14, 2020

Yesterday the President declared a national emergency in the face of the rampant spread of COVID-19. Voters now face a conundrum as we all shift behaviors and absorb disruptions to daily life in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. There is a pragmatic solution…

Elections Legislation Everyone Can Agree On: The KISS Act

John Sebes

August 20, 2019

Recently the Wall Street Journal ran an editorial that’s worth my comment. I can’t argue with the WSJ suggesting the House (and Senate counter part) SAFE Act is a partisan maneuver. With the Senate also hyper-partisan, anyone can find partisanship wherever they look.

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.

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 5: What’s Required to Update?

Eddie Perez

August 11, 2019

This is the 5th 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

Category: critical infrastructure

CISA Stands Up For Elections

John Sebes

Election-Stealing Voting Machines Theories: Secret Decoder Ring, Appendices

John Sebes

Election-Stealing Voting Machines Theories: Secret Decoder Ring, Part 2

John Sebes

Deciphering Theories of Stolen Elections – A Series

John Sebes

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

Eddie Perez

We get it: Paper is the Tip of the Iceberg

Responding to a National Health Emergency: Vote-At-Home

John Sebes

Elections Legislation Everyone Can Agree On: The KISS Act

John Sebes

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

Eddie Perez

Plain Talk Series on Understanding Voting System Updates Part 5: What’s Required to Update?

Eddie Perez

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