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Elections: NY's problems complying with HAVA

HAVA, or the Help America Vote Act requires changes in the way the state conducts elections. NY's implementation has been tied up in bureaucracy.

From the Daily Star, January 13, 2006, Feds may sue N.Y. over voting:
In addition to not having voting-machine standards adopted, New York has failed to compile a statewide computerized list of registered voters, Kim said...Thus far, New York has received $220 million in federal funds to help comply with HAVA requirements. http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2006/01/13/vote1.html

Tie-ups might not be a bad thing. There is some concern that the rush is leading to adoption of insecure machines.

Related

Electronic Frontier Foundation on E-Voting
http://www.eff.org/Activism/E-voting/

National Ballot Integrity Project:
http://www.ballotintegrity.org/

Black Box Voting:
http://blackboxvoting.org

Order the book VoteScam:
http://www.votescam.com/orderbookform.php

bonnie on 01.13.06 @ 02:48 PM ET [link] [4 Comments]

Education: Charter Schools

There was an interesting article on charter schools in the New York Times this week. They've just about hit the limit.

In Last Call, Regents Approve 4 New Charter Schools for New York
By ELISSA GOOTMAN

Published: January 10, 2006

The Board of Regents subcommittee that handles charter school applications approved four new charter schools for New York City yesterday. But it shut out two would-be school operators, including Ninfa Segarra, a former president of the New York City Board of Education who was also a deputy mayor under Rudolph W. Giuliani...
originally posted at: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/10/education/10charters.html
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State law caps the number of charter schools at 100. Charter schools let school administators have a little more freedom to experiment with curriculum and teaching methods.

LPNY Link: Charter Schools in NY: Background on the Issue

bonnie on 01.12.06 @ 05:08 AM ET [link] [No Comments]

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