Part of the ecosystem of next generation voting technology certainly concerns voter registration. And then along the procees chain comes the "check in" of voters to vote (regardless of where or how they vote …absentee by mail, in person, or apparently over the Internet for some over-seas, etc.) …in other words, verifying the person is the person they claim as listed on the Register and entitled to a ballot.

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Well, Super Tuesday is finally upon us. And while OSDV is hard at work on a breakthrough model to demonstrate on HOW American can vote in a digital democracy, today marks a reminder for us of how imperative the mission of the OSDV Foundation is for the future.

And I hope you will join us. But before you think about doing that, please speak up and be heard - its your fundamental right in a democracy to do so - by casting your vote if you are in one of those 22 states casting primary votes today.

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Substance. 
There is definitely more of that to our first year road-map
activities.  And we’ll clarify this
through diagrams soon.  In the mean time,
if you are technically adept or a Developer who may be interested in leaving

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Mapping. That’s what we’ve been up to –
sort of like Lewis &
Clark –
charting the course of our OSDV expedition. And similar to the trials and tribulations of

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Change Agency. That’s the role of the Internet. While checking e-mail, keeping an eye on the Steelers NFL play-off game, and watching the ABC NH Debates, I am glancing here on the web. Folks this is the new order of a digital democracy.

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Happy New Year (sorta)

Seriously, we really are excited about 2008, but not just yet. Please forgive the radio silence these past few days. John and I are on holiday in separate locations (Lake Tahoe, CA and Portland, OR), and due to weather have both been stranded. Without power, storm damage, snow in some parts, and road closures, we’ve been a bit derailed. But will be back on line very shortly.

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Voting Fraud. An ugly phrase, and in this case, and uglier reality.

"Ghost Voting" they call it. But whatever it is, reforming HOW America votes (on anything) starts with principles. And no amount of tinkering with technology can fix social engineering problems.

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An article on the best and worst of election reform in 2007 appears in the progressive Century Foundation available here.

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Wishing. For you and yours to have a
peaceful holiday – regardless of your purpose of celebrating some rest and
recuperation as the year end nears – that would be my wish today on this Christian
holiday.

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Innovation. Sometimes innovation lies in
process. And that’s what I want to
mention today. And I promise, at the
risk of starting to flow like the Hon. Senator Joe Biden, it’ll be simply a
mention.

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