Last election, did you vote? Did you rock the vote? Did you vote or die? Did you fulfill your citizen duty? Did you pull the lever, insert the smart card, hang the chads, feed the optical scanner, fill in the bubble completely with your number two pencil?
Great! I'm glad you did.
How do you know your vote was counted? What happened to your vote after you left the polling place, or placed it in the mail? Who marked the tally on the wall, and which wall was it?
ShadowVote is not intended to flame the fire of election conspiracy networks, or to criticize one party over another. It will, however, shed some light on the voting machines and processes in place today (September 2008) in an effort to start the discussion for reform through transparency and thickened security measures.
We'll be featuring specific voting machines, state and district election procedures, major Board of Elections players, HAVA (Help America Vote Act) precedents and open cases, and any other good stuff we can find before the November 2008 election. Let's be aware of the internet and the threats posed by technology, process, and people, shall we?
