CEIMN in the News

 Star Tribune

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Video and text by Marisa Wojcik

http://theuptake.org/2011/04/27/minnesota-election-integrity-vs-voter-disenfranchisement/

….http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/526272/Editorial--Spendy-voter-technology-provision-unnecessary.html

By Jay Weiner, Minnpost.com

http://www.twincities.com/ci_16802278?nclick_check=1

Jay Weiner, MinnPost.com

By Jay Weiner, MinnPost

By LOUISE RADNOFSKY And EVAN PEREZ, The Wall Street Journal

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: http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/69990857.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQ...

Report Highlights lessons learned in the Minnesota audit and recounts.

\: http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/37370684.html?elr=KA...

A recount to count on, St. Paul Pioneer Press
By Mark Halvorson

As nonpartisan election integrity advocates with front-row seats at the U.S. Senate recount, we believe Minnesotans can be confident the process has been methodical and fair. The intense scrutiny given to each step of the process and to each vote in the Senate recount has provided an incredible civics lesson for Minnesotans and the nation.

To read the complete article and see photos: http://www.twincities.com/ci_11147697?source=most_viewed

"For thoughtful remarks from non-partisan observers in the field, be sure to check out Citizens for Election Integrity MN's recount blog."

From Dan Feidt, Politics in Minnesota, Nov, 25th, 2008

To read the full article: http://www.nujournal.com/page/content.detail/id/504050.html?nav=5009

To read the full article: http://www.twincities.com/ci_11036615

by Tom Scheck, Minnesota Public Radio St. Paul, Minn.

By Marisa Helms, MinnPost.com http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2008/11/14/4616/minnesota_elections_are_...

 http://www.propublica.org/article/why-else-to-watch-the-minnesota-senate-squeaker-1114/

A post election audit of five precincts was held at the Ramsey County Elections Bureau. CEIMN was at the scene and widely quoted in the video.

Go to the StarTribune video

News Release

Minneapolis, MN. Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota (CEIMN), a state-wide, nonpartisan organization that promotes verifiable and accurate elections, has recruited and trained over 180 volunteers to observe the hand-counting of the ballots for the post-election audit.

State-mandated audit a success, officials and advocates say

electionline Weekly - electionline.org

I. In Focus This Week, By Sean Greene

Minnesota's first-ever post-election review - a manual count of votes from randomly-selected precincts in the state - drew raves from two sides that do not always see eye-to-eye, election officials and advocacy groups.

"I believe that Minnesota has done a most remarkable job at making every vote count and count correctly," said Janet Straub, a Minnesota resident and observer of the post-election review.

Brad Swenson Bemidji Pioneer

A test of Beltrami Countys voting integrity on Thursday found a single glitch, one easily explained and which raised no red flags.

Not only am I happy with the outcome, but this was also an opportunity to test the system and build public trust, Beltrami County Auditor-Treasurer Kay Mack said after the nearly two-hour post-election review.

By JUNE KRONHOLZ, The Wall Street Journal, Page B1

When Americans go to vote tomorrow, a new breed of activist will be on guard, monitoring polling stations for everything from voting-machine glitches to long lines to registration snafus.

Energized by disputed results in 2000 and 2004, they have left jobs as music conductors, real-estate agents and software engineers to form groups that expect to turn out thousands of volunteers who don't trust the country's ability to count its votes and have decided to do something about it.

By Helen Palmer and Mark Halvorson, St. Paul Pioneer Press

When Minnesotans are asked to raise their hands if they think our electronic voting machines accurately count their votes, almost all hands go up. However, when asked if they think votes in other states are counted accurately, only a few hands go up. Voters in our state have confidence in our voting machines.