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An Eye on November

The fight for the nomination is coming to end in the next few weeks and for all intents and purposes, though “not completely over,” it does appear that “the odds now overwhelmingly favor Barack Obama.” This of course is not good news to Clinton supporters who hold on to the hope that she will pull off [...]

Jon Udell: Motivation, context, and citizen analysis of government data

I ran across this blog post by Jon Udell on del.icio.us and I think Udell and Willinsky are on to something here:
…these are only views of data. There’s no analysis and interpretation, no statistical rigor. Since most ordinary citizens lack the expertise to engage at that level, are governments that publish raw data simply asking [...]

The Zogby Poll on Electronic Voting

Mike Collins. writes on the Zogby Poll on Electronic Voting, commissioned by election law attorney Paul Lehto which overwhelmingly shows voter awareness of flaws in electronic voting as well as opposition to secret software and near universal support for citizens being able to observe vote counting.