johnodum.com

johnodum.comjohnodum.comjohnodum.com

johnodum.com

johnodum.comjohnodum.comjohnodum.com
  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • More
    • Home
    • Contact Us

  • Home
  • Contact Us
data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=

JohnOdum.com

JohnOdum.comJohnOdum.comJohnOdum.com

Geek journalist, elected officeholder, election cybersecurity guy, podcaster, whatever.

Contact Me

JohnOdum.com

JohnOdum.comJohnOdum.comJohnOdum.com

Geek journalist, elected officeholder, election cybersecurity guy, podcaster, whatever.

Contact Me

Welcome

Certified Municipal Clerk and the longtime City Clerk and Election Administrator of Montpelier, Vermont, where I've also been an on-again, off-again politics, culture and genre writer and journalist. I am also a Certified Ethical Hacker who has written and lectured on election cybersecurity locally and nationally. 


CURRENTLY ON MY SUBSTACK:  

How bad do threats to Democracy have to get before Election Administrators speak out? 

Go read

The Guardian (UK)

The Guardian (UK)

The Guardian (UK)

US culture and politics 2008-2009

Additional articles not accessible from the link:

Welcome to the Mile High Club, Vermont's New Way

Open World Chat

The Guardian (UK)

The Guardian (UK)

Podcast with Jim Dandeneau. Geek culture from a progressive point of view. 2021-current

Huffington Post

The Guardian (UK)

Huffington Post

US culture, politics, and election security. 2011-2017.

Bleeding Cool

Public Radio/Governing/VTDigger

Huffington Post

Genre news, diversity, and culture. 2016-2020. Articles not at the above link: Leahy Discusses Superheroes.., Planned Parenthood At New York Comic Con, "Get Us Behind The Table" – The Women Of Colour Panel At New York Comic Con, more.

Green Mountain Daily

Public Radio/Governing/VTDigger

Public Radio/Governing/VTDigger

Local, state, and national progressive politics and culture. Group blog in the Daily Kos mold. Writer and publisher, 2006-2016. April Fools articles under different names can be found here and here.

Public Radio/Governing/VTDigger

Public Radio/Governing/VTDigger

Public Radio/Governing/VTDigger

Vermont Public Radio archive HERE, Governing Magazine archive HERE, VTDigger archive (link includes articles mentioning me as well as articles authored by me) HERE.


Non-Citizen Voting commentary (VPR)

Video

DEF CON Voting Village: Is End to End Verifiability a Magic Bullet for Online Voting?

DEF CON Voting Village: Top-Ten Election Hacks to Watch For.

Open World Chat: "Invaders: How Immigration Fears Have Fueled the Horror Genre" with Mark Card.

.

Open World Chat: "What's with all these bad Supermen" with Jim Dandeneau, Hannibal Tabu, and Quinn McGowan.

.

Social

Copyright © 2025 johnodum.com - All Rights Reserved.

Powered by

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

Accept