Dean's Letter on Electronic Voting (and link to a petition)

[NYCGirl]

Just received this in my email from Democracy for America (www.democracyforamerica.com):



In order for your vote to affect the outcome of this election, it must be counted. As November nears we must act now to ensure that our voting systems produce accurate and verifiable results.

Right now, some states are planning to use machines that will not allow voters to verify their choices. This means that any flaws in the machine or software will never be caught -- and no recount will be possible. And the head of the largest e-voting machine company -- who is a major contributor to George Bush and has promised to deliver Ohio to him -- asks that we just trust him.

Today we call on Congress and the states to require any electronic voting machine used in this election to produce a paper trail -- one that allows voters to verify their choices and officials to conduct recounts. Add your name to the call for accountability:

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/verify

We will deliver the petition to Congress and the secretaries of state of every state planning to use electronic voting machines.

Please forward this message to everyone you know who wants to see that every vote is counted this year. You can also spread the word by using our grassroots action center, Organize for America, to invite your friends to sign the petition:

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/verifyinvite

Casting a vote is the most fundamental action we take as citizens. But voting is not a symbolic act -- the last presidential election demonstrated that every vote matters. Our responsibility in the months before November is to ensure that this time, every vote will be counted.

Thank you.

Governor Howard Dean, M.D.

[PassingFair]

1. Signed...

sealed, delivered and copied to friends....

Thanks!

[Wind Dancer]

2. Thanks!

Done, I love Dean!

[Bushfire]

3. Does he support HR2239 and S1980?

I don't see him throwing his weight behind these two bills that will guarantee a paper ballot, and increased auditing without loopholes. I see this as more as a ploy to get my email addy for spam purposes. I hope I'm wrong, but when will he support the Holt & Graham legislation...

on edit: changed subject line, I should have known better...doh!

[Eric J in MN]

4. The House bill number of "The Voter Confidence Act" is HR.2239

http://www.verifiedvoting.org/fair_elections.asp

[NYCGirl]

5. If you have reservations

about signing the petition, you are certainly under no obligation to do so.

[Bushfire]

10. I signed

but would like to see more leadership on his part on this issue. He has had articles from the Salon stories re: BBV since he was the frontrunner in the election personally handed to him from me. I later learned he thought it was "conspiracy theory" during his campaign. I'm glad he is coming around, and hope he really cares enough to keep educating himself & others.

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/09/23/bev_harris/index_np.html

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/15/riverside_voting_machines/index_np.html

http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/20/voting_machines/

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/30/vote_counting_software/index_np.html

[Eric J in MN]

6. I signed, but

I signed, but I was hoping my comments would be displayed where other visitors to the website could see them, and there doesn't seem to be any way to view the comments.

(edited out remark that the petition doesn't specify paper, since it does)


Please click below (my sig line) for my opinion on this topic.

[NYCGirl]

8. It does mention a "paper trail"

"Today we call on Congress and the states to require any electronic voting machine used in this election to produce a paper trail -- one that allows voters to verify their choices and officials to conduct recounts."

[Eric J in MN]

9. You're right. I overlooked that (nt)

nt

[OnionPatch]

7. Thanks

for posting that link. This is such an important issue! Let's forward this link to everyone we can! :kick:

[Hubert Flottz]

11. Kick their asses out!

:kick: :toast:

[shance]

12. Thank you Governor ***

Signed and sent out to friends this morning.

[buddhamama]

13. signed

thanks

:kick:

[dusty64]

14. Cool!

x

[cybildisobedience]

15. keeping this kicked

pass this petition around, please!

[madfloridian]

16. I just posted that 30,000 have signed since last night.

I forgot this thread or would have posted here. That is a huge number to sign overnight.

[Cheswick2.0]

19. That is HUGE

They must be sending this out to Kerry's list also and to move on members.

[mzmolly]

17. Signed.

:hi:

[Cheswick2.0]

18. send it on to everyone

Even your republican friends should be interested in this issue.