Investigate, observe, count signatures, count ballots, and follow the chain of custody. Video as much of the process as possible, make movies, and write books, blogs and editorials. Where election officials fail in their duties, report this as widely as possible, in as many venues as possible.
Let's take our country back, by implementing an election process that models best management practices. This brief handbook offers a skeletal plan on how to do this. A lengthier handbook is in the works.
In 2004, Rady Ananda joined the growing community of citizen journalists. Focused mainly on elections, her blogs also address religious, gender, sexual and racial equality, as well as environmental issues; and are sprinkled with book and film reviews on various topics. She spent most of her working life as a legal investigator for private lawyers, and five years as an editor. She currently serves as a senior editor at OpEdNews.
All material offered here is the property of Rady Ananda, copyright 2006, 2007, 2008. Permission is granted to repost, with proper attribution including the original link.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Tell the truth anyway. Sign this petition: http://www.electiondefensealliance.org/ny_levers_petition
Accuracy, Trust, and Anonymity to Our Voting System
I direct all people interested in having a fair, accurate, and verifiable voting system that will ensure the voter's choice has been recorded as they desired to http://www.seeVote.com
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Dennis Kaiser (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 18 comments)
on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 10:21:30 AM
The EVEREST Study, as explained in this lectureby the leading scientist, [http://www.vocabvideo.com/tvstation_viewer.html and click on SOS 2-21-08 Everest] reveals in lay terms the absolute failure of optical scans and DREs to meet basic security paradigms - something far below what we would expect of elections where people are vying for Congressional seats that control - what? - a $4 trillion budget.
The 2-hour video (lecture) clarifies that the basic architecture renders all of these computerized voting systems unstable. In addition to security failures, these systems are prone to crash.
Talk about product liability.
SOS Brunner's recommendation that all touchscreens must go is right on the money - as touchscreens are the absolute worst of all the technologies. Voters can bring pressure in removing these systems NOW by refusing to vote.
Now is the time when election directors are feeling the heat - thanks to all the 2007 and early 08 studies exposing the utter failure of computerized voting. Now is the time to force them to stop using the machines, by not voting.
What if they held an election and no one voted? They might give in to our demands for hand-counts now.
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Rady Ananda (110 articles, 262 quicklinks, 28 diaries, 876 comments)
on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 8:29:10 AM
Americans cannot escape a certain responsibility for what is done in our name around the world. In a democracy, even one as corrupted as ours, ultimate authority rests with the people.
We empower the government with our votes, finance it with our taxes, bolster it with our silent acquiescence.
If we are passive in the face of America's official actions overseas, we in effect endorse them.
Mark Hertsguard is The Nation's environment correspondent, the author of "On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency" and "The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World."
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Rady Ananda (110 articles, 262 quicklinks, 28 diaries, 876 comments)
on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 8:33:03 PM
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