Nationwide, see Fox News Tuesday, July 8th for spot reports of the Sarasota County mock election on the new Premier OSX optical scan voting machines from 9:30 AM EST on, with a full report on the Brit Hume report at 6:30 PM. There will be interviews of Kathy Dent, Kindra Muntz, and Skip Parish.
In the Sarasota area, see the coverage on Channel 64.
(Be sure to vote in the July 8th mock election in Sarasota County at the Supervisor of Elections offices in Sarasota, Venice, and North Port.)
Voters across the country need meaningful audits (spot checks) of paper ballots compared to election machine tallies at central offices.
In Sarasota County, Florida, we are waiting for the decision of the Florida Supreme Court from the May 7th hearing on our county charter amendment for paper ballots, mandatory audits, with audits conducted before certifying elections. Our countywide effort could be the harbinger of verified elections statewide and nationwide.
Voters recognize that they need
--election officials who defend transparency in government--private voting, and public counting of votes
--statewide legislation for meaningful (statistically significant) audits (spot-checks) of paper ballots compared to electronic tallies of votes.
What can we do as voters?
1) Continue to press our legislators for needed audits of election results.
2) Make sure all eligible voters register and VOTE on November 4th.
Kindra Muntz, President
Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections (SAFE)
Co-Founder, Florida Voters Coalition
Member, VoteTrustUSA Leaders Group
safevote@comcast.net
www.safevote.org
