Parallel Elections Manual

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September 13, 2006 at 18:20:34

Parallel Elections Manual

by Rady Ananda Page 1 of 7 page(s)

http://www.opednews.com

HOW TO CONDUCT

PARALLEL ELECTIONS
Rady Ananda

In an August 2006 Zogby poll, U.S. citizens nearly unanimously agreed they want transparency in the election process. An open, transparent election process, guided by citizen oversight, provides a basis for confidence in reported election results. Hand-counting paper ballots, rather than electrons, is the most secure, most accurate, and least expensive of all voting systems. Let's do it. rady.j30@gmail.com

Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Obtain Advance Voter Info 4

Costs and Items Needed 4

Roster Book Detail 4

Voter Pledge 5

Ballot Design 5

PE Workers 6

Closing the Polls 6

Hand Count Paper Ballots 7

Follow-Up: Canvassing 7

Final Report 7

Talking Points 7

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In 2004, Rady Ananda began contributing to the Web, as part of the growing community of citizen journalists. Focusing mainly on elections, her blogs also address religious, gender, sexuality and racial equality, and environmental issues; and are sprinkled with book and film reviews on various topics. 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.

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1 comments

Mark is an anti-civilizationist in San Diego.
Mark E. SmithMark is an anti-civilizationist in San Diego.

If we want our votes to count

it looks like we're going to have to count them.

Parallel elections do the job we've been paying elections officials to do, that they haven't been doing.

Like the old saying goes, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. This is a well-planned, tested, effective, and workable tool for implementing democracy in every precinct where people care.

Let's roll!

by Mark E. Smith (20 articles, 26 quicklinks, 64 diaries, 774 comments) on Friday, September 15, 2006 at 2:01:26 PM