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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Another Way: In Tribute to Jdimytai Damour, Trampled Walmart Worker
(1 comments) This week's Black Friday trampling death of Walmart worker Jdimytai Damour reminds me of the deadly 1979 stampede at a concert of The Who, and the very different experience I had a few months later, outside the U.S.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Election Watchdog Group to CA Secretary of State: Investigate Proposition 8 Vote Count
Velvet Revolution, a national election integrity group, calls on California's Secretary of State to Investigate the Proposition 8 election to assure that the official vote count is correct. The group sites a number of areas of concern, including exit poll discrepancies, voting machine failures, and reports of poorly followed election auditing procedures, along with complaints from voters and election monitors.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Velvet Revolution Calls on CA Secretary of State to Investigate Prop 8 Vote!
We support the lawsuits challenging Prop 8 on legal grounds. We simultaneously call for Secretary of State Debra Bowen to initiate an investigation into the results of the Proposition 8 election, based on concerns raised by voters, election monitors and election integrity advocates.

Thursday, October 9, 2008
Two Presidential Candidates Have Pledged to Challenge Suspicious Elections
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader has now joined Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney in taking the Standing For Voters 'Super Pledge' offered by StandingForVoters dot org, a project of VelvetRevolution.us.

Monday, October 6, 2008
I Just Prevented Thousands of Californians from Having to Vote on Provisional Ballots!
(9 comments) I believe I likely did more for the public good today than most people do in their entire lives. It took me an hour.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Candidates Nationwide Called upon to Challenge Suspicious Elections
(2 comments) Current conditions in the U.S. election system have shattered confidence in election results. StandingForVoters.org, a project of VelvetRevolution.us, calls upon candidates for any public office to prepare to demand recounts, file lawsuits, or take other actions necessary should election processes or results raise suspicion. The site calls on candidates to take the "Standing For Voters Pledge."

Thursday, January 10, 2008
How John Edwards Can (Still) Win the New Hampshire Primary
(6 comments) Questions about the accuracy of the New Hampshire Democratic Primary election results provide a perfect opportunity for Democratic presidential candidates to show voters their determination to demand and pursue accurate election results. John Edwards is uniquely positioned to lead the call.