Action Alert! Help Monitor the 2006 Elections

For example, citizens in DuPage County, Illinois have learned that
their elections board paid $30,000 to a Republican propaganda
specialist.

Here is a link to that story:
http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/1954/15764.html

Here is a link to how to request the records:
http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/6/17103.html

This will get you started on collecting documents. There are
many kinds of records requests you can ask for. We'll give
you more suggestions as time goes on.

Here is an interview with Armen Yousoufian, a citizen who
was awarded $300,000 in punitive damages when his local
county obstructed his records requests. He fought back, and
made public records history.
http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/9954/9932.html

A second way to get documents sounds a bit more comical.
However, do take a look at the kinds of documents that can
be obtained by "waste archeology" (retrieving documents
destined for premature demise in the trash):

In Pinellas County Florida, a citizen named Leonard Schmiege
found shredded, filled out absentee ballots in the trash.
Here is an interview with Leonard:
http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/9954/10019.html

Here are tips for "waste archeology":
http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/6/17095.html

And more:
http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/6/17105.html

Another way to get important evidence is to videotape. Telling
someone what happened doesn't get much done, no matter
how dramatic the infraction was. Don't leave home without
your camcorder!

Here are tips for using your camcorder to protect Election 2006:
http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/6/15733.html

Here is how you can get started this month:
http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/6/17104.html

WHAT WILL THIS EVIDENCE BE USED FOR?

- Most important, it will help you foresee problems in time to
do something to protect your election.

- Also, we find that many elections officials run a tighter ship
when they know people are paying attention. Start now,
continue all year, and you'll put into action those wise words:
"The price of democracy is everlasting vigilance."

- If you uncover problems, your evidence will help the media
take you seriously and, if necessary, the prosecutors take
action. Your evidence can help candidates get recounts and
poor election officials get recalled.

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