Article: Voting Integrity Halted in Vermont

Our non-random, non-transparent, and non-effective audit will not resolve any of the problems we have in regards to our election system, which experts agree is wide open to hacking, errors, and even rigging. We urge you to write to Deb Markowitz today and express your concern that the audit should be random. The random selection of the precincts must be made in public view, as must the hand counting of the audited ballots. Tell her that a non-random audit is not satisfactory, and that they should use statistically proven methods for determining how many precincts or ballots should be hand counted. Any other type of audit may satisfy her, but it does not satisfy us or the experts.

Here is Deb's contact information:

Deb Markowitz
Vermont Secretary of State's Office
26 Terrace Street
Montpelier, Vermont 05609
(802)828-2363
email: dmarkowitz@sec.state.vt.us

Let's not forget that Diebold, the company we are being asked to trust to secretly count our votes on "proprietary" software, is facing several lawsuits including a huge class-action suit for fraud in relation to the exact machines we are using. We have every reason NOT to trust them.

MUCH is happening on the national scale. As Lou Dobbs recently said on CNN, our country is facing a crisis in regards to the voting machines. Dobbs has been covering the issue very well, with a full segment on it almost nightly. Last week they did an excellent demonstration showing just how easy it is to hack an election. In only one minute, and with only a key obtained on the Internet, a Princeton University professor inserted a virus onto a voting machine. Then they conducted a mock election and the virus changed the winner of the election. When you see the internal poll tape on the machine and you know it is not how the people actually voted, it is very chilling. Then on the same show, they release results of a new poll which show over 60% of Americans are seriously concerned about the electronic voting machines and believe the election results could be manipulated this November. Please take 4 minutes to watch this video and then share it with others:

http://www.solarbus.org/blog/index.shtml#061023.dobbs

If you like the Lou Dobbs coverage, don't forget we have a free DVD with over 20 episodes we'd be happy to send you. Click here for more info.
Yes, the mainstream media finally waking up! Which brings us to an exciting item -- HBO is going to air a full-length feature film on the problems with the electronic voting machines on November 2nd - just 5 days before the election! We urge everyone to mark it on your calendars, tell everyone about the film, even organize a viewing party if you have HBO! This movie is actually going to focus on the problems with the optical-scan machines that we use in Vermont, so it is very relevant to the situation in our home state. Check out HBO's website featuring a synopsis and airing schedule (it will show several times!) for Hacking Democracy:

http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/hackingdemocracy

We have just released a new flyer that is already getting lots of attention. As we've always been saying, don't take our word for it, listen to what the experts are saying. So we took some of the best quotes from the experts and put them on a one-page flyer that you can print and share. It's amazing when you read that USA Today recently wrote "Don't Trust Diebold Voting Machines" and that the former head of the government's Election Assistance Commission said "this country is ripe for stealing elections and for fraud." Read and print this new compelling flyer here:

http://www.solarbus.org/election/docs/ExpertsAgree.pdf

Lastly I just want to remind you to stay in touch! Vermonters for Voting Integrity is eager to answer your questions, and hear your concerns. Just reply to any of our newsletters or contact me, Gary Beckwith, directly at gary@solarbus.org.

Regards,
Gary Beckwith

Vermonters for Voting Integrity
http://solarbus.org/vtvoters

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