It's a shame that after the 2000 election, with the butterfly ballot and so on, there was a real national consensus that it was important to make voting more reliable. ....Unfortunately, we really rushed into buying equipment everywhere in the country that really wasn't ready, and I think the only way we are going to solve this problem is by recognizing that we've got to do a careful design. We're going to be left with whatever equipment we buy.
Matt Blaze of the University of Pennsylvania, lead reviewer California's Inspection 10
The people must remain the masters of their technology and their government, both of which are there to serve the people. Until such technology exists that we can use to serve our interests with the level of assurance that is required by a people who mean to retain their freedom, we should proudly insist on our right and ability to count our votes by our own hand, with our own eyes. We look to you to lead New York and to be a beacon for the nation.
I wrote to my state senator and asked for a meeting. He had his secretary call to advise me he wouldn't meet with me because he had no jurisdiction over the issue! Can you imagine a more irresponsible answer? Who exactly has jurisdiction over this issue? No wonder our legislators don't feel the need to hold the irresponsible vendors accountable."Eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty"
-- Andrew Jackson
If every New Yorker wrote her/his senator, governor, assembly person, election commissioner - we could collectively hold government accountable before they sell us out.
– If you only have time for one letter start with the governor and fax it, 518 474 1513, or if you can't fax email Click here to email the Governor and copy James Clancy, Director of Legislative Affairs, James.Clancy@chamber.state.ny.us). – If you're feeling responsible , here's the contacts for your elected officials who are counting on you to re-elect them, http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/http://www.senate.state.ny.us/senatehomepage.nsf/senators?OpenForm .
– If you're feeling vigilante, here's the contacts for the State Board of Elections: Co-Executive Directors Peter S. Kosinski pkosinski@elections.state.ny.us and Stan Zalen, zalen@elections.state.ny.us, and to reach Election Commissioners, Neil Kelleher and Helena Moses Donahue, contact Allison Carr, acarr@elections.state.ny.us, for Commissioners Douglas Kellner and Evelyn Aquila contact Anna Svizzero asvizzero@elections.state.ny.us, also contact Todd Valentine tvalentine@elections.state.ny.us and Bob Brehm rbrehm@elections.state.ny.us.
If we're not responsible enough to take the time to write letters, I guess we're all going down in one big sea of irresponsibility. Democracy is something you do.
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1. http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting_systems/ttbr/diebold.pdf
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting_systems/ttbr/hart.pdf
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting_systems/ttbr/sequoia.pdf.
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