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We are currently accumulating Freedom of Information documents for a series of research papers to be published in Jan., Feb. and March 2007 which will illustrate the problems and solutions for elections in the USA. These Freedom of Information requests are costly -- we are frequently quoted prices of over $250. We have already launched requests in more than 2,500 counties. We have collected 20,000 pages of documents so far, including some rare items.
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, December 23, 2006 We Need Legislation to Assure Freedom of Access to Elections Information
Elections are the mechanism through which the citizenry conveys its instructions to the government, and therefore, elections must provide full freedom of access to information to all citizens, which includes access to the information needed to validate and audit the election.
Without this, it is only a matter of time before our system of government crumbles.