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August 20, 2008
Moles in the Garden:Vendors Undermine US Elections on Voice of the Voters 8/20
By Mary Ann Gould
How Dependent are we on vendors to run our elections?What have we lost?What are some election officials doing to reclaim our elections?What can both election officials & citizens do in time for 2008 to limit vendor dependency & reclaim PUBLIC ownership of elections.Ellen Theisen looks at the depth of vendor-dependency,some repercussions, and election officials who are resisting corporate control of our elections.
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| ELECTION OUTLOOK 2008 Moles in the Garden: Vendors Undermine U.S. Elections. Who is Holding them at Bay, and What More Can be Done in 2008?Pt. 3 of "The Good, The Bad, The Unbelievable" Tonight Voice of the Voters continues a series of reports on election readiness in various states. 8PM ET Wednesday, August 20 |
| Voice of the Voters! Every Wednesday - 8 to 9 PM Eastern Heard on 1360 AM Philadelphia and on the Internet www.voiceofthevoters.org OR http://wnjc.duxpond.com/ Call in 856-227-1360 questions/comments Can't listen live? Email questions in advance and access previous shows at: www.voiceofthevoters.org
Special guest, Ellen Theisen, co-director of VotersUnite! (votersunite.org), will discuss a new VotersUnite! report that looks at the depth of vendor-dependency, some repercussions, and election officials who are resisting corporate control of our elections. From the report: "Citizens both private and public are beginning to realize that they can and must reassert their ownership of elections and demand transparent, citizen oversight of elections." Ellen will discuss practical, concrete actions anyone can do to help election officials take back their power and protect elections from corporate control. Ellen's report is entitled "Vendors are Undermining the Structure of U.S. Elections" Executive Summary is online at: http://www.votersunite.org/info/ReclaimElectionsSumm.asp The full report is at: http://www.votersunite.org/info/ReclaimElections.pdf The media release is available at: http://www.votersunite.org/takeaction/ReclaimElections.htm Guest Bio: Ellen Theisen is the co-director of VotersUnite! (votersunite.org). VotersUnite! is a national non-partisan organization dedicated to fair and accurate elections. It focuses on distributing well-researched information to elections officials, elected officials, the media, and the public; as well as providing citizens with information they need to work toward transparent elections in their communities. "Voice of the Voters!" is hosted by Mary Ann Gould and Lori Rosolowsky with weekly news updates by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org. Stay tuned for the Rob Kall Show - 9 pm Eastern same stationCall in 856-227-1360 questions/comments |
Authors Website: www.voiceofthevoters.org
Authors Bio:
Co-Founder of the Coalition for Voting Integrity. Host of "Voice of the Voters! Radio & Internet. Nationally recognized expert in Quality, Process improvement and Change Management. Associate of the late Dr. W, Edwards Deming. Speaker/seminars at major Universities, Harvard, MIT, USC, Penn etc as well as at Economic conferences relating to building stronger America. Work referenced in numerous books & articles including the best seller "The Deming Management Method" translated to 15 languages. Consultant to major Corporations as well as government, health and education organizations, Chair of "Second Declaration of Independence" signed by national/ state legislators, business, unions, community & education leaders. Financial background. Started electronics company at age 30 which grew to 250 employees before moving to work with Deming implementation. Started PACE which became model for many states to help retain jobs.