Kerry's Press Release - More Election Reform Press Conference News…

[kerrygoddess]

More Election Reform Press Conference News…
17 February 2005

Just posted at John Kerry’s Senate website, the following press release on today’s upcoming election reform press conference.

Statement from Senator John Kerry on election reform. Today, he will participate in a press conference on Capitol Hill at 12:45 in Russell 188 with Senators Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio).

Thursday, February 17, 2005

“Free and fair elections are the foundation of our democracy. In the last year, millions more Americans registered and went to the polls than ever before. We saw millions in Iraq and Afghanistan vote for the first time in their lives. Yet, thousands upon thousands of Americans still fear that when they walk into the polls to vote, there is a very real chance that their vote will not be counted or they will lose the opportunity to vote at all because they are forced to stand in line for hours due to a shortage of machines.

“Faulty voting machines have no place in the greatest democracy on earth. Barriers to voting are an insult to the freest, greatest nation in the world.

More - http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp?view=plink&id=385

[mzmolly]

1. Will this be televised?

:shrug:

[paineinthearse]

2. They probably didn't think of calling CSPAN

duh

hope I'm wrong.

[paineinthearse]

3. CSPAN schedule is very wierd today

http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/schedule.csp

Nothing on CSPAN2 (Senate) past the opening at 10AM.

Call CSPAN now and get their camers over there -

(877) ON CSPAN or [phone]

[JI7]

4. when Congress is in session they only cover that

whenever they close for the day they start showing other things though. but as long as congress is open at the time, the cameras stay on there. sometimes during votes which take a long time they might do a split screen thing and show something else but when the vote is over they go back to the congress.

[paineinthearse]

6. Partially right

When there are concurrent significant events, they send camera crews to tape for broadcast later in the day.

All that is required is a phone call or email to the "events" department, at least 24 hours in advance.

Idiots!!!!

:argh:

[paineinthearse]

5. Just spoke with CSPAN viewer services..........

They were not aware of this event. CS rep suggested I send an email to the "events" address - done.

Democrats - the gang that can't shoot straight!

:argh:

DU'ers - shoot a congratulatory message to April Boyd <[e-mail]>, for
1. Not including her contact info in the press release.
2. Not informing CSPAN.

[blm]

7. Wasn't Hillary's office in charge of this press conference?

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