Mock Election using electronic voting machines at South Town Mall this Wed

[helderheid]

In today's Deseret News, there was an editorial piece about HAVA requiring Utah move to buy new voting equipment. What seems to be unclear to most is that HAVA does not require we "upgrade" our current voting machines to the new electronic machines using secret software with no guarantee your vote was cast for whom you intended it to be cast for.

This Wednesday, those of voting age can participate in a mock election at the South Towne Mall in Sandy from 10 am to 6 pm.

I urge you to attend and to distribute the following flyers:

http://www.votersunite.org/info/flyers.asp and

http://www.verifiedvoting.org/article.php?id=5043

Five-Page Introduction. This document briefly describes the major problems with the use of wholly electronic voting computers in elections. It also lists some of the main arguments against our position and gives our responses. Use this piece to introduce someone to the problem.

Two-Page Introduction. This shorter version is ideal for printing double-sided handouts.

Disclosure of Software for Voting Systems. A discussion of the need for, and the advantages of, open software for voting machines.

Electronic Vote Miscounts and Malfunctions In Recent Elections.
Here are some of the instances where problems have been noted with electronic voting machines.

Sample Resolution in Support of HR2239/S1980




Poll Watcher Guide. This is a useful 3-fold guide which offers some ideas about what to look for when you serve as a poll worker on election day.



Flyer. Download, print, and distribute this flyer to get information about the problem into the hands of people who aren't on the Internet. It's in color or black and white . You might want to print your Congress people's contact information on the back of the flyer.



Petition Supporting both bills. Here’s a petition supporting S.1980 and H.R.2239 . It is addressed to Congress. Print it and fill it with signatures. Then mail it to the address at the bottom of the petition and we will send it along to the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the House Administration Committee.



Car Window Poster. Open this file in Acrobat Reader, print it (color is best), and tape it to the inside of your car window. It shows an image of a voting machine screen, invites you to "Vote for One" and provides options of "Democracy" and "Paperless Voting."


I intend to be there with a petition. I would like to arrange to take shifts so if you can take some time out to be there with the petition I would appreciate it if you'd contact me: [e-mail]

Many thanks and hope to see you there!

Clarity

Clarity Sanderson, UDPC Internet Outreach
Utah Democratic Progressive Caucus
Office: 801 485-4076
[e-mail]
http://www.udpc.org
Democratic Action Through Individual Participation

[MelissaB]

1. helderheid,

:yourock:

I just posted a couple of items related to Utah in the daily thread. They are numbers 28 and 28.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x349744

[helderheid]

2. Thank you!!!

I sent an alert to about 1000 people and heard back from the Green Party that there should be folks from there attending tomorrow. I will bring my video camera and digital camera!