John Edwards Supports "Touch Screen" DRE Ban

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March 4, 2007
PDA was in the house when presidential candidate John Edwards offered historic support to banning Direct Record Electronic touch-screen voting machines from U.S. elections. At a March 2 campaign appearance sponsored by the Pacific Palisades Democatic Club, PDA activsts who stepped to the audience microphone during Q&A included PDA local leaders Marcy Winograd, Brad Parker, Ahjamu Makalani, Dorothy Reik, Wayne Williams and PDA national chair Mimi Kennedy.

"Nice to see you again," Senator Edwards told Kennedy when she identified herself at the audience microphone.

“I’m not going to ask a question about the war,” she replied, referring to the last time she'd questioned him publicly on Iraq. He had already castigated Congress, during his speech, for debating non-binding resolutions and he’d firmly called for withdrawal and diplomacy now. “I’m going to ask about election technology.”

Edwards stepped forward, listening.

“I’m going to try not to make people’s eyes cross with the technical stuff,” Kennedy continued. “You of all people know the effect new technology has had on our elections, and after working a year and a half on these issues, Progressive Democrats of America and others have identified that the worst offender is the touch-screen Direct Record Electronic voting machine.”

Edwards nodded and vigorously drew a large X in the air in front of him with his free hand.

“So I’m going to ask you, do you support complete removal of Touch-Screen Direct Record Electronic machines from our election system, with our without a paper trail?”

“YES!” Edwards replied without elaboration or equivocation.

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[helderheid]

1. GO FITZ!!!

:P

[helderheid]

2. ooga booga smooga wooga!

[librechik]

3. that being said (by Edwards alone) He's my candidate

A on evoting

A on Health Care

A on Iraq

and he's cute too (women love him)

And men do too, according to Ann!

[helderheid]

4. He is damn cute. We have some fine looking candidates!