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Emily Levy is a long-time social change activist much of whose work now focuses on election integrity in the U.S. Emily leads workshops and coaches individuals and small groups on "Transforming Good Intentions into Powerful Social Action." Emily believes that the question "can one person make a difference?" is a false frame that disempowers us. Everyone makes a difference, and she helps people determine what kind of difference they want to make and get busy doing it!
(8 comments) SHARE Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Advance Copy of Trump's Resignation Speech
Donald J. Trump will likely not leave office unless he finds a way out that allows him to save face. This ghostwritten resignation speech gives him that 'out.'
SHARE Friday, May 27, 2011 Volunteers Urgently Needed to Help With Wisconsin Recount Analysis
We're trying to document that enough votes were affected by irregularities to call the outcome of the election into question and indicate the need for judicial review. How? By going through the minutes (official record) of the recounts for as many counties as possible,documenting the number of votes affected by each irregularity. There are over 3,500 pages and only a few days to do this.Can you help It's interesting work.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, January 7, 2010 New Analysis Shows Proposition 8 Election Results May Have Been Corrupted
"This poll was designed not to predict outcomes but expressly to check the accuracy of the official vote counts by comparing those results with the polling results at selected sites. The study reveals discrepancies between official results and exit poll results as high as 17.7%, with an average "within precinct disparity" of 7.75%, far outside the poll's margin of error.
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, November 29, 2008 Another Way: In Tribute to Jdimytai Damour, Trampled Walmart Worker
This week's Black Friday trampling death of Walmart worker Jdimytai Damour reminds me of the deadly 1979 stampede at a concert of The Who, and the very different experience I had a few months later, outside the U.S.
SHARE Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Election Watchdog Group to CA Secretary of State: Investigate Proposition 8 Vote Count
Velvet Revolution, a national election integrity group, calls on California's Secretary of State to Investigate the Proposition 8 election to assure that the official vote count is correct. The group sites a number of areas of concern, including exit poll discrepancies, voting machine failures, and reports of poorly followed election auditing procedures, along with complaints from voters and election monitors.
SHARE Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Velvet Revolution Calls on CA Secretary of State to Investigate Prop 8 Vote!
We support the lawsuits challenging Prop 8 on legal grounds. We simultaneously call for Secretary of State Debra Bowen to initiate an investigation into the results of the Proposition 8 election, based on concerns raised by voters, election monitors and election integrity advocates.
SHARE Thursday, October 9, 2008 Two Presidential Candidates Have Pledged to Challenge Suspicious Elections
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader has now joined Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney in taking the Standing For Voters 'Super Pledge' offered by StandingForVoters dot org, a project of VelvetRevolution.us.
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Candidates Nationwide Called upon to Challenge Suspicious Elections
Current conditions in the U.S. election system have shattered confidence in election results. StandingForVoters.org, a project of VelvetRevolution.us, calls upon candidates for any public office to prepare to demand recounts, file lawsuits, or take other actions necessary should election processes or results raise suspicion. The site calls on candidates to take the "Standing For Voters Pledge."
(6 comments) SHARE Thursday, January 10, 2008 How John Edwards Can (Still) Win the New Hampshire Primary
Questions about the accuracy of the New Hampshire Democratic Primary election results provide a perfect opportunity for Democratic presidential candidates to show voters their determination to demand and pursue accurate election results. John Edwards is uniquely positioned to lead the call.