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SHARE Monday, October 16, 2006 Straight from the Shoulder: Go See "Man of the Year"
If a 76 year old retired school teacher can get it, well, I think there is hope that lots and lots of audience members going for a Robin Williams giggle will come away with some thoughts about politics, what kind of people we want to run this country, and questions about just how safe are their votes?
SHARE Sunday, September 17, 2006 Designed to Fail... Auditing Elections in Arizona
A provision slyly inserted in SB 1557 requires that in order for the audit to be conducted that 72 members from each major political party be made available to do the counting. If even one person doesn't show, if 101 members from one party shows and 71 from another, elections officials are not permitted to proceed with an audit under any circumstance.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, September 3, 2006 Election Reform or Something Else Entirely? No Easy Answers Here
Prop. 205 provides absolutely no security for ballots or a secure chain of custody. the ballots are still going to be counted on the same tabulating machines with all their problems in being calibrated, machine maintenance, and the suspicions that we have no way of knowing if our votes are accurately and honestly counted because the software that runs the machines is still a secret!
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, September 3, 2006 Resisting the Death-Knell of the Republic
We have discovered that America is on the brink of losing its freedoms, its identity, its very soul. We carry with us always the knowledge that this 230 year experiment in democracy could actually fail. Maybe not in our lifetimes, but we might be witness to the slow tipping into the abyss of totalitarianism that our children and grandchildren will be made to suffer.
SHARE Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Election Integrity a Priority in the DNC
from Tim Carpenter, "What happened here today was important in bringing
the grassroots and DNC together to work for election integrity. PDA activists,
working with DNC leaders and members, are working to make a difference."
Together, America Can Do Better . . .
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, August 8, 2006 Diebold Defrauded the Federal Certification Process
The Diebold Company obtained its Federal certifications for their touchscreen voting machines by committing fraud, including withholding information and submitting false documentation. They should be pulled from service.
SHARE Tuesday, August 8, 2006 Give Arizona a Voice at the DNC
Two of our Arizona election integrity activists have an opportunity to make a significant impact at the DNC August meeting in Chicago next week. We need money/frequent flyer miles to send them there.