VOTE INTEGRITY-RELATED NEWS!
EXTRAORDINARY EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY PAUL LEHTO ON VOTERESCUE RADIO
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VoteRescue Radio's special guest today, Paul Lehto, former attorney, now
self-proclaimed fulltime "Democracy Activist," broke the news on air
that the California NAACP at its 2007 Conference,
decided to support, word for word, Lehto's "Resolution on Rights for
Open and Honest Elections and against Corporate Secret Vote Counting."
Click here to read the resolution posted to the website for Psephos which Lehto helped found earlier this year.
VOTERESCUE RADIO
Where Citizens Count...
One Vote at a Time
"VoteRescue Radio," our [Karen Renick and Vickie Karp's] new weekly two-hour radio show begins this Sunday, September 30, from 2-4 pm CST, streaming live on We the People Radio Network(100.1 FM in the Austin area).
TEXANS FOR REAL ELECTIONS CONDUCTS EXIT POLL AT GOP STRAW POLL
Voters line up as they wait for the polls to open
The Experience
A small but very committed group of volunteers assembled on Saturday, September 1, at the Texas Republican Party Straw Poll in Fort Worth for the purpose of conducting a vote verification exit poll. The group succeeded in garnering a 23.8% participation rate, or 308 exit poll participants, among the 1300 official Republican delegates who voted in the official Straw Poll.
The First Texas GOP Straw Poll: A Lost Opportunity to Lead the Way with Transparent Elections by Karen Renick
Serious Security Lapses Observed in Straw Poll Counting Protocols; Discrepancies between Exit Poll and Straw Poll by Vickie Karp
ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE SUPPORTS WTP"Clean Elections" Vote Fraud Lawsuit
On Friday, September 21, Jesse White, the Illinois Secretary of State, was personally served with WTP's Summons and Complaint in the just filed national "Clean Elections" lawsuit, a multi-state action that seeks to prohibit primary and general elections that are not open, verifiable, transparent and machine and computer free.
A WORD FROM ATTORNEY MARK ADAMS AND A VIDEO OF REP. KUCINICH:
I represented Clint Curtis, John Russell, and Frank Gonzalez in contesting their alleged losses in 2006 in Florida State court and in the U.S. House of Representatives. Our ontest was instrumental in exerting the pressure to pass a paper ballots law in Florida which at least gives us something to count if someone can find an attorney who will file a lawsuit or a contest. However, these contests weredismissed WITHOUT any review of the evidence and contrary to the law as well as the rights of the candidates and voters to have the votes counted.
HR 811 ALERT!!! TELL YOUR REP TO VOTE NO!!!
By 4 p.m. TODAY, Tuesday, September 18,2007, all Representatives in Congress must let the House leadership know how they intend to vote on the Holt Bill - HR 811 - which has been aptly renamed by those of us opposing it as simply "Microsoft 811".
3 VOTING SYSTEMS FAULTED
A review by California's secretary of state finds that the machines can be easily hacked into, potentially putting millions of votes at risk.
LA Times Staff Writer July 28, 2007
Three of California's electronic voting systems - including those used in Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties - can be easily hacked into, potentially compromising millions of votes, according to a detailed review announced Friday.
WHY DOESN'T THE GOP WANT OHIO'S VOTING MACHINES TESTED?
Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman (FreePress.org)
September 11, 2007
Ohio Republicans have blocked a proposal to test electronic voting machines prior to the 2008 presidential primary.
Abbe Waldman DeLozier and Vickie Karp, Co-Editors/ Co-Authors of
Hacked! High Tech Election Theft in America-11 Experts Expose the Truth describe serious problems with HR 811, the "paper trail bill" in this video.
Click here to access the blog site of Mark Crispin Miller, NYU Professor and voting integrity advocate, who explains on video why the Holt Bill, HR 811, must not pass.
DAN RATHER REPORTS ON TOUCH SCREEN VOTING MACHINES
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HDNet's Dan Rather Reports presents conclusive evidence of the failure of touch screen voting machines across the country.
The episode, "The Trouble with Touch Screens", is an entire hour devoted to new information on this story.
PAPER BALLOTS COULD BE USED FOR FEBRUARY'S PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
RYAN ORR (Victorville Daily Press)
August 9, 2007
SAN BERNARDINO - After last week's decertification of the touch-screen voting system used by San Bernardino County, California's Secretary of State Debra Bowen said she is willing to recertify the machines if more security safeguards are put in place.
But with the 2008 primary elections just a few months away, county elections officials are scrambling to find solutions.
County Registrar of Voters Kari Verjil attended certification hearings in Sacramento and took the position that the county's Sequoia voting system is safe and secure as it is.
Hand-Counted Ballots Advocated
Austin American Statesman "Capitol RoundUp"
April 6, 2007
As you can see if you read the article as it appears in the paper, we not only were one of only four news updates selected, but our bill's sponsor, Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, was featured in the "Quote of the Day," giving our Hand-Counted Paper Ballot bill, HB 3894, a second mention on the page!
Paper Ballots
Houston Chronicle
April 5, 2007
This piece has a great mention of David Roger's remarks at the press conference. David has been an active supporter of VoteRescue ever since he and Texas Supreme Court candidate, Steve Smith, contested the results of the 2006 Republican Primary.
"Williams leads taxpayer-funded e-vote blitz"
Austin American Statesman
September 28, 2006,
Page A1
This article gives mention to VoteRescue and had two quotes from Vickie Karp, including her statement, "Taxpayer dollars are being used to promote the use of the most insecure voting system ever used."