[VoteRescue] NO MEETING TUESDAY - Help Us Collect Voting Problems

[Karen Renick]

/Vickie and I want to let everyone know *there will be NO VoteRescue 
meeting tonight, Tuesday, November 18,* because we are still in 
"wrap-up" mode after the election and are primarily focused on gathering 
as many voting trouble reports as possible. In lieu of a meeting, we are 
hoping you will take a few minutes and send the following message to all 
your friends and contacts here in Texas asking them if they had //_any_ 
problem whatsoever when they went to vote in the November election. The 
information regarding how to send us the trouble reports is contained in 
the message.   ~Karen and Vickie

/Dear Texas Voter,

Did you personally experience or witness any type of problem when you 
went to vote or worked as a poll worker in this last election?

If so, VoteRescue* would like to know. We are compiling a report of all 
the difficulties voters faced when exercising their right to vote in 
Texas during both Early voting and on Election day. Our goal is to 
present a more accurate picture of what happened when voters went to the 
polls this year. We find that election officials have a common tendency 
to minimize and gloss over the "glitches" and to "blame the voter" if 
there are any problems. Problems could include: a malfunction or 
breakdown of the voting machine or confusion with its use; not being 
found on the voter registration list at the poll and having to vote on a 
provisional ballot; long lines; not enough machines; poor behavior by 
the poll workers, or simply having no confidence with the accuracy of 
the results.

To send us your story, please go to our website at _www.voterescue.org_ 
and click on the "Contact Us" button.  A short form will appear for you 
to use. Remember, there is no problem too small or insignificant. 
*Please describe in detail what happened and be sure to include your 
name, address and the best way to contact you. If you know your precinct 
number, please include it, too.*

We would greatly appreciate it if you would now send this message on to 
all /your/ friends and contacts so that /an even greater/ number of 
Texas Voters will be reached.

Thank you!

Karen Renick, Founder
Vickie Karp, PR Director

/*VoteRescue is a non-partisan organization of concerned Texas voters 
who do not want their vote counted in secret by _any_ voting machine - 
whether a screen-type or a scanning-type. Instead, VoteRescue strongly 
advocates for the use of hand-counted paper ballots with enhanced 
security measures and the posting of all results at the polling place 
immediately after the counting is completed on Election Night. Our 
motto: "Get it Right on Election Night!"
/
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