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ACTFORCHANGE ACTIVISM UPDATE: November 10, 2004
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IN THIS BULLETIN:
Investigate
Electronic Voting Machines
Now that November 2 has come and gone, some disturbing reports of
problems with electronic voting machines have surfaced.
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For example:
- In Columbus, Ohio, an electronic voting system reported that Bush
received 4,258 votes while Kerry received 260 votes in a precinct where
records show only 638 voters cast ballots;
- In North Carolina, a machine lost more than 4,500 votes due to a
mistaken assumption about the memory capacity of a computer;
- In Youngstown, Ohio, and South Florida, numerous voters
complained that when they tried to cast votes for Kerry, the machines
instead recorded their votes for Bush.
All in all, more than 30,000 complaints have been gathered from
across the country. In the midst of such turmoil, it's crucial that an
independent authoritative investigation be undertaken to sort this all
out.
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Pass
Meaningful Election Reform
While the
2004 election experienced an increased turnout that should be celebrated,
the 2004 election was also flawed by far too many obstacles to full
participation.
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Our national elections are run via a
mishmash of local, city and state regulations and agencies, so that voters
in one state are subject to different rules than voters elsewhere. While
Congress passed the Help America Vote Act as a first step toward election
reform, November 2 demonstrated that much more is needed. Congress should
make the passage of meaningful election reform the first order of business
during the upcoming November special session.
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Thank you for
working to build a better world.
Jennifer
Willis
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