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Be a poll worker and save American democracy by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman
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by Erik Larson | September 26, 2008 at 04:22 pm
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Concerned that the votes will be counted for 2008? Journalists and election integrity activists Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman of Free Press recommend volunteering as a poll worker (I am), and other ways to help make the election more transparent and accountable, regardless of electronic voting machines.
We are constantly being asked: "What can we do to stop the 2008 election from being stolen?"
Because we broke many of the major stories surrounding the theft of the 2004 election in Ohio (and because after four years it is abundantly clear that election most definitely was stolen) the flow of inquiries is heartfelt and non-stop. We cannot afford to have this happen again on November 4.
There is a simple answer for what you can do: be a poll worker.
There are additional options: be a poll judge, a poll observer, a member of a video the vote team, a voter registration researcher and assistant, an organizer for a post-election public hearing, and more.
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at 16:29 on September 26th, 2008
Erik Larson, I like this story. It's good stuff.
This is actually a really great idea!
at 16:37 on September 26th, 2008
Sadly, voting machines make this impossible. Especially when they require virus scanners.
at 17:59 on September 26th, 2008
thanks Amy, and kkaefer you're right that evoting still makes observation of some parts of the counting and custody impossible in some states, and the emachines need to be done away with, imho; paper ballots, hand-counted in the local precincts is the way to go. Not all states will be using evoting machines, though. And, even in the states where they are used, observers and poll workers can still witness and document anomalies, glitches and malfeasance with the emachines, in addition to standard dirty tricks disenfranchisement of voters.
here's a link to videothevote mentioned in the article
at 18:15 on September 26th, 2008
Erik Larson, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 22:37 on September 26th, 2008
Erik Larson, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 00:40 on September 27th, 2008
Erik Larson, I like this story. It's good stuff.
One way to get paper ballot verification is for everyone to spread the news to not use the electronic voting machines and to request absentee ballots, where you fill in the ballot and have it mailed in. The envelope can be certified by the postal system, even with your vote of the candidates name broadly seen on the outside of the envelope. This is what I am doing, with no other choice since I live in China.
Rev.Jermano