Reply #38: Volunteers needed for the Election Justice Center [View All]

[MelissaB]

Volunteers Needed

Current volunteer needs of some of the organizations
and projects who support election reform and election justice.

All tasks listed can be done anywhere unless marked with *.

All of these organizations are in need of funding.

VotersUnite!
P.O. 65050, Port Ludlow, WA 98365
http://www.votersunite.org
[e-mail]

Writers: write daily emails responding to articles with misinformation
Writer/illustrator: Produce promotional/educational material
Statistician: develop guidelines for manual audits of election results
Web programmers: fill periodic asp programming needs
Community members: Deliver "Myth Breakers" document to local decision-makers. Instructions at: http://www.votersunite.org/takeaction/distribute-mythbreakers.asp

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The Free Press/Election Reform Organization
1240 Bryden Road, Columbus, OH 43205
[phone] (phone/fax)
http://www.freepress.org
[e-mail]

*Lawyers/legal assistants/clerical workers: able to operate legally in Ohio
*Community members: investigate claims/interview witnesses
*Public speakers: participate in speakers' bureau
Writers: submit articles to freepress.org
Book distribution assistants: distribute upcoming book
Community members: hold house parties/community screenings of upcoming documentary
Subscribers to Free Press http://www.freepress.org/store.php
*in Ohio

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Richard Hayes Phillips, Statistician
4 Fisher Street, Canton, NY 13617
http://web.northnet.org/minstrel/alpage.htm
[e-mail]


Investigators: track evidence
Investigative reporters: pursue leads
Online researchers: perform research for a variety of projects
Legal researchers: investigate legal options
*Community members: obtain records from government offices
*in Ohio

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USCountVotes
http://uscountvotes.org
[e-mail]

Data gatherers: sign up to gather data for any state
Programmers, including php/mySQL: parse and normalize data for database
Legal volunteers: assist volunteers, answer legal questions
*Office manager/tech support: in Park City, Utah
*Fund-raising help

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Verifiable Democracy
P.O. Box 1091, Everett, WA 98206-1091
425-257-2297 (phone) 425-258-5041 (fax)
[e-mail]

Data entry volunteers: enter data into spreadsheets
Data conversion people: normalize data
Lawyers/paralegals/legal secretaries: for "Virtual Partner" Legal Skills Team
Blogger/webmaster: most or all content will be provided
Lobbyists/letter writers: for our Lobbyists Club with creative strategies
RESOURCES OFFERED by Verifiable Democracy: low-cost photocopying, email addresses, public speaking

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Verified Voting
1550 Bryant Street, Suite 855, SF, CA 94103-4879
[phone] (phone)
[phone] (fax)
http://www.verifiedvoting.org

*Researchers: help track voting-related legislation
*Writers: assist with action alerts
*Phone-callers: call legislative offices
*Data entry people: enter incident reports into Election Incident Reporting System
*In-person volunteers in San Francisco office

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Open Voting Consortium
9560 Windrose LaneGranite Bay CA 95746
[phone] (phone)
[phone] (fax)
http://www.openvotingconsortium.org
[e-mail]

Organizers: organize meet-ups in your community
Liaison to celebrities: contact celebrities/politicians for endorsements and support
Researchers: research pending legislation in various states
Member appreciation coordinator: develop and implement ideas
Educational canvassers: ring doorbells to educate your community

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The Ohio Project
http://ohioelection2004.com
Ray Beckerman
99 Park Avenue (16th Fl.)
New York, NY 10016
[phone]
[e-mail]

Writers: read available evidence concerning Ohio election of 2004 and organize into outline
HTML writers: help with formatting outline.

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All Groups: Funding and Fundraising Urgently Needed
You can help by making a contribution or planning a fundraiser such as:

house party
children's carnival
donation jars in shops
documentary film night
garage sale/flea market
sponsorship program
bowl-a-thon game night
email appeal to friends
E-Bay auction
concert
contest with entry fee

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For more information on election fraud, see the Solar Bus Election Justice Center

Link: http://www.solarbus.org/election/volunteer.shtml