Dean: may oppose Secretaries of State who oppose verified voting project.

[madfloridian]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48076-2004Jul13.html

SNIP..."The rallies are part of a movement led in part by MoveOn.org, People for the American Way, Democracy for America and other liberal groups that are aligned with the Democratic Party and who are fearful of another close election as in 2000, when Florida's disputed voting results were thrust into the courts to determine a winner..."

SNIP..."Former Vermont governor Howard Dean, who sought the Democratic presidential nomination, now heads Democracy for America and said the groups would work to make electronic voting equipment with paper receipts an issue in the fall campaign.

"Democracy for America supports candidates very actively. We are not interested in supporting candidates who are not vigilant about voting rights," Dean said in a conference call. "We probably are going to end up opposing secretaries of state who are opposing this verified voting project." END SNIP

This brings up a question. Florida's Secretary of State is now appointed by the governor, and she answers only to him. In how many other states is this true? I never thought about that.

[mzmolly]

1. Good for Dean!

:toast:

I am not certain how the Sec of State positions are determined from state to state? :shrug:

[murielm99]

2. They are elected postitions in some states. eom

[dusty64]

3. Good, its

time to clean house.

[flpoljunkie]

4. Thank you, Howard Dean! There is no more important issue for November!

Thank you for your leadership, Dr. Dean. We must be able to vote without fear that the vote count will be tampered with by undetectable hacking.

Voters in counties with these non tamperproof electronic voting machines should seriously consider calling their supervisors of elections and asking for an absentee ballot for both the primary and the general election in November. Only then will there be a paper trail.

It is far more important to get it right, than to get it fast!

[flpoljunkie]

5. Counties with e-machines ought to consider leasing opti-scan machines and

do it now--before it is too late--and our election in Florida is compromised, yet again!