DESPITE THE MEDIA BLACKOUT, 2004 ELECTION RECOUNT EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY IN BOTH OHIO AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. SO ARE INVESTIGATIONS INTO WIDESPREAD VOTER IRREGULARITIES AND FRAUD. THESE EFFORTS NEED OUR SUPPORT NOW!!!
This is not about overturning the election. It is about verifying the integrity of our voting system for future elections. For the latest updates, visit:
http://www.blackboxvoting.org VOTING IRREGULARITIES. Widespread, documented reports of irregularities and dis- enfranchisement as well as troubling discrepancies between exit polls and tallies have prompted a grass roots movement of millions of Americans to demand that Electronic Voting be scrutinized.
THE GAO INVESTIGATION. After documented voting irregularities surpassed 30,000 & vote tallying errors in Ohio, Florida and North Carolina were off by tens of thousands, Congressmen Conyer, Nadler & Waxler formally requested an urgent investigation by the Government Accountability Office. Their letter to the GAO and follow-up letters signed by six more congress- men are posted here:
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats (under late breaking news).
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE RECOUNT. It is underway. 14 counties will be recounted at the request of candidate Nader Luckily, they have a paper trail and the accuracy of electronic voting can be determined. Details:
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041112-033826-6101r.htmTHE OHIO RECOUNT is underway at the request of Green and Libertarian Candidates, Cobb and Badnarik who have raised a phenomenal $150,000. in four days. Details:
http://www.votecobb.orgMORE RECOUNT EFFORTS. Contributions to the following efforts are urgently needed:
HELP AMERICA COUNT is a 527 working with the National Ballot Integrity Project and BlackBoxVoting.org to raise funds for recounts, audits and court challenges in Florida & fraud audits in New Mexico and Nevada. Details:
http://www.helpamericarecount.orgALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY is raising funds for an independent OHIO recount and an investigation of irregularities. Details:
http://www.thealliancefordemocracy.org/BLACKBOXVOTING.ORG is also fraud-auditing Florida, Nevada & New Mexico. Details:
http://www.blackboxvoting.org THINGS YOU CAN DO NOW:
1. Contribute to the recount organizations above.
2. Contact your local reps:
http://www.house.gov/writerep & here:
http://www.congress.org - Tell them you want all the votes counted and you object to electronic voting with no paper trail.
3. Contact the GAO here:
http://www.gao.gov/fraudnet/fraudnet.htm Ask them to investigate.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
VOTERGATE, a documentary film exposing the truth about computer voting systems can be downloaded for free at:
http://www.votergate.tv/ Visit the EIRS INTERACTIVE MAP that details state by state, county by county, all 33,748 election incidents reported in 2004.
https://voteprotect.org/index.php?display=EIRMapNation&tab=ALLDeadlines are fast approaching. OUR DEMOCRACY NEEDS US... NOW.