Sunday, January 18th, 2004 Town Hall Meeting, January 31, 10am to noon, Belltown (Downtown Seattle) Saturday, January 31 10 am to noon Antioch University, Rm. 100 2326 6th Ave, Seattle "An opportunity to talk directly with your state senators, ask questions and share your concerns." One of the issues listed is "elections."If you are a resident of the 36th or 43rd districts and would like to make your senators aware of public concern about blackbox voting, this would be an excellent opportunity. Even if you do not live in these districts, it is important to impress upon all state senators just how critical is the integrity of our elections. Please make room on your calendar and plan on attending. Posted on 01.18.04 @ 07:11 PM PST [link] Thursday, January 8th, 2004 State Senate Committee Meeting On Voting On 14 January there will be a full committee meeting of the State Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee. It will be held in Senate Hearing Rm #3 of the Cherberg Office Building, Olympia. Public Hearing: Voter verified paper trail for electronic voting (Z-0903/04). This is our chance to be heard on this issue. Posted on 01.08.04 @ 03:13 PM PST [link] Votes from 134 residents were not counted (MiamiHerald.com) Ballots cast by 134 voters in a special election Tuesday weren't counted, apparently because people failed to use touch-screen machines properly. It's the electronic equivalent of a voter failing to punch a stylus all the way through on a paper ballot, leaving a hanging chad. >> MORE << Posted on 01.08.04 @ 12:17 PM PST [link] Saturday, January 3rd, 2004 BlackBoxVoting.org looking for volunteers. Well, the book is FINALLY at print and shipping shortly. For those of you who would like to help for some short-term projects, here's what's hot: - Investigative work: Citizen audits to identify voting system risk points in specific counties for upcoming primary elections - Volunteer as a poll worker in upcoming elections. - Help with legal challenges (injunctions and candidate lawsuits) - Work on pending legislation for the U.S. Senate, and for your state. - Agitate for a congressional investigation of the voting industry - Help make media contacts for coverage of each of the above. - For computer programming enthusiasts: See if you can identify whatâ^À^Ùs in the illicit patch, rob-georgia.zip (more info: http://www.blackboxvoting.org/blackboxvotingcgi/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=list&forum=DCForumID142) Posted on 01.03.04 @ 10:45 PM PST [MORE] People for a Peaceable Planet Linda Franz of CVI-WA and Whatcom Fair Voting (WFV) will be presenting at this event on the 17th in the 2:15pm group For Immediate Release Contact: Stoney Bird, 336-1567 Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Fest and Social Forum -- A Celebration and a Plan On Friday, January 16 and Saturday, January 17, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Fest and Social Forum will both celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. and set about finishing the work he began. The event will be held at Skagit Valley College. Its sponsors are People for a Peaceable Planet, the Skagit Valley College Peace and Diplomacy Club, and the College's MEChA group. The Friday evening of the event will be a celebration, featuring food supplied by local vendors, a performance by Mount Vernon High School's acclaimed Synergy jazz vocal group, and a Theater of the Oppressed workshop and performance (see separate press release). The organizers are working to finish the evening with a drumming ceremony or performance. The evening will also include a silent and live auction aiming to support the costs of putting on the event. Posted on 01.03.04 @ 10:15 PM PST [MORE] "Your Vote Counts- Making Democracy Work." January 8, 2004 7:30 p.m. Seattle First Baptist Church Harvard & Seneca Posted on 01.03.04 @ 10:10 PM PST [MORE] Electronic Voting Causing Concern (CBS) As the curtain opens on this presidential election year, more Americans than ever will cast their votes electronically, CBS News Correspondent Russ Mitchell reports. "Everybody who tried it thought it was terrific," said Margaret Luca, who supervises elections in Fairfax County, Virginia, where voters make their selections by simply touching a screen. >>MORE<< Posted on 01.03.04 @ 09:00 PM PST [link] Wednesday, December 30th, 2003 Reed proposes rules targeting electronic voting Secretary of State Sam Reed said he is proposing that electronic voting machines used in Washington be required to also provide voters with paper verification. "My priority is voter confidence in the election process," Reed said in a statement. "If this means adding another redundancy to new voting systems, such as a paper audit trail, you'd better believe I will pursue that option." >>MORE<< Posted on 12.30.03 @ 09:29 PM PST [link] Wednesday, December 29th, 2003 Counties pick Diebold for voting system Voters in 16 Ohio counties will cast their ballots using a Diebold touch-screen system, beginning in August. The boards of elections in those counties have preliminarily selected Diebold Election Systems to provide electronic voting systems. Diebold Election Systems President Bob Urosevich said the electronic voting systems will allow Ohioans to cast their votes with ease, convenience and security. >>MORE<< Posted on 12.29.03 @ 09:43 PM PST [link] Wednesday, December 15th, 2003 Reed proposes rules targeting electronic voting Secretary of State Sam Reed said he is proposing that electronic voting machines used in Washington be required to also provide voters with paper verification. "My priority is voter confidence in the election process," Reed said in a statement. "If this means adding another redundancy to new voting systems, such as a paper audit trail, you'd better believe I will pursue that option." >>MORE<< Posted on 12.15.03 @ 09:47 PM PST [link] Copyright © 2003-2004 Citizens for Voting Integrity - Washington Newsblog powered by Greymatter.