CT DUers-Help Choose Voting Machines!!!!

(My apologies if this has already been posted. I haven't seen it and I think it's pretty important. Also, my apologies for the non-CT DUers for posting this in the GD forum, but I think this gets more traffic than the CT forum. I also posted this over there.)

There has been a mass mailing from the CT Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz. It is asking people to "help choose Connecticut's new voting machines by visiting a demonstration location near you"

You can see the mass mailing for yourself here (pdf file):

http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/HAVA/HavaPDF/SOSDemoMail.pdf

They are calling for people to come out to the following places, dates, and times to check out the machines:

11/14 10am-9pm Manchester-Buckland Hills Mall
11/15 10am-8pm North Windham-Eastern CT State Univ.
11/16 9am-8pm Woodbridge-Jewish Community center of Greater New Haven
11/17 9am-8pm Bridgeport-Bridgeport City Hall
11/18 9am-8pm Southbury-Southbury Town Hall

Folks, I have no idea if they know about Wally O'Dell, Diebold, GEMS software, voter verified paper ballots, et cetera. BUT THEY NEED TO KNOW! AND WE ARE THE ONES TO DO IT!

The mass mailing states:

"To our knowledge, this is the first time the public will be asked to participate in the purchase of state equipment. Hopefully, this will set a new standard as we look for ways to improve the integrity of and public confidence in the way the State of Connecticut buys equipment. Your opinions are very important because we must pick the most accurate, fair and secure voting system. I hope you will voice your opinion."

Please bring the facts to one of these locations during the week and let them hear the truth.

Thanks.

For more info:

http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/HAVA/IntroHAVA.htm

... in linking to the election reform forum. That place looks even less visited than the CT forum.

I'm suggesting that you post this in that forum.

You may get some bites there.

This starts next week, so I thought the more frequently traveled GD forum would be appropriate.

Again, thanks.

Senator Chris Dodd!

When it comes to voting machines and the privatization of our elections, he is NOT on our side. See this thread and do whatever you can to fix this, legally and peacefully of course!:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x399805

Good luck!

Geez, and here I thought that Joementum was...well, never mind.

I think what you posted reinforces the need for people to get out in CT and let the folks in charge know what the facts are.

Thank you very much.