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> We were granted a reprieve in Sacramento on Thursday when the two day > meeting of the Voting Systems and Procedures Panel went > overtime and another day had to be scheduled. Mark your calendars for > Wednesday, April 28th for the third, and probably final, day of a > meeting that is being watched world wide. This is an extremely > important meeting for the future of democracy not just in the United > States but around the world as countries as well as counties rush to > buy DRE (electronic touch screen voting machines with no paper ballot. > > The good news is that one of Diebolds uncertified electronic voting > systems was recommended for exclusion from California elections. > This decision effects only four counties in California; San Diego, San > Joaquin, Kern and Solano. That is only part of what needs to be done. > We still have an opportunity to have our voices heard and while we > are going back to Sacramento on Wednesday to take people and > statements to the meeting, the voices that will be listened to are > those who have not already spoken at the VS&PP meeting. Please come > and bring letters from your friends and coworkers who want to see that > their vote can be counted by hand, if necessary, to assure > the integrity of the election. > > We are asking for all systems that do not provide a voter verified > paper ballot/trail be banned from the November election in California > with the exception of one dre in each precinct for use by blind, > disabled, and those not literate in the English language. The nation > and the world are watching what happens in California in the next > week. > > Please come to the meeting or send us your letters from individuals > and groups. We will see that someone gets them into the record if we > cannot. Let us know if you want to carpool and we will help arrange > it. Most all the existing vendors and some who to be certified in > California were there as well as the rovs and disability groups who do > not want the dre touch screen machines decertified. These disabilty > groups claim to represent two million people in California. We need > more citizens and organizations to speak out. > > > > Maureen mmsmith@cruzio.com
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