BRAD BLOG: E-Vote Software Developer Group Endorses VR's "DV4D" Campaign!

Election Software Developer Group Endorses VR's 'Divestiture for Democracy'!
Non-Partisan 'Open Voting Consortium' Becomes First E-Vote Software Developer to Call for 'Transparency' and 'Verifiability' in Election System!

The Open Voting Consortium (OVC), a non-partisan group with Republican, Democratic, Green Party and Libertarian Party support, has today become the first Election Software Developer to publicly endorse Velvet Revolution's "Divestiture for Democracy" campaign!

In an open letter sent today to VR by OVC President, Alan Dechert, the group announced their intentions of adopting the standards set forth in VR's February 21st letter to America's Voting Machine companies, calling on them to do the right thing for their country by -- amongst other things -- voluntarily opening hardware and software for inspection and certification to ensure transparency in our electoral system.

Dechert calls, in his letter, for the voting process to be "clear, transparent, fair, trustworthy, orderly, observable, and auditable." We couldn't agree more. Why so many seem to be frightened by such an idea, is beyond us.

OVC joins a growing list of supporters to the VR "DV4D" Campaign which, along with over 100 Voting Rights and Electoral Reform groups, also currently includes 23 U.S. House members, and 2004 Presidential Candidates David Cobb (Green) and Ralph Nader (Independent). All of these Americans are now calling for a trustworthy, auditable, transparent and verifiable voting system in the world's most important democracy!

BRAD BLOG LINK:
http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00001302.htm

VR PRESS RELEASE & OVC's FULL LETTER:
http://velvetrevolution.us/Campaigns/DV4D/OVC_Endorsement.php

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