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Name :   Marinel Fuller
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/6/2005

General Comments
Comment :  Statement of Support

Hello,  
I have been attempting to educate myself on voting issues since the 2000  
Presidential Election.  
California was faced with a change in political slant within the Secretary  
of State's office, when out last Democratic governor was thrown out of  
office. Many of us are concerned about the direction, secrecy and  
implementation of the Voting Rights Act in California at the present time.  

I have attended several meetings at the Secretary of State's office  
regarding voting machines, and several meetings of a group called Open  
Voting. I was impressed with their presentation and the testimony that I  
heard from their spokesman.  
I am writing to encourage you to please give Open Voting a hearing. Please  
consider their plan and how it easily it could be implemented in  
California.  
I am asking that you not consider and outright band proprietary systems  
and the wireless machines and method that they use.  
Elections must reflect our ideas of democracy. It is too unsettling to our  
government and citizens for elections to be held, and have a large number  
of Americans questioning our government leadership because of the  
corporatization of our voting system.  
WE SHOULD HAVE PAPER TRAILS AVAILABLE FOR RECOUNTS, VOTING MACHINES SHOULD  
BE VALIDATED BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE ELECTION AT THE PRECINCT LEVEL,  
SECRETARY OF STATES POSITION SHOULD BE A NON-PARTISAN ONE,  
FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS ON VOTING MACHINES SHOULD BE IN PLACE SO  
THAT THERE IS CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT OUR NATION, AND THERE SHOULD NEVER BE  
PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE OR SYSTEMS USED IN GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS.  
I WANT TO SEE THAT MY VOTE COUNTED, AND THAT I WOULD OR COULD CHECK TO SEE  
THAT IT WAS RECORDED AS MADE.  
Thank you for your time and consideration.