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