[NEohioPAL]Vote Count Protection Project - Cuyahoga County - even if you're already committed
Vicki Lovegren
Victoria.Lovegren at case.edu
Tue Oct 31 21:14:39 PST 2006
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This is What Democracy Looks Like !
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The whole world will be watching next week's election, and Cuyahoga
County's will be a major object of focus. WCPN will host World Have
Your Say here in Cleveland on the 7th and 8th. Director Michael Vu was
on Lou Dobbs on Sunday night and on CNN today. And wait until the new
film, Hacking Democracy, airs this Thursday?
A few patriots have been tracking Cuyahoga County Board Of Elections
over the past two years and know that there is absolutely NO basis for
confidence in the accurate and honest tallying of our votes by Diebold
touch screen voting machines and the Diebold central tabulator. The May
debacle, the missing memory cards, the discrepancies among totals, the
destruction of all May election data from the memory cards, and the
refusal to post election results, the utilization of electronic voting
machines in general, and the Recount indictments, are but a few of the
reasons we believe it is essential to have election-day vote-count
verification (to the extent to which CCBOE and Kenneth Blackwell will
let us.)
For those in or near Cuyahoga County, we must be vigilant this November
7th to make sure our votes are counted accurately!
There are many opportunities for citizens to be vigilant next Tuesday,
and I'm describing yet another, one that focuses on protecting the vote
count:
Vote Count Protection Project
in conjunction with Dr. Steven Freeman and Dr. Ken Warren
of <http://www.electionintegrity.org/> www.electionintegrity.org
This project seeks to verify the vote counts on election day by, first,
conducting simple Election Verification Exit Polls, and second, having
"inside" people jot down the machine summary-report totals for the top 4
races and 1 issue. So we need "inside" people: poll workers,
election-day technicians and observers, to capture the "system" data and
record it on a simple data collection form. We also need "outside"
pollsters to ask voters to fill out a very short and simple
questionnaire.
Sample data collection forms and questionnaires can be found here:
<http://www.ohiovigilance.org/ProjectPost/CuyahogaPollDataCollectionForm
.pdf>
http://www.ohiovigilance.org/ProjectPost/CuyahogaPollDataCollectionForm.
pdf
and
<http://www.ohiovigilance.org/ProjectPost/CuyahogaSampleQuestionnaire.pd
f>
http://www.ohiovigilance.org/ProjectPost/CuyahogaSampleQuestionnaire.pdf
For more details about this important project, see
<http://www.ohiovigilance.org/> http://www.ohiovigilance.org or email me
at <mailto:victoria at wecount2006.org> victoria at wecount2006.org.
I am certain this project will be a fun, interesting and rewarding
experience--a civic duty more meaningful than jury duty--and you'll meet
lots of good people also engaging to restore democracy. (There are
other roles you can play, as well, in the days leading up to Nov 7th and
after the election. We need techies to do analysis on election day and
after!)
Victoria Lovegren, Ph.D.
Founder, Ohio Vigilance
Please forward widely!
P.S. If you are not yet an "observer", we can arrange for you to get
that status, in which case you can be inside the polls during the
end-of-day closing procedures.
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class=3Dstyle11><B><I><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#008080 =
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt">This is What Democracy Looks=20
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<P><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><FONT color=3D#800000><FONT =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006>The whole world will be =
watching <SPAN=20
class=3D544002404-01112006>next week's election,=20
and </SPAN></SPAN><STRONG>Cuyahoga </STRONG><SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006><STRONG>County's</STRONG> <SPAN=20
class=3D544002404-01112006>will be a major object of=20
focus</SPAN></SPAN>. WCPN will host <EM>World Have Your =
Say</EM>=20
here in Cleveland on the 7th and 8th. Director =
Michael Vu=20
was on Lou Dobbs on Sunday night and on CNN =
today. <SPAN=20
class=3D544002404-01112006> And wait until the new film, =
<EM>Hacking=20
Democracy</EM>, airs this Thursday? =20
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><FONT size=3D2><FONT =
color=3D#800000><SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006>A few patriots </SPAN>have been =
tracking C<SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006>uyahoga </SPAN>C<SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006>ounty </SPAN>B<SPAN =
class=3D879585403-01112006>oard=20
</SPAN>O<SPAN class=3D544002404-01112006>f</SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006> </SPAN>E<SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006>lections</SPAN> over the <SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006>past </SPAN><SPAN =
class=3D879585403-01112006>two=20
years and</SPAN> know that there is <FONT=20
size=3D3><STRONG>absolutely NO basis for =
confidence</STRONG></FONT> in=20
the accurate and honest tallying of our votes<SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006> by Diebold touch screen voting =
machines and the=20
Diebold central tabulator</SPAN>. The May =
debacle, the=20
missing memory cards, the discrepancies among totals, the =
destruction of=20
all May election data from the memory cards, <SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006>and </SPAN>the refusal to post election =
results, <SPAN class=3D879585403-01112006>the utilization of =
electronic=20
voting machines in general, <SPAN =
class=3D544002404-01112006>and=20
</SPAN><SPAN class=3D544002404-01112006>the Recount indictments,=20
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=3D879585403-01112006>are but a few of =
the reasons=20
we believe it is essential to have election-day vote-count =
verification=20
(to the extent to which CCBOE and Kenneth Blackwell will let=20
us.)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><STRONG><FONT color=3D#800000><FONT =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006><SPAN class=3D544002404-01112006>For =
those in or=20
near Cuyahoga County, w</SPAN>e must </SPAN>be <EM>vigilant</EM>=20
this <SPAN class=3D879585403-01112006>November 7th <SPAN =
class=3D544002404-01112006>to </SPAN>make sure our votes are =
counted=20
=
accurately</SPAN>! </FONT></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D2>There =
are=20
many <SPAN class=3D879585403-01112006>opportunities for=20
</SPAN>citizens <SPAN class=3D879585403-01112006>to </SPAN>be =
<EM>vigilant</EM> next Tuesday, and I'm describing yet =
another<SPAN=20
class=3D544002404-01112006>, one that focuses on protecting the =
<STRONG>vote=20
count</STRONG></SPAN>: </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P align=3Dcenter><FONT size=3D+0><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN =
class=3D591272803-01112006><STRONG><FONT=20
size=3D+0><FONT size=3D+0><FONT color=3D#800000><FONT =
size=3D6><EM><FONT=20
face=3D"Arial Black" color=3D#008080>Vote Count Protection=20
=
Project</FONT></EM> </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SP=
AN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P align=3Dcenter><FONT size=3D3><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006><EM><FONT color=3D#800000><FONT =
size=3D4><FONT=20
size=3D3>in conjunction</FONT> </FONT><FONT size=3D3>with<STRONG> =
Dr. Steven=20
Freeman and Dr. Ken=20
=
Warren</STRONG></FONT></FONT></EM></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>=
<P align=3Dcenter><FONT size=3D+0><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006><EM><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D3>of =
</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.electionintegrity.org/"><FONT color=3D#800000=20
=
size=3D3><STRONG>www.electionintegrity.org</STRONG></FONT></A></EM></SPAN=
></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><FONT color=3D#800000><FONT =
size=3D3><FONT=20
size=3D2>This project seeks to verify the <EM>vote counts</EM> on =
election=20
day by, first, conducting simple <EM><SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006>Election Verification </SPAN>Exit =
Polls,</EM> and=20
second, having "inside" people jot down the machine</FONT> <FONT=20
size=3D2>summary-report totals for the top 4 races and</FONT> =
</FONT><FONT size=3D2>1 issue. <SPAN =
class=3D879585403-01112006>So=20
we need "inside" people: poll workers, election-day technicians =
and=20
observers, to capture the "system" data and record it on =
a <SPAN=20
class=3D544002404-01112006>simple </SPAN>data collection =
form. We also=20
need "outside" pollsters to ask voters to fill out a very short =
and simple=20
=
questionnaire.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN class=3D591272803-01112006><FONT=20
color=3D#800000><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D544002404-01112006>Sample data=20
collection forms and questionnaires can be found=20
=
here:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P align=3Dcenter><FONT size=3D3><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN=20
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18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><FONT size=3D2><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.ohiovigilance.org/ProjectPost/CuyahogaPollDataCollecti=
onForm.pdf"><STRONG>http://www.ohiovigilance.org/ProjectPost/CuyahogaPoll=
DataCollectionForm.pdf</STRONG></A><FONT=20
color=3D#800000><STRONG>=20
=
</STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><=
/FONT></P>
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18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D2>and=20
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</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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color=3D#008080=20
size=3D2><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.ohiovigilance.org/ProjectPost/CuyahogaSampleQuestionna=
ire.pdf"><STRONG>http://www.ohiovigilance.org/ProjectPost/Cuyahoga<SPAN=20
=
class=3D879585403-01112006>SampleQuestionnaire</SPAN>.pdf</STRONG></A></F=
ONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN=20
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color=3D#800000></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><=
/SPAN> </P>
<P><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006><FONT size=3D2><FONT =
color=3D#800000>For more details=20
about this important project, see </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.ohiovigilance.org/"><FONT=20
=
color=3D#0000ff><STRONG>http://www.ohiovigilance.org</STRONG></FONT></A><=
FONT=20
color=3D#800000> or email me at </FONT><A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:victoria at wecount2006.org"><STRONG>victoria at wecount2006.org=
</STRONG></A><FONT=20
=
color=3D#800000><STRONG>.</STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SP=
AN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006><FONT size=3D2><FONT color=3D#800000>I =
am certain=20
this project will be a fun, interesting and rewarding =
experience--a civic=20
duty more meaningful than jury duty--and you'll meet lots of good =
people=20
also engaging to restore democracy. (There are other roles =
you can=20
play, as well, in the days leading up to Nov 7th and after the=20
election. We need techies to do analysis on election day and =
=
after!)</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P=
>
<P><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D2>Victoria =
Lovegren,=20
Ph.D.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D2>Founder, =
Ohio=20
=
Vigilance</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN class=3D591272803-01112006><SPAN=20
class=3D879585403-01112006><SPAN class=3D544002404-01112006><FONT=20
color=3D#800000 size=3D2><STRONG>Please forward=20
=
widely!</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><=
/SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=3Dstyle31><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN=20
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class=3D879585403-01112006><SPAN class=3D544002404-01112006><FONT=20
color=3D#800000 size=3D2>P.S. If you are not yet an =
"observer", we can=20
arrange for you to get that status, in which case you can be =
inside=20
the polls during the end-of-day closing=20
=
procedures.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN=
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