Both Boulder County Green Party and the Colorado Green Party would
whole-heartedly embrace something like this, but both would require roughly 10
days or so for voting and discussion time.
I suggest something be drafted asap so each org can get the ball
rolling. Cobbling from the already Ark. resolution seems a good quick
way. We don't need to be too precise, since we don't want to give groups
reasons for not endorsing.
kell
kell
Alan Crandall <ipix@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Sounds
good Mark,
That is allot of organizations to get on board in say 4
weeks. Government
will not "really" be working the last couple of weeks
in Dec. and getting
them to decide anything, sometimes, is very hard.
With the deadline for
filing being Jan 1, 2004, I believe that we have to
set a deadline to gain
the other organizations support (maybe end of
Nov.) and then send out our
request. The daily camera editorial board is
a good start but it seems to
me we would need to have a meeting almost
everyday from now until the end of
the month to gain the amount of
support you mention. We also need a new web
page on our website to
indicate what groups are in support of this request.
How many of these
groups do you feel we can get on board by the end
of
November?
Alan Crandall
-----Original
Message-----
From: Mark Sweitzer [mailto:mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent:
Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:15 AM
To: 'Boulder Computer
Voting'
Subject: RE: ARKANSAS NOW RESOLUTION DEMANDING HAVA
EXTENSION
I think this approach can lead to success when it's
organized by a coalition
of prominent organizations. If the BCCVV can
draft a resolution in similar
format to this, and then get it approved
and endorsed by many other
organizations, political parties, and
government bodies, then it carries
much more clout then just originating
from a "focus group" like ours.
A few suggested
organizations:
-Boulder City Council
-Boulder County Democratic
Party
-Green Party of Colorado
-Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice
Center
-Colorado Communities for Justice and Peace
-Colorado
Progressive Coalition
-key State House reps
-U.S. Reps. Udall and
DeGette
-The Daily Camera; Colorado Daily
-etc.
etc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Crandall
[mailto:ipix@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 10:52
AM
To: Boulder Computer Voting
Subject: ARKANSAS NOW RESOLUTION
DEMANDING HAVA EXTENSION
We need to send a similar letter to our
state officials. Alan
>To: Mulder, Michelle
>Subject:
NOW RESOLUTION DEMANDING HAVA EXTENSION BE FILED IN
ARKANSAS
>
>
>
>RESOLUTION REGARDING FILING OF HAVA
EXTENSION
>
>
>At its regular meeting November 5, 2003,
the members of the Hot Springs
>Chapter
>of the National
Organization for Women unamiously voted to adopt the
>following
resolution
>and forward it to Secretary of State Charlie
Daniels.
>
>
>
>WHEREAS, the right to vote is our
most sacred and fundamental right as
>American citizens;
and
>
>WHEREAS, controversy and uncertainty surround electronic
voting machines
>and
>the vendors that sell them;
and
>
>WHEREAS, Arkansans have the right to learn more about
electronic voting
>machines
>before their election system is
dramatically altered;
>
>WHEREAS, several of the electronic
voting machine vendors have been
>involved
>in
>giving
kickbacks to election officials in two states; and
>
>WHEREAS,
Congress has not confirmed members to serve on the HAVA
Election
>Assistance
>Commission (EAC) , which shall assists
states under HAVA;
>
>THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hot
Springs Chapter of the National
>Organization for Women
>(NOW)
DEMAND that an extension under HAVA be filed prior to the January
1,
>2004 deadline mentioned
>in the Congressional Record in
order to give Arkansans more time to choose
>the best voting
machine
>system possible; and
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Hot Springs Chapter of the National
>Organization for Women
goes on record
>demanding that all electronic voting machines (DRE's)
purchased at a later
>date to be used in public elections must
incorporate an accessible
>voter-verified paper audit receipt as soon
as practical,
>however, prior to the November, 2004 general election;
and
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the National Organization
for Women in Hot
>Springs will continue to fight
>for the
vigorous enforcement of the Voting Rights Act and urge state
and
>local leaders to monitor the
>implementation of HAVA in
Arkansas.
>
>
>
>
>Lisa Burks,
President
>National Organization for Women - Hot Springs
>Vice
President Legislation, Arkansas National Organization for Women
(NOW)
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