Re: Draft Caucus Resolution

[Evan Daniel Ravitz <evan@xxxxxxxx>]

The 2nd part is very vague and avoids addressing the unusual
situation Colorado is in, being probably the only state except
Nebraska where law says recounts are done by the same method as
counts.  You can't expect people to  convince a caucus to pass
a resolution without understanding the situation so they can
explain it.

And the only way the public can hope to "verify that all recorded
votes are counted correctly" is to do manual recounts. Nobody, not
even Al, can see inside a computer running proprietary software to
verify anything.

As I've said before, asking for something theoretical, in an
academic way, completely obscures what is needed, leaving most
people in the dark, very unlikely to bring it up, or succeed, at a
caucus, or a hearing.

I've been to a half-dozen caucuses, and ran one. But I'm not going
this year.

Evan






On Thu, 25 Mar 2004, alkolwicz wrote:

> Do you have any suggestions on the following draft resolution?  We'd like it
> to be passed by all political parties during their caucus meetings.  Please
> let me know if you will attempt to get it passed at your caucus.
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> DRAFT CAUCUS RESOLUTION:
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> To avoid error, fraud and uncertainty, we support a voting system where (1)
> votes are recorded on anonymous full-ballot-text paper ballots that can be
> verified by the voter before they are cast, and (2) votes are
> counted/re-counted using a transparent and auditable process in which the
> public can verify that all recorded votes are counted correctly.
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> Al Kolwicz
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