RE: Possible Denver Post Ad

["alkolwicz" <alkolwicz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Doug,

Please know that hand delivery of an absentee ballot does not guarantee that
it will be counted.

The ballot can be rejected for a number of reasons - some legitimate, and
some sinister.

Also, please know that absentee ballots are one of the best ways to cast
ineligible and fraudulent votes.  They must be "watched" very carefully.

Al

CAMBER 





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Subject: Re: Possible Denver Post Ad

Peter,

You're right about the dates. What I meant to write down was Sunday June
27th for the first ad. But as others have responded (and if this sort of
newspaper ad is feasible at all), the time to put it in the paper would be
now. Apparently, if a voter sends in an application and receives a absentee
ballot, it can be hand delivered to one of the various branch offices around
town as late as 7:00 pm. on election night. But after calling the Arapahoe
County election board today, I was told that they are being flooded with
app's and having trouble with turn around time on sending out the ballots. I
suppose if the ad created even more chaos for the county mailing centers, we
could grind the election to a screeching halt. Hmmm, that would be one way
to get the point across!

To Bob: I am still going to talk with Jenny Lerfald at the Post on Monday,
just to get more info and pricing - no commitments will be made. I plan on
emailing her the ad today. After talking with Sam yesterday, we were
thinking of getting the ad placed just before, or after the editorial page.
Sam also said that he gets a company discount. It can't hurt to get some
hard numbers on getting an ad placed exactly where it would have the best
effect. From the last conversation that I had with Jenny at the Post, I told
her that we were a non-profit. Should I stick with that? What are your
thoughts?

Also, how did the "Under the Dome" meeting go? That sounded like a great
opportunity. Sorry I couldn't make it. I had an appointment that couldn't be
broken.

Doug

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Subject: RE: Possible Denver Post Ad


Would be a great way to get more people's attention.  I assume the dates are
reversed.  Since people are applying now for absentee ballots, the first add
would need to go out NOW.
Unfortunately, the expense is essentially prohibitive to us, unless somebody
has some great connections!
Next best, will be to try to get the media to run our PSAs free (once we are
incorporated), but the coverage is uncertain (i.e., radio or TV stations
running PSAs at 2 AM).
Something the Media Committee could address.

Peter

> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: RE: Possible Denver Post Ad
>
> This is the kind of creative thinking that is helpful for us to consider.
I
> need to figure out if there is a different paper ballot we can direct
people
> to obtain that would still be able to utilize this ad campaign, or whether
> we can get some sort of ruling on how to force the counting of absentee
> ballots so we could go with your first idea here....
>
>
> >From: "dougrcurtis" <dougrcurtis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: "dougrcurtis" <dougrcurtis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "Robert Mcgrath" <mcgrath_mcnally@xxxxxxx>,<TresCeeA@xxxxxxx>
> >CC:
>
><AlKolwicz@xxxxxxxxx>,<Edermarth@xxxxxxx>,<BobRobertPaulson@xxxxxxxxx>,<lau
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> >Subject: Possible Denver Post Ad
> >Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:06:46 -0600
> >
> >Bob and group:
> >After reading your "CFVI Advice to CO Voters" email, I thought that I had
> >come up with a good idea for an ad campaign.  But upon reading the Bev
> >Harris editorial, I'm not so sure. But please read on and give me your
> >opinion.
> >
> >What about this as a way to reach Colorado voters: a quarter page
> >add that would advocate absentee voting, running for two Sundays in the
> >Denver Post. The first add to be put in Sunday September 27th, in order
to
> >"wet the whistle" and get readers to talk about it at the water cooler,
and
> >the second add to be placed Sunday July 11th, to drive the point home.
> >(The reason for the early ad postings would be to provide voters enough
> >time
> >to send in their applications and receive their absentee ballots.)
> >
> >I was thinking the ad should be a bit provocative:
> >
> >IT'S NOT WHO VOTES THAT COUNTS. IT'S WHO COUNTS THE VOTES!
> >
> >Are you willing to trust your vote to be counted by handful of
> >corporations?
> >80% of the electronic voting machines used in this country today have
been
> >provided by three manufacturers with strong political agenda's.
Electronic
> >voting machines provide no legitimate paper trail and the corporations
who
> >produce these machines will not reveal their computer source codes. We
must
> >vote with Absentee Ballots to insure that there is a reliable record of
our>
> >vote.Order your application for a Absentee Ballot from your county
> >elections
> >office today!
> >
> >
> >
>
>