Re: What should we ask for?

["Robert Mcgrath" <mcgrath_mcnally@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Joe.  Perhaps this is just the sort of publicity stunt that would 
whet his ego and cause the headlines to read, "Millionaire offers to buy 
ballots for state"


> From: "Joe Pezzillo" <jpezzillo@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Robert Mcgrath" <mcgrath_mcnally@xxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: What should we ask for?
> Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:30:49 -0600
>
>
> Sorry, I don't know how much, but here's a back of the napkin calculation 
> for you.
>
> Donetta made this comment ("forty cents") on KGNU when I asked her how much 
> a paper ballot cost (she paused and you could hear someone in the 
> background throw out the answer).
>
> At the time, I was doing the math for the whole state, approx 2.8 million 
> registered voters:
>
> 2,800,000  X $0.40 = $1,120,000.00 ( "one point one million dollars" )
>
> If you figure that half the state is using DREs, then  X .5 = $560,000.00 
> ("about half a million bucks")
>
> I mean my God that's less than the cost of the freaking coupons the put in 
> the newspaper each weekend, no doubt, certainly less than some of the 
> political junk mailings I get.
>
> Ask Jared to buy us all paper ballots as an early Christmas gift this year 
> instead of sending out one of his paper newsletters.
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> On Sep 3, 2004, at 11:09 AM, Robert Mcgrath wrote:
>
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > This afternoon (2pm) Bob McGrath of Coloradoans for Voting Integrity 
> > > (CFVI) has a meeting with Jared Polis.  This was>arranged by Carolyn of 
> > > RMPJ.  Bob wonders what we'd like to ask for.  It's
> > > likely the more specific we can be in requests, the greater our chances 
> > > of
> > > receiving funding.
> > >
> > > Some thoughts:
> > >
> > > 1) Ask Mr. Polis to buy paper ballots for all those counties using DREs
> > > (Denver, Jefferson, and Arapahoe).  I need to get numbers for this but 
> > > according to
> > > Joe P. (per Donetta Davidson on KGNU), a paper ballot costs 40 cents.  
> > > There
> > > are 2.8 million registered voters in the entire state.  Round up to 3 
> > > million,
> > > we're talking $1.2 million to supply paper for the entire state in 
> > > November.
> > WHAT WOULD THE NUMBERS BE FOR JUST THOSE COUNTIES USING DRE'S?
> > > We could tell Mr. Polis our strategy is this: he buys the ballots and 
> > > CFVI
> > > recruits and trains hand-counters, or auditors of optical scanned counts.
> > >
> > > 2)  Ask Mr. Polis to pay for an independent firm that will conduct exit
> > > polling on Nov 2.  Bob believes many of the candidates are poised for 
> > > legal
> > > challenges and exit polling data will provide documentation that could 
> > > force
> > > hand-counting of optically-scanned ballots around the state.
> > >
> > > 3)  Legal fees funding (expert witnesses, etc).  CFVI has agreed to work 
> > > with 2 lawyers who are preparing to file a legal motion by Tuesday next 
> > > week, prior to the Sec of State's certification of the ballots on Sept. 
> > > 10th.  We will need money for legal costs.
> > >
> > > 4)  Media time including television, radio, and billboards.
> > >
> > > 5)  T-shirts, hats, buttons, bumperstickers, etc.
> > >
> > > Please respond to this ASAP if you'd like a voice in this decision.
> > >
> > > Thank you.
> > > Tracy