Citizens Committee on Election Reform Proposal

["Joe Pezzillo" <jpezzillo@xxxxxxxxx>]

CVV:

Based on several discussions I've had over the last two days, it seems 
clear that there is a great deal of dubiousness about the potential 
effectiveness of the County's proposed "Elections Review" committee as 
it is being chartered.

Thus, with others, I propose that we establish an independent and 
parallel "Citizens Election Review Committee" that will both attempt to 
provide the public with factual information about what went wrong and 
specific recommendations that will prevent such a debacle from 
recurring.

In addition to providing the leadership that Boulder County citizens 
have come to expect from CVV on this issue -- including what Boulder 
County should do next to achieve the Trustworthy Elections that we have 
been denied -- I personally feel that the other purpose of this 
Citizen's Committee will be to prevent additional misinformation being 
disseminated by the Elections Office and County Information Officer, 
hold our officials accountable, and clean up the mess that is our 
current Elections Office.

Again, this is a proposal to have a parallel committee that is outside 
the control or influence of the Elections Office that will also provide 
a public report on what went wrong and how to prevent it from happening 
again.

Is there agreement among CVV on the need for this citizen's committee 
or do folks feel confident that the Commissioner's review panel will be 
sufficient? I would also like to try and include others local citizens 
that have not previously participated in CVV, in particular, poll 
watchers and elections judges who may also have information and 
opinions about the internal workings of our Elections Office.

If there is no serious objection, I also propose to alert the press to 
the formation of this committee ASAP so that we can get the maximum 
coverage and awareness in advance of our first public meeting.

Joe

Joe Pezzillo, Citizen Activist
Boulder, Colorado USA
jpezzillo@xxxxxxxxx