Re: Citizens Committee on Election Reform Proposal

[Peter or Alison Richards <aprichards@xxxxxxxx>]

To:  CVV  and Joe Pezzillo

I support the CVV  proposal below...

In terms of the County's proposed 'elections review committee', whose
work we do not want to prejudge, having a second opinion from an 'ad hoc'
committee is always a  good idea, to my way of thinking.

Don't the doctors always tell you to get a second opinion ??

Alert the press !!!     Let's go...

Bye,  Peter Richards



On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 14:46:48 -0700 "Joe Pezzillo" <jpezzillo@xxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> 
> 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
> 
> 
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