Re: Colorado faces a serious election problem.

[Kathy Dopp <kathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

AlKolwicz wrote:

> Friends,
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> We just published -- Colorado faces a serious election problem.
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> http://coloradovoter.blogspot.com/2005/12/colorado-faces-serious-election.ht
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> The Colorado Secretary of State should immediately recall all Diebold
> Corporation voting equipment certifications, and disallow use of the
> equipment until it is recertified.  
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Al,

Here is an idea for quick use for you:

Print these three mainstream press articles from yesterday re. how Leon 
County, FL just dumped Diebold and add a one page cover letter with 
simple bullet points to the front and send, fax, mail, give copies to 
all your local officials in CO. Here is an email I just sent to my US 
Count Votes list:

Breaking News - Two Florida Counties Scrap Diebold Voting Machines
From:
Kathy Dopp <kathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:27:45 -0700

To:
election@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


A little off-topic, but the members and contributors to US Count Votes 
might find these useful ...

Two Florida Counties, one using Diebold optical scan machines, and 
another using Diebold DREs have scrapped Diebold and decided to switch 
to ES&S optical scan voting machines and the AutoMARK ballot marking 
device.  ES&S voting machines are independently auditable; its optical 
scan machines are easier for election officials to use; and they use a 
more secure operating system.

Volusia County, FL Dumps Diebold Too!
Opts for Transparent, Accountable Elections (Instead of Diebold Elections)
After a Protracted Battle...

This just in...After various protracted legal battles (funded by the
National Federation for the Blind, which had received a $1 million
"donation" from Diebold previously) and along with the
news out of Leon County, Florida, 
<http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002156.htm>
Volusia County has now come to their senses and also decided to
dump Diebold voting machines!...

URL: http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002169.htm

Yesterday the main stream press covered the Leon County, Florida story.  
The following three AP, Miami Herald and USA Today articles might be 
excellent to print and give to your local officials with a one page 
cover letter you write with bullets taken from the articles:

FL: Leon County - New tests fuel doubts about vote machines
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/13410061.htm

FL: Leon County - Elections supervisor: Some Diebold voting machines can 
be hacked
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/13413981.htm

FL: Leon County - County says electronic voting machines can be hacked
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-12-15-opticalvoting_x.htm


I hope the above information will help you in our fight to ensure 
democratic elections.

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