Defy Diebold. Vote absentee Ballot!!!!!

[fearnobush]

Ahh-no-hldt in CA, Waldon O'Dell in Ohio, and 12 other states in between has some 20% of it's voting equipment DOWN GRADED to Diebold's riggable systems. The only defense is to VOTE ABSENTEE!!!!!! We can do this people!!!

[obietiger]

1. I did

:)

[theivoryqueen]

2. I am planning on it - only way to go

I hope lotsa Dems and Indies do this, too.

[wysi]

3. ?

Will this work? Can one vote absentee when one is available to go to the polling place?

I have to vote absentee myself, but I am curious whether it's a workable solution.

[wysi]

4. This would be great...

I have said previously that we really need to ask the UN to step in to ensure free and fair elections. If we could circumvent the rigged machines that would go a long way toward making this unnecessary.

We need to educate our fellow dems and *-opponents. And I still think we need to organize some kind of submission to the UN.

[oneighty]

5. Republicans thinking BBV

is to there advantage only must keep in mind that which their programmers/hackers can do Democrats can also do. Elections will become computer hackers' fun and games!

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[fearnobush]

6. Some links for absentee voting ballots

<http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_m.htm> CA <http://www.electionsonthe.net/oh/absentee.htm> OHIO
<http://www.elections.state.ny.us/voting/absentee.htm> NY Every state in the union has different rules.

[ParanoidPat]

7. Voting absentee is a start.....

.....but NO GUARANTEE that your vote will be counted as cast. :evilfrown:

Most absentee ballots are of the 'optical scan' variety. Optical scan ballots are, more often than not, counted on an electronic ballot reader and the results tabulated using the same 'GEMS' (Global Election Management System) software that is so easily 'hackable' and has resulted in so many problems in previous elections.
Providing evidence of your 'original intent' via a paper ballot is a start but it is useless if the laws in your state prohibit the ballots from being counted by hand in a recount. Such is the case in Georgia where it has been made illegal for anyone to look at the ballots!

Worse yet, in many if not most states, a recount can only be done under the tightest of close outcomes, say 1% or 2%.

It's important for every concerned citizen to make themselves aware of the laws governing elections in their state and get involved in their local elections.

If you don't demand what you want from your local (county and state) elections representatives, they'll give you what they want.
And nobody wants that except them! :evilgrin:

Let them know that if they're too lazy to count the votes, WE WILL! :)

Edited 'cause eye kan't speel.