An idea for BBV activism:

[AP]

If your precinct uses computers to count the votes in Nov, how about having people pass out homemade paper ballots in front of the precinct on election day? It wouldn't be candidate-specific political campaigning, really, so it should be exempt from restrictions on canvassing in front of polling places.

What you'd do is get a copy of the ballot before election day (the sample ballot), write some message at the top about not trusting computers to count your vote, photocopy it, have hundreds ready for election day, get volunteers to pass them out in front of polling places, and then watch the hilarity ensue as people take it inside and ask if they can fill that out instead of using the touch screen machines.

But don't wait until election day to get active on this issue. This is a last-resort protest in case we find ourselves in the position of having to vote on these machines.

[Andy_Stephenson]

1. If that does not work...

this will

[AP]

2. It might be time to revive that Apple advertisment from 1984(?)

[AP]

4. Here's the ad:

That's the same sledgehammer!

http://www.apple.com/hardware/ads/1984/1984_480.html

http://www.apple.com/hardware/ads/1984/

[FreakinDJ]

3. It is a lot bigger mess then that

Anyone that has those .PDFs from that law firm in California can see this. These guys knowingly and willfully circumvented the laws of the state of California

The list of fixes is mind boggling. Obviously there is some thing deep down in the basic code they are trying to conceal.

Our best recourse at this point is to continue to apply pressure in California for the State Attorney to pursue criminal action against these crooks

[ParanoidPat]

5. There's a bunch of people we ALL need to call.....

.....don't forget your LOCAL county officials! :evilgrin:
Their the ones who really determine what YOU vote on in YOUR county.

CALIFORNIA

Secretary of State - Kevin Shelly

California Secretary of State
1500 11th Street
Sacramento, California 95814

Phone: [phone]

Elections Division

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TDD: 1 800 833 8683 (No Charge to Calling Party)
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[ParanoidPat]

6. Kick for Bob!

:kick: ;-)

[Zorra]

7. We absolutely cannot let it get to that point.

I wonder how much time someone would get for walking into a building and sledgehammering all the electronic voting machines to pieces?

[kimchi]

8. Good question.

Maybe we could hire a great lawyer and try the insanity defense?

[RedEagle]

9. Insanity won't work for sane actions

It's insane to vote on the things in the first place!

[ParanoidPat]

10. Kick for more opinions.

:kick:

[kimchi]

11. and kick again

[ParanoidPat]

12. You didn't give your opinion.....

.....:evilgrin:

Since you kicked this thread I'll take it as an endorsement of the idea. :hi:

:kick:

[kimchi]

13. Sorry, I forget which BBV thread I'm on sometimes.

Of COURSE it is a great idea! I will certainly help make sure Arlington's count for Kerry isn't stolen. We are a solid Dem stronghold. I guess all the pukes live out in Great Falls in the million dollar mansions. Fairfax Co can HAVE them!