Step One--if anyone feels like doing something constructive

[leftofthedial]

Work tirelessly in your local neighborhood, precinct, county and state to remove the scourge of electronic voting machines from the electoral process.

Use of those machines is a local decision, not a national one.

Ensure that for all future elections, a paper audit trail exists for each vote and that some sort of independent verification of reported votes takes place.

This alone will be at least a 5% gain in the the vote, possibly much higher.

[Eric J in MN]

1. We use optical scan ballots in Minnesota (nt)

nt

[leftofthedial]

2. anyplace with unauditable electronic voting

should immediately start working to get that changed.

with BBV in place, we might as well vote on Las Vegas slot machines.

the outcome will be what whoever controls the amchines wants it to be.

we must have auditable, recountable, verifiable results and a fair process.

[leftofthedial]

3. I guess no one cares to be constructive

or don't you agree that this is key?

we could do everything else right over the next 2, 4 or 20 years and still lose if the voting process is not fixed.

[crispini]

4. I agree with you.

I am engaged with my local elections office (elections clerk) and will continue to be so.

[leftofthedial]

5. rockin!

I'm recontacting the voting rights group here tomorrow

[NAO]

6. It's just too soon. People are in shock.

Give it a little time, people will be back and working again.