EFF to Provide Live Reports on Lobbying Blitz for E-voting Reform Bill

[Wilms]

June 08, 2005
Transparent Lobbying for E-voting Reform This Week
EFF to Provide Live Reports on Lobbying Blitz for E-voting Reform Bill

San Francisco, CA - Tomorrow and Friday, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will provide a series of weblog reports on a two-day lobbying effort by a coalition of activist groups fighting for transparent, auditable electronic voting.

The lobbying "blitz" is aimed at supporting H.R. 550, the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act. This law would require electronic voting systems used in federal elections to generate a paper trail that could be verified by voters prior to their votes being cast. The coalition includes Common Cause, VerifiedVoting.org, VoteTrustUSA, VotersUnite.org, Rock the Vote, Working Assets, and other election-reform advocates.

More than 200 citizen activists from 25 states have signed up for the blitz, and have already set up at least 80 meetings with their representatives. The coalition will hold a lobbying training session for activists before they fan out across the Hill to lobby the House and Senate for the legislation, which is sponsored by Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.). On Friday, the coalition will hold a press conference with Rep. Holt, after which activists and lobbyists will be available for interviews, blogging, and podcasts, to talk about the importance of voter-verified paper trails.

EFF has more information about e-voting.

Contact:

Matt Zimmerman
Staff Attorney
Electronic Frontier Foundation
[e-mail]

Weblog Reports:
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks

[dave502d]

1. Thank Wilms. We can't win without it. n/t

[jarnocan]

2. Verified Voting Lobby Days HI

Wilms- oh so that's you! Not in the pic-but the blogger dude.
http://jarnocan.blogspot.com Didn't post much, because I am hanging out with my kids in Baltimore.
This was an awesome experiance! Rep. Holt is such a warm, likable and brilliant person. To meet so many wonderful concerned patriotic folks from all over the US is very encouraging.

[Wilms]

3. No. I ain't "BloggerDude".

But that sounds like a good name for one.

[LightningFlash]

4. Great news! Keep it up.

[emcguffie]

5. What ever happened to the TruVote?

The one Athan Gibbs designed. Anyone know?

[Wilms]

6. kick n/t

[Wilms]

7. EFF: HR 550 Lobbying Blog

HR 550 Lobbying Blog:
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks

[Wilms]

8. Common Cause Blog: Broder-Wrong; (NY) Times-Right (Editorials)

Common Cause Blog

Broder-Wrong; Times-Right
By Ed Davis
Posted on Fri Jun 10, 2005 at 09:35:33 AM EST


Here's a comparison of ultra-mainstream media on the volatile issue of electronic voting machines and other election reforms. The NY Times today editorializes in favor of Rush Holt's bill to provide a voter-verified paper ballot, while the Post's David Broder praises a report that says not to worry about electronic voting machines.

-snip-

Broder, the dean of national political reporters, has a column in yesterday's Washington Post that, among other things, highlights the issue of the Lobby Days on HR 550 taking place Thursday and Friday. He cites a report the rehashes the same old arguments against a voter-verified paper ballot.

Broder gives too much credence to a report by the Election Center about a variety of election issues. Broder says that the report "drew on the expertise of the men and women who actually run the voting process in this country". Well, that's fine to an extent, but these are also many of the people who created the mess of a voting system we now have and who have resisted change. And the Election Center's director, Doug Lewis, has been a leading opponent of providing a voter-verified paper ballot - instead he pushes the DRE's manfactured by the very companies who help fund the Election Center.

-snip/more-

http://www.commonblog.com/story/2005/6/9/173349/6699#commenttop

[LightningFlash]

9. That's just shameful....Another one of them.

A DINO and their neocon supporter, wanting fraud based elections so that the evil can keep on winning! :mad:

Broder is an enemy of democracy by saying he believes there should be no VVPB, and the issue dropped. Call it what it is. Call for Broder's resignation and any of the neos following him. We shouldn't dare put up with that.