Election Reform News needs YOUR Help!

[Melissa G]

Cross posted from election reform...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x475207

We need coverage for Mondays and Fridays and we need some vacation back up. We try to reassess when the mods change but lately we have not had enough New People.

Here is your chance to step up and help out for a while. If you have been lurking around reading the ERD news, try giving us a hand and being the media. It only takes about an hour or so of your time and provides a great service in getting the news out about Election Reform, Fraud and Related issues. Plus you get to work with a Fun and Excellent Crew and you always make Greatest page!

A Great Soapbox Opportunity awaits you. Step on up!

Just PM me, Melissa G, or respond on this thread and we will get you a mentor to get you started!

Here is an example of today's Election Reform News and Related issues thread...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x475249
Feel free to vote it up and please vote this thread up as well!

Thank you! :patriot:

[Melissa G]

1. Afternoon kick for volunteers and K&R's also welcome...

Come join our crew! We have a spot saved just waiting for a daily editor or assistant editor. Vacation fill-ins are also available, in case you want to try just a day or two.

PM me or please post on this thread and we will get you started!

[helderheid]

2. GLADLY kicked and recommended!!

[Melissa G]

3. Thank you Friend, helderheid!

We appreciate the help in calling out some new volunteers to help be the media and get the word out about all the various shenanigans the elected/appointed officials and voting machine companies are trying to pull.

There is so much to document we appreciate all the volunteer effort we can get! :hi:

[Melissa G]

4. Woot! We Have a Winner for Mondays! Thanks, tbyg52!

We appreciate you joining the ER daily news thread team! :applause: :yourock:

[autorank]

5. K*R #5. Give it a try. It's fun. You can put togther your own threads and

make friends and influence people.

I've done a few of these over time and it's always interesting.

Highly Recommended!

[Melissa G]

6. Thanks Auto! For the K&R and all your great work on the Daily News Thread!

:yourock:

We need a new recruit to take over Fridays and some folks willing to do back up once in a while.

Assistant editors are ALWAYS welcome!

PM me for details or post your questions here.

[Bill Bored]

7. Just do it. nt

[FogerRox]

8. Who knows how to google for 10 election/voting machine new articles?

Heres one right now....

Hacker Tests Begin on Voting Machines

Secretary of State Debra Bowen's new round of testing for voting machines in California has moved into one of the more controversial phases-- a "red team"of would-be hackers trying to break into the systems and change the outcome of the tallied votes.

The 'top-to-bottom' review of all voting systems certified for use has been a bit of a complicated process to follow. Bowen released an initial set of standards for the tests in March, but in early May made major revisions to the testing plan.

The chief elections officer has left many of the details of the tests-- on eveything from examining computer source code to assessing accessibility for the disabled-- up to the researchers, many from the University of California system.

In the "red team" attack, a group of testers tries a number of different ways to hack into the voting system and rig the votes tallied. The guidelines established by the researchers indicate that the attack scenario is pretty open to whatever the teams of testers come up with, though the documents admit that researchers are focused on the threats posed by 'insiders'-- in other words, people with some kind of specific knowledge about the machines and how they work.

Rest of story:

http://www.kqed.org/weblog/capitalnotes/2007/06/hacker-tests-begin-on-voting-machines.jsp

[Melissa G]

10. The Great Foger Rox, another ERD News alumni

gives a fine example of all it takes to have your day on Greatest and get the News Out about Election Reform and Fraud stories. Just 8 or 10 stories makes a totally acceptable thread.

Come give us a hand on Fridays. We give lessons and it's easy to do! :hi:

[Melissa G]

9. Thanks BB! Bill Bored is a person who often contributes to our Daily thread

You can do this too, any day you choose. We always need help and it lightens the load for the daily editor!

[FogerRox]

11. kickin for the cause of Election Reform

[Melissa G]

12. Thanks for the Kick, Foger! Friday is coming quick and we could use some help!

Any takers out there? Out of 105,169 user registrations you think we might find one Brave volunteer?

Come out, Come out where ever you are...:hi:

[Melissa G]

13. Still need Friday Help ! Please PM me if you can lend a hand. n/t

[Melissa G]

14. Thursday Hail Mary kick! n/t

[Melissa G]

15. Kick. n/t

:kick: