Re: OT Florida Moves To Paper Ballots! - Citizens Make the Difference
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- Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 17:44:25 GMT
"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eqqm3353s4lmj4pbeq5ebmr1oh974m410m@xxxxxxxxxx
On Fri, 04 May 2007 17:11:21 GMT, "Jeff" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 4 May 2007 10:00:12 -0700, AnneCoultersAdamsApple
<annecoultersadamsapple@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Republicans will have to find a new state to use to steal the 2008
election.
We won't need to steal anything. You Dims are making complete arse's
of yourselves in Congress now.
The full recount by the press showed that Gore won twice: The absentee
ballots and the overall vote of the entire state. That news came out on Sept
14, 2001 or so. Because of other headlines at the time, the news didn't get
much coverage.
That is simply NOT true! EVERY press sponsored recount showed Bush
winning.
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2001/111201a.html
The ONLY thing Gore won was when they counted the 'under' vote ballots
which had nothing to do with counting the actual ballots.
Gore lost every recount.....EVERY ONE!
This Conservative Republican agrees with paper trails for voting.
So does this moderate Democrat.
You must have forgotten who tried to steal the last two elections in
Florida (hint it was NOT Republicans)...
Link "Florida Moves To Paper Ballots! - Citizens Make the Difference:
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GOVERNOR CRIST APPLAUDS LEGISLATURE FOR BOLDLY REFORMING FLORIDA'S
ELECTIONS
May 3, 2007
Contact:
ERIN ISAAC
(850) 488-5394
TALLAHASSEE - Governor Charlie Crist today congratulated the Florida
Legislature for passing legislation that will replace touch-screen
voting machines with optical scan machines statewide for Election Day
voting and early voting sites. He also praised the Legislature for
changing the date of Florida's presidential primary to an earlier date
- the last Tuesday in January.
"The right to vote is the foundation of our nation's democracy, and
Florida voters can rest assured that they will have an election system
they can believe in," Governor Crist said. "With an earlier
presidential primary, Florida will now take its rightful place near
the front of the line in determining the next leader of the free
world."
Touch-screen machines will still be used to comply with the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act.
"This is an outstanding bipartisan achievement by Governor Crist and
the Florida Legislature," said U.S. Representative Robert Wexler. "The
citizens of Florida have long demanded an election system guaranteeing
that every vote is counted. Today the Governor delivered a paper
trail, and Florida now stands as a model for the nation."
"This legislation will preserve the integrity of Florida's elections
and protect every Floridian's right to have his or her vote counted,"
Governor Crist said. "Florida voters will be able to have more
confidence in the voting process and the reliability of Florida's
elections. I appreciate the work of the House and Senate for passing
legislation that will establish a paper trail for votes cast in
Florida elections and ensure that Florida continues to lead the way in
election reform."
Florida Moves To Paper Ballots!
By Florida Voters Coalition
May 03, 2007
Florida Voters Coalition Congratulates Governor Crist and the Florida
Legislature for Ending Paperless Voting
In a historic vote, the Florida House today unanimously passed CS/HB
537, already passed in the Senate, that provides almost all voters
paper ballots in time for the 2008 Presidential election, and bans
paperless DREs outright by 2012. The bill now goes to the Governor
where he's sure to sign it since it's his initiative.
Counties will have the option to pitch DREs immediately and provide
ballot marking devices for voters with disabilities. "FVC urges all 67
counties to convert to uniform paper ballot systems without delay and
leave no voter behind voting on failed electronic voting machines,"
said FVC Co-Founder, Dan McCrea.
The bill is funded with $27.9 million in HAVA funds and there's plenty
more money in that account should more be needed next year. Counties
will get help from the state to purchase optical scan equipment to
count the paper ballots; ballot-on-demand equipment to ease paper
congestion problems in Early Voting; and ballot marking devices to
serve the disabled.
While there was talk earlier in the legislative session about
retrofitting printers to failed touchscreen DREs, that talk faded as
legislators saw it would be throwing good money after bad.
Additionally, they are sure to have understood that currently
available "VVPAT" printers would not comply with proposed federal
legislation which, if passed, will supersede Florida law. (Federal
bill HR 811, sponsored by Rep. Rush Holt, currently has 212 bi-
partisan co-sponsors in Congress.)
The Florida bill also contains new audit provisions essential to the
security of paper ballot voting systems. There was agreement among
legislators that the new audit provisions will need further tweaking
next year before becoming effective in July 2008. For now, the
language requires that after every election, at least 1% and not more
than 2% of randomly selected precincts be audited by hand-counting the
paper ballots in one randomly selected race. The audit will take place
after certification and be reported 3 days before the contest period
ends.
"FVC supports 'statistically significant' audits that would yield a
far greater confidence level in election results and should be
reported before certification. FVC will be working with state and
local election officials in the coming year to strengthen Florida
audit language," said another FVC Co-Founder, Kindra Muntz, who led
the successful charter amendment campaign in Sarasota County that
requires both voter verified paper ballots and mandatory random audits
in all elections.
"We thank Governor Crist and the Florida Legislature for their vision
and diligence in improving Florida voting systems," said FVC Co-
Founder, Susan Pynchon, "and for working together in a bi-partisan,
bicameral effort. The eyes of the nation have been and still are on
Florida elections - and Florida finally got it right! We can now say
Florida is leading the nation in election reform."
In addition to the Governor and the Legislature deserving praise, FVC
thanks the two dozen co-signers to our 2007 Position Paper on Voting
Systems, who are listed below, and who worked very hard together at
local, state, and national levels on many different aspects of
advocating for this legislation. Thanks to Senator Bill Nelson and
other members of Congress who also helped at the national level. We
also thank the Florida League of Woman Voters and the Florida Council
of the Blind for their vital assistance. Special thanks to Warren
Stewart, Policy Director for VoteTrustUSA; Ion Sancho, Leon County
Supervisor of Elections; Howard Simon, Executive Director of ACLU of
Florida; and Pamela Smith, President of Verified Voting for their
invaluable contributions to this effort. Additional thanks go to Sam
Bell, Doug Bell and Rebecca Sager for their extensive assistance on
the ground in Tallahassee. And finally, FVC thanks the thousands of
volunteers and citizens who cared enough about Florida's elections to
help rally support, send messages to the Governor and Legislature,
talk to the media, and make their voices heard.
"This was a good day for democracy," said FVC Co-Founder Pamela
Haengel.
National Organizations Alphabetical by Organization
· Ralph Miller, Executive Director, Latinos for America
· Megan Matson, Director, Mainstreet Moms
· Pamela Smith, President, VerifiedVoting. org
· Dan McCrea, Florida State Director, Voter Action
· John Gideon, Executive Director, VotersUnite. org
· Joan Krawitz, Executive Director, VoteTrustUSA
State of Florida Organizations Alphabetical by Organization
· Howard Simon, Executive Director, ACLU of Florida
· Jeannette D. Wynn, President, Florida Council of the American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
· Cynthia Hall, President, Florida AFL-CIO
· Ellen Brodsky, Executive Director, Broward Election Reform Coalition
(BERC)
· Susan Pynchon, Executive Director, Florida Fair Elections Coalition
(FFEC)
· Ion Sancho, Supervisor of Elections, Leon County Department of
Elections
· Trevor Harvey, President, Sarasota County Branch, NAACP
· Susan Van Houten, Co-Founder, Palm Beach Coalition for Election
Reform
· Brad Ashwell, Florida Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)
· Kindra Muntz, President, Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections
(SAFE)
· Sevell C. Brown III, Florida State President, Southern Christian
Leadership Conference
· Jim Pillow, Political Coordinator -Teamsters Local 385 Orlando
· Fred Seidl, Coordinator, Unitarian Universalist Legislative
Ministry, Florida
· Gene Jones, Florida Veterans for Common Sense
· Pamela Haengel, President, Voting Integrity Alliance of Tampa Bay
(VIA Tampa Bay)
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