We The People National "Clean Elections" Lawsuit Launched

Ten states are being sued to prevent the use of computerized voting systems during the 2008 primary and general elections and beyond. The lawsuit seeks to halt the use of machine-based voting systems and vote counting procedures that hide the ballots and the counting of votes from the People.

The complaint challenges the constitutionality of current voting procedures in the states, claiming that they “heighten the possibility of confusion, deception, frustration, and fraud.” It contends that the existing practices are constitutionally deficient and prevent open, verifiable, transparent voting, and that the use of discredited electronic voting machines and flawed vote counting procedures drastically increase the likelihood of error and election fraud. The lawsuit calls for a visible chain of ballot custody with paper ballots kept in full public view throughout the voting, counting, and tallying process.

The lawsuit asks the Court to prohibit the states from conducting elections that are not open, verifiable, transparent and machine and computer free.

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1. The initial defendants are:

California
New York
Illinois
South Carolina
Florida
Ohio
Iowa
Texas
New Hampshire
Oregon

2. View the complaint at this link.

3. California Secretary of State Debra Bowen De-certification of voting machines at this link.

4. University of California Study at this link.

Title: Principal Investigator's Statement on Protection of
Security-Sensitive Information
David Wagner, Principal Investigator
University of California, Berkeley
August 2, 2007

5. Here are a few of the video clips of the service process in Springfield Illinois which featured a visit with Jesse White, Illinois Secretary of State:

Illinois Secy State Jesse White On "Clean Elections"



Illinois Secy State Jesse White - Part 2



Meeting With Illinois Secy State Jesse White - Part 3



Illinois Secy State Jesse White - Part 4

Stealing From Paul To Pay Hunter?

"The largest discrepancy between the exit poll results and the official results was in Ron Paul's totals. The exit poll showed Dr. Paul coming in second after Duncan Hunter with 90 (out of 308) votes and 29.22% of the total; the "official" results showed him coming in third with 217 (out of 1300) votes and 16.69% of the total."


Duncan Hunter....101....32.79%....534...41.08%
Ron Paul..................90....29.22%....217...16.69%

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Great Work By VoteRescue and VoteInSunshine Volunteers At The Texas Straw Poll

TEXANS FOR REAL ELECTIONS CONDUCTS EXIT POLL AT GOP STRAW POLLThe Experience

A small but very committed group of volunteers assembled on Saturday, September 1, at the Texas Republican Party Straw Poll in Fort Worth for the purpose of conducting a vote verification exit poll. The group succeeded in garnering a 23.8% participation rate, or 308 exit poll participants, among the 1300 official Republican delegates who voted in the official Straw Poll.

Below are our results, set side-by-side with the "official" results from the Straw Poll: (click image to enlarge)

The largest discrepancy between the exit poll results and the official results was in Ron Paul's totals. The exit poll showed Dr. Paul coming in second after Duncan Hunter with 90 (out of 308) votes and 29.22% of the total; the "official" results showed him coming in third with 217 (out of 1300) votes and 16.69% of the total.

"Pen, Pencil, Pen, Pencil, Pen, Pencil..."

As we hand-counted our results outside the main entrance of the Convention Center in full public view, a delegate/voter approached our table and mentioned that when he went to vote, he reached for a pencil, then thought better of it since he realized his vote could easily be erased. He told us that he then noticed that a pen and a pencil were provided at each voting station. Another delegate/voter who came over to talk with us heard the first gentleman's comment and, with a look of dismay, realized that she, too, had used a pencil to vote. She said, "I can't believe I was so stupid!" The Tarrant Party Republican Party Chair, Stephanie Klick, had told one of Ron Paul's supporters that permanent ink pens would be used for marking the ballots.

No public or media observers of the counting were allowed

VoteRescue director Karen Renick last week had communicated to the Texas GOP a comprehensive list of recommendations on how to assure that the hand-counted paper ballot Straw Poll election could be executed with the highest security and transparency possible. Due to the last-minute nature of these e-mail exchanges with Texas GOP Party Communications Director Hans Klingler, we do not know if he ever received or read these recommendations before going to Fort Worth to oversee the Straw Poll. (This e-mail exchange, including Karen's specific suggestions, will be posted on our website soon.)

In addition, there were many vulnerabilities in the "chain of custody" of the official ballots from the point at which the election ended until votes were being counted. Counters were allowed to bring in and keep by their side purses and bags. Media and citizen observers were not allowed in the room where counting took place. Those who were interested had to satisfy themselves with quick glances through small windows in the doors of the counting room. While each counter had an onlooker, it appeared that there were only three overall observers watching the count.

Click here to read the original message on VoteRescue.org's website.

Great Texas Straw Poll Coverage by Disinter Blog!

Disinter has some of the best information about the Texas Straw Poll:

Ron Paul places 3rd in Texas straw poll
September 1st, 2007

Tyranny at the Texas Straw Poll Ron Paul
September 2nd, 2007

Ron Paul campaign comments on Texas straw poll
September 2nd, 2007

Fort Worth straw poll recap - Friday
September 2nd, 2007

Fort Worth straw poll recap - Saturday
September 2nd, 2007

Editor's Note: Thanks Disinter for the excellent coverage!

Tyranny at the Texas Straw Poll Ron Paul

Holy moly.

Ron Paul delegates Experience Tyranny at the Texas Straw Poll

Delegates that had Ron Paul t-shirts are turned away from the Texas Straw Poll. This is some messed up stuff to see going on here in America. Dirty Tricks in the Republican party against their own if he is not singing the song of the Neocons.

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