<http://www.velvetrevolution.us/electionstrikeforce/2008/11/velvet_revolution_calls_on_ca.html>Velvet Revolution Calls on CA Secretary of State to Investigate Prop 8 Vote!
Offers $100K reward for information leading to arrest and conviction re: rigging of Prop 8 Voters are asked to submit complaints by Monday, November 24, if possible When a government runs our elections on electronic voting systems that are known to be <http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3467>riggable and hackable, systems that repeatedly fail to record and report election results correctly (see <http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6309>Diebold Admits Their Tabulator Software Doesn't Count Votes Correctly and <http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6613>ES&S Op-Scans 'Yielding Different Results Each Time Same Ballots Run Through Machines' in MI County for examples), the public has good reason to be skeptical of the announced results. And so it is with Proposition 8, the California initiative revoking marriage equality that was announced to have passed in the November 4 election. We support the <http://www.nclrights.org/site/PageServer?pagename=issue_caseDocket_strauss_v_horton>lawsuits challenging Prop 8 on legal grounds. We simultaneously call for Secretary of State Debra Bowen to initiate an investigation into the results of the Proposition 8 election, based on concerns raised by voters, election monitors and election integrity advocates. In order for Bowen to investigate problems that may have affected the outcome of Proposition 8 or other election results, her office must receive Election Complaint Forms from California registered voters as soon as possible. Final election returns are to be submitted by December 9th and the results will be certified on December 13th. Similar complaints may be combined in a joint investigation. The more personally-witnessed and well-documented complaints we can get to her, the better. We ask that anyone who has bona fide information relevant to such an investigation submit it to Debra Bowen's office by Monday, November 24, 2008 if at all possible, so that an investigation can be launched immediately. Complaints about individuals' experiences while voting or monitoring the election are encouraged. Please use the official <http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_fraud.htm>complaint form, which is available for download in several languages, and follow the outlined <http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/hava-complaint-procedure.htm>procedure. See below for more information about submitting complaints. If you cannot submit your complaint by Monday, November 24, please submit it as soon after that date as possible. Please <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>email a copy of the complaint to us as well at info(at)StandingForVoters.org. (<http://www.standingforvoters.org>StandingForVoters.org is a project of Velvet Revolution.) Of course, we also encourage people to submit complaints to their local and state elections officials about any election irregularities they can document, regardless of where they occur or which campaign or issue they may favor. We the People demand accountability in our elections systems and a true basis for confidence in the election results. In addition to the new reward being offered in the Proposition 8 race, Velvet Revolution is also offering <http://www.velvetrevolution.us/electionstrikeforce/2006/10/25000_election_fraud_reward.html>rewards related to Mike Connell's election manipulations, the break-ins at ACORN's offices in Massachusetts and Washington state, and the 2002 Georgia Senate race in which Saxby Chambliss prevailed. Chambliss is currently fighting to retain that Senate seat in a runoff election to be held December 2. Velvet Revolution's tipline for election fraud whistleblowers can be reached at 1-888-VOTE-TIP. HOW TO SUBMIT AN ELECTION COMPLAINT FORM: HOW TO SUBMIT AN ELECTION COMPLAINT FORM Download the form from: <http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_fraud.htm>www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_fraud.htm It can be mailed to: SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE ELECTION FRAUD INVESTIGATION UNIT 1500-11th STREET, 5th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 OR You can scan the completed form and supporting documents and email them to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] and <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Please remember to send a copy to us as well, as above.) OR You can call in a complaint at one of the following: English: 1-800-345-VOTE (8683) Spanish: 1-800-232-VOTA (8682) The SoS legal staff recommends casting the widest net possible in the section "PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS AGAINST WHOM THE COMPLAINT IS BROUGHT," i.e., anyone and everyone who could be liable, responsible or accountable for or otherwise involved in elections results. EXAMPLE: All companies whose election systems are used in the State of California including but not limited to ES&S, Sequoia, Hart Intercivic, and Premier Election Solutions (aka Diebold); all elections officials and elections personnel of the State of California, including the Secretary of State's Office, all County Registrars' Offices and their staffs including temporary poll-workers; National Exit Polls (aka Edison/Mitofsky); CNN. If you want your complaint to also be reviewed under HAVA regulations such as "HAVA Title III-Subtitle A-Requirements. SEC. 301. VOTING SYSTEM STANDARDS (a) (5) "The error rate of the voting system in counting ballots..." you must also include the second page of the form notarizing your signature. Blogged by Emily Levy 11/22/08 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. 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