you can choose a paper ballot!!

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Bob Porter <bobporter () theideasgroup com>
Date: October 31, 2004 1:56:44 PM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: you can choose a paper ballot!!
Reply-To: bobporter () bobporter com

California voters who are worried about
 electronic voting machines have an option to vote on paper this year.
EFF worked very hard to get this from the Secretary of State and it
 was a major victory -- he was sued over it and won in federal court.

 Now we've learned that several of the larger counties (including
 Alameda, Santa Clara and Riverside) have instructed their pollworkers
 that they cannot inform voters about this choice unless the voter asks.
 They must steer voters to the insecure machines and can only offer 
paper if a voter
 affirmatively chooses it.

 Needless to say, this is outrageous. To try to raise voter awareness
 of the choice (and hopefully shame the registrars of voters to change
 their minds), EFF has thrown together a website:

www.paperorplastic2004.org




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