<I like all of these. I wouldn't necessarily have them is this order (or all included). It depends on who "I'm talkin' to". For example, if it's a repub, I lead off with the Herrin info, and be sure to point out Herrin's a republican. It also depends on their level of interest, and what they like. Videos, reading, etc. So I pick and choose from the following resources, and custom-tailor the communication package for the situation/person.>
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January 7th, 2005 National Annenberg Election Survey (page 2 - 30% of American voters were NOT “very confident that their vote had been counted accurately”. This number is up from 20% in surveys taken the month before.) <Impying, if so many feel that way, maybe there IS a problem?>
http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/naes/2004_03_mindset-bush-kerry-supporters_%2001-05_pr.pdf----------------
April 1st - Analysis of the 2004 Presidential Election Exit Poll Discrepancies
The report concludes: “ We believe that the absence of any statistically-plausible explanation for the discrepancy between Edison/Mitofsky’s exit poll data and the official presidential vote tally is an unanswered question of vital national importance that needs thorough investigation.”
Complete report:
http://electionarchive.org/ucvAnalysis/US/Exit_Polls_2004_Edison-Mitofsky.pdfAn executive summary of the report by is available at:
http://electionarchive.org/ucvAnalysis/US/Exit_Polls_summary.pdfPress release:
Scientific Analysis Suggests Presidential Vote Counts May Have Been Altered
“Officially, President Bush won November's election by 2.5%, yet exit polls showed Kerry winning by 3% <1>. According to a report to be released today by a group of university statisticians, the odds of a discrepancy this large between the national exit poll and election results happening by accident are close to 1 in a million.
In other words, by random chance alone, it could not have happened. But it did.”
http://www.uscountvotes.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85&Itemid=41Related stories:
Group says chance of exit polls being so wrong in '04 vote is one-in-959,000
By Stephen Dyer - Beacon Journal staff writer
“There's a one-in-959,000 chance that exit polls could have been so wrong in predicting the outcome of the 2004 presidential election, according to a statistical analysis released Thursday.”
“The explanation for the discrepancy that was offered by the exit polling firm -- that Kerry voters were more likely to participate in the exit polling -- is an ``implausible theory,'' according to the report issued Thursday by US Count Votes, a group that claims it's made up of about two dozen statisticians.”
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/11284237.htmAnalysis - Vote Counts May Have Been Altered
“The consortium that conducted the presidential exit polls, Edison/Mitofsky, issued a report in January suggesting that the discrepancy between election results and exit polls occurred because Bush voters were more reticent than Kerry voters in response to pollsters.
The authors of this newly released scientific study "Analysis of the 2004 Presidential Election Poll Discrepancies" considers this "reluctant Bush responder" hypothesis to be highly implausible, based on extensive analysis of Edison/Mitofsky's exit poll data. They conclude, “The required pattern of exit poll participation by Kerry and Bush voters to satisfy the exit poll data defies empirical experience and common sense under any assumed scenario.”
A state-by-state analysis of the discrepancy between exit polls and official election results shows highly improbable skewing of the election results, overwhelmingly biased towards the President.”
“Ph.D. statisticians in America who have seen this group's preliminary exit poll study have not refuted it. This new study is a much more comprehensive an analysis of the exit poll discrepancies.”
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0504/S00001.htm--------------
Florida: 130,000 to 230,000 phantom votes for Bush--paper vs. electronic voting:
Dr. Michael Haut & UC Berkeley stats team:
http://ucdata.berkeley.edu -----------------
Johns Hopkins report on insecurity of electronic voting (general):
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0307/S00196.htm#5----------------
Easy demo of the how insecure voting machines are:
http://www.chuckherrin.com/hackthevote.htm ---------------
"Myth Breakers: Facts About Electronic Elections" (2nd edition): www.votersunite.org
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Miami Herald Discusses Clint Curtis, Calls for a Return to Paper Ballots!
Condemns E-Voting, Outlines a Litany of What Went Wrong in 2004 Election Fiasco!
“The drumbeat of the pro-democracy movement in America (who could have ever imagined there'd be a need for one in this country?!) seems to be growing louder as more and more Mainstream Media folks get into the game!
Following on the heels of yesterday's Miami Herald piece about Miami-Dade's possible return to paper ballots, Herald columnist, Robert Steinback jumps in with a damning condemnation of Electronic Voting today pointing out that, "Nothing is more important, for the world's pre-eminent democracy, than assuring the sanctity of each vote."
http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00001318.htmSummary of the Clint Curtis story:
“In his (Curtis) affidavit and videotaped sworn testimony presented before members of the U.S. House Judiciary committee, Curtis claims to have been asked by U.S. Congressman Tom Feeney (R-FL) to design a "vote-rigging software prototype".
http://www.bradblog.com/ClintCurtisSummary.htmRelated story:
CLINT CURTIS PASSES POLYGRAPH EXAM!
Story Broken in Florida's St. Petersburg Times by Pulitzer Prize Winning Reporter!
“The lie-detector test, administered to Curtis by Tim Robinson, the retired chief polygraph operator for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, found that the Florida whistleblowing software designer who has charged in a sworn affidavit that he was asked by U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL) to create an electronic vote-rigging software prototype in 2000, was indeed found to be truthful in all of his responses!”
http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00001313.htm- Video: Clinton Curtis testifies before House Judiciary
http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00001063.htm - Transcript of video:
http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2004/12/13/18416/541/77#77-------------------
MSNBC: Suit filed on county vote machines
A contract between Snohomish County and a private firm is unconstitutional, two Everett men argue in court action.By Jerry Cornfield
SEATTLE - Two Everett men filed suit Thursday to void the contract between Snohomish County and the maker of its electronic voting machines, claiming the deal illegally shifts control of vote counting from the public to a private company.
Paul Lehto and John Wells allege in their suit that the contract between Snohomish County and Sequoia Voting Systems violates the U.S. Constitution by altering the right of citizens to an open and transparent election.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7429900For more info, click on April 7 lawsuit links at
http://www.votersunite.org---------------
Representative John Conyers conducted a forum on the evidence of election irregularities and fraud in Ohio and to discuss
legislative and other responses to the problems.
House Forum on Ohio Election Voting Procedures
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Cmte., hosts a forum on the 2004 election vote in Ohio and possible irregularities in the vote itself and the subsequent counting of ballots. Many other Congressmen and interest group representatives take part in this event.
12/8/2004: WASHINGTON, DC: 3 hr.
http://www.c-span.org/Search/basic.asp?ResultStart=1&ResultCount=10&BasicQueryText=Conyers+forum+electionConyers Report:
Preserving Democracy: What Went Wrong in Ohio
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/ohiostatusrept1505.pdf------------------------------------------------------------------
That's it for now. I look forward to seeing what other docs are listed here. I believe you can never have too many tools to choose from.
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