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Activist Materials You Can Download and Use



Will Your Vote Count?
Basic one-page description of Verified Voting


Volunteer Opportunities
Handout for potential volunteers

[Information]

Five-Page Introduction. This document briefly describes the major problems with the use of wholly electronic voting computers in elections. It also lists some of the main arguments against our position and gives our responses. Use this piece to introduce someone to the problem.

Two-Page Introduction. This shorter version is ideal for printing double-sided handouts.

Disclosure of Software for Voting Systems. A discussion of the need for, and the advantages of, open software for voting machines.

Electronic Vote Miscounts and Malfunctions In Recent Elections.
Here are some of the instances where problems have been noted with electronic voting machines.

Sample Resolution in Support of HR2239/S1980



Poll Watcher Guide. This is a useful 3-fold guide which offers some ideas about what to look for when you serve as a poll worker on election day.
[Flyer]

Flyer. Download, print, and distribute this flyer to get information about the problem into the hands of people who aren't on the Internet. It's in color or black and white. You might want to print your Congress people's contact information on the back of the flyer.
[Petition]

Petition Supporting both bills. Here’s a petition supporting S.1980 and H.R.2239. It is addressed to Congress. Print it and fill it with signatures. Then mail it to the address at the bottom of the petition and we will send it along to the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the House Administration Committee.
[Car Poster]

Car Window Poster. Open this file in Acrobat Reader, print it (color is best), and tape it to the inside of your car window. It shows an image of a voting machine screen, invites you to "Vote for One" and provides options of "Democracy" and "Paperless Voting."

Letters to Use As Samples for Your Personalized Letters

[Sample Letter]
Want to send a
letter to your
local media?
Sample letters (here or here) to write to your U.S. Representative requesting him or her to cosponsor, or at least support, the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act (H.R.2239).

 

If your Representative is on the House Administrations Committee, here's a sample letter requesting him or her to support H.R.2239 and move it out to the floor of the House for a vote.

Sample letters (here or here) to write to your U.S. Senator requesting him or her to cosponsor, or at least support, the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act (S.1980).

If your Senator is on the Senate Rules and Administrations Committee, here's a sample letter requesting him or her to support S.1980 and move it out to the floor of the House for a vote.

Use this letter or this one as a starting place to help you as you write a letter to the editor of a newspaper. Be sure to personalize it for your county or state.

The Verifier Map

How do Americans cast their ballots? See the Verifier Map for detailed information on voting systems used in each state and county in recent elections.

voting equipment used in earlier elections (2004/2006)


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Announcements

March 8, 2010
Feds Move to Break Voting-Machine Monopoly
March 2, 2010
Is the Internet the Right Place for Our Ballots? Election Administration and Voting Rights Thought Leaders Weigh in on the Future of Overseas Voting at Summit 2010
February 25, 2010
Minnesota Civic Groups Refute Recount Claims
February 17, 2010
Groups and Election Officials Warn Department of Justice that Voting Machine Vendor Merger will Inflate Costs to Taxpayers, Threaten Election Accuracy and National Security
February 11, 2010
Fla. justices uphold local election law
February 3, 2010
NJ Judge Issues Mixed Order on Use of E-voting Machines
February 1, 2010
Ruling Issued in Rutgers–Newark Law School’s Constitutional Litigation Clinic Challenge to NJ's Electronic Voting Machines
February 1, 2010
Holt Statement on NJ Court Decision on Paper Ballots
January 28, 2010
Internet Voting, Still in Beta
January 28, 2010
MD: State elections head says new voting system costly, not effective
January 26, 2010
Coalition Supports Improvements for Troop Voting; Rejects Risky Internet Ballot Proposals
January 21, 2010
WV: The Internet is not a secure-enough platform for overseas voters
January 15, 2010
Maryland needs secure, verifiable voting system
December 5, 2009
TN: Voters need confidence in electoral process
December 1, 2009
Election Technology Leaders Launch "The Power To MOVE"
November 12, 2009
Patrick OKs expanded benefits for veterans
November 6, 2009
Plaintiffs Comment on Court Order regarding TN Voter Confidence Act
November 4, 2009
Security expert: no way to secure Internet voting
November 3, 2009
E-voting system lets voters verify their ballots are counted
November 3, 2009
Justice Department Probing Diebold Sale

Important Links

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  • Questions? Contact Us
  • Vote Trust USA - national resource for state-based organizations supporting verifiable elections, a Verified Voting Foundation project



  • "The core of our American democracy is the right to vote. Implicit in that right is the notion that that vote be private, that vote be secure, and that vote be counted as it was intended when it was cast by the voter. And I think what we're encountering is a pivotal moment in our democracy where all of that is being called into question." (more here)

    Kevin Shelley, former
    California Sec. of State





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