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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.


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