Montgomery County, MD: TrueVoteMD announced plans for protest inside and outside
of key voting precincts on March 2, Primary Day. Voters are insisting that
they be allowed to vote on paper ballots so their votes will be counted and
to make a statement that they do not support the use of paperless electronic
voting machines i.e. electronic elections without a voter verified paper
record for independent audits and recounts.
TrueVoteMD picketers will be carrying signs that feature Uncle Sam asking, Will
Your VoteCount? Demand A Paper Ballot as well as signs directed at the
Chairs of the key committees, Delegate Sheila Hixson of Montgomery County and
Senator Paula Hollinger of Baltimore County. The voters group will also be
handing out literature describing the security and other problems with the
electronic machines and how to demand a paper ballot. See www.TrueVoteMD.org
to see the flyers and Uncle Sam posters.
Demonstrations of opposition to the paperless voting machines will continue
inside the voting precinct as well. Voters will be demanding provisional paper
ballots because the machines are insecure and without an independent voter
verified paper audit record there is no way to conduct independent audits or
recounts. TrueVoteMD is sponsoring an Election Day Hotline for voters who want
assistance in speaking with their election judges.
We will not let the Board of Elections legitimize these machines by
forcing us to vote on them, claimed Linda Schade, a co-director of TrueVoteMD. We
are demanding paper ballots. If they refuse, it clearly shows they know that
voters, if given the choice, will choose paper over electronic ballots. If
they deny us our right to have our votes counted, we will file formal complaints
against the State for using unacceptable paperless voting machines.
Last week, the City of Takoma Park, Maryland passed a resolution encouraging
passage of the House and Senate paper trail bills (HB53 and SB393) requiring
voter verified paper audit trails. Takoma Park Mayor wrote the Board of Elections
asking that the citizens of Takoma Park be given the choice of paper ballots
on Primary Day.
Montgomery County Demonstration:7600 Flower Ave. (near Carroll Avenue) at11:30am 1:00pm.
Among the speakers, Marc Elrich, the sponsor of the Takoma Park Resolution.
in Delegate Hixson's district
Contact on Tuesday Linda Schade 703-981-3619 cell
Baltimore County Demonstration: [precinct address to be announced], 3:00pm
to 4:30pm in Senator Hollinger's district
Contact on Tuesday Bob Ferraro240-899-0263 cell
Annapolis City Demonstration: 8am event at Bates Middle School 7001 Chase
Avenue. Picketing til noon.
Contact on Tuesday Rob Tufts 443-838-4963.
Carrol County Demonstration: details to be announced.
Campaign forVerifiable Voting in Maryland www.TrueVoteMD.org 7711 GarlandAve.,Takoma
Park, MD 20912 301-270-6150
We are a recently formed group of concerned citizens who are pressuring the state to adopt a voter verified paper audit trail as a first step toward some form of accountability. A big argument has been the cost of adding printers, but apparently Diebold has started giving them away.
"Diebold has agreed to modify the county's machines for free by the 2006 deadline so voters can review a printout of their ballots before casting them."
Campaign for Verified Voting in Maryland
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Montgomery County, MD: TrueVoteMD announced plans for protest inside and outside of key voting precincts on March 2, Primary Day. Voters are insisting that they be allowed to vote on paper ballots so their votes will be counted and to make a statement that they do not support the use of paperless electronic voting machines i.e. electronic elections without a voter verified paper record for independent audits and recounts.
TrueVoteMD picketers will be carrying signs that feature Uncle Sam asking, Will Your VoteCount? Demand A Paper Ballot as well as signs directed at the Chairs of the key committees, Delegate Sheila Hixson of Montgomery County and Senator Paula Hollinger of Baltimore County. The voters group will also be handing out literature describing the security and other problems with the electronic machines and how to demand a paper ballot. See www.TrueVoteMD.org to see the flyers and Uncle Sam posters.
Demonstrations of opposition to the paperless voting machines will continue inside the voting precinct as well. Voters will be demanding provisional paper ballots because the machines are insecure and without an independent voter verified paper audit record there is no way to conduct independent audits or recounts. TrueVoteMD is sponsoring an Election Day Hotline for voters who want assistance in speaking with their election judges.
We will not let the Board of Elections legitimize these machines by forcing us to vote on them, claimed Linda Schade, a co-director of TrueVoteMD. We are demanding paper ballots. If they refuse, it clearly shows they know that voters, if given the choice, will choose paper over electronic ballots. If they deny us our right to have our votes counted, we will file formal complaints against the State for using unacceptable paperless voting machines.
Last week, the City of Takoma Park, Maryland passed a resolution encouraging passage of the House and Senate paper trail bills (HB53 and SB393) requiring voter verified paper audit trails. Takoma Park Mayor wrote the Board of Elections asking that the citizens of Takoma Park be given the choice of paper ballots on Primary Day.
Montgomery County Demonstration:7600 Flower Ave. (near Carroll Avenue) at11:30am 1:00pm. Among the speakers, Marc Elrich, the sponsor of the Takoma Park Resolution. in Delegate Hixson's district
Contact on Tuesday Linda Schade 703-981-3619 cell
Baltimore County Demonstration: [precinct address to be announced], 3:00pm to 4:30pm in Senator Hollinger's district
Contact on Tuesday Bob Ferraro240-899-0263 cell
Annapolis City Demonstration: 8am event at Bates Middle School 7001 Chase Avenue. Picketing til noon.
Contact on Tuesday Rob Tufts 443-838-4963.
Carrol County Demonstration: details to be announced.
Campaign forVerifiable Voting in Maryland
www.TrueVoteMD.org 7711 GarlandAve.,Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-6150
The full RABA report is online at Campaign for Verifiable Voting in Maryland. Don't forget to send the email to Maryland officials. Pressure is crucial now! The bill is in danger of getting stuck in committee. Brian Judy CCVMD
We are a recently formed group of concerned citizens who are pressuring the state to adopt a voter verified paper audit trail as a first step toward some form of accountability. A big argument has been the cost of adding printers, but apparently Diebold has started giving them away. "Diebold has agreed to modify the county's machines for free by the 2006 deadline so voters can review a printout of their ballots before casting them." Campaign for Verified Voting in Maryland
In Maryland check http://www.truevotemd.org We are a group of concerned citizens who are pressuring the state to adopt a verified paper audit trail.