Guest blogged by Winter Patriot
At first glance they might seem like odd partners, but take another look: Open Voting Consortium and Raging Grannies are working together in San Mateo County to resist the Chief Elections Officer’s plan to introduce EVMs from Hart Intercivic Voting Systems.
They had a meeting Monday night and it appeared to go well. Here’s a brief account from one of our friends on the scene:
[they] have already met with the [board of Supervisors, San Mateo County] … given them packets of information, have a series of speakers, each with a different aspect of the problem, possible solutions, etc. spelled out.
Press will be there and “press kits” have been prepared …
Good! The more prepared the better, I’d say.
There’s a press release describing Tuesday’s planned demonstration, after the fold.
— Raging Grannies and Voting Integrity Activists to Demonstrate —
Advocate groups for voting integrity have issued a call to action in San Mateo County due to Chief Elections Officer Warren Slocum’s plan to bring Hart Intercivic Voting Systems from Austin, Texas into the county.
According to activist Brent Turner, Hart Intercivic has tendered a 10+ million dollar bid to take over the San Mateo County election process and both Mr. Slocum and Elections Manager David Tom are in favor of contracting with the issue-plagued Hart Intercivic company.
The Raging Grannies Action League (which includes San Mateo County resident Grannies), together with members of Open Voting Consortium has issued a call for the support of all good patriots and advocates of voting integrity.
In addition to meeting early this week with members of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, we will demonstrate ahead of a meeting of the Supervisors where discussion (and we fear “rubber stamping”) of the purchase of the Hart Machines will take place.
What: Activist/Raging Granny Demonstration for Election Transparency (featuring Raging Granny dramatization of Hart equipment problems)
When: Tuesday, August 15th at 8:30a.m.
Where: In front of Board of Supervisors Meeting (Hall inside building or possibly in courtyard outside 400 County Center Rd, Redwood City)
Contacts:
Websites:
Go Grannies, Go Grannies, Go Granies, Go! (To borrow a phrase from an old surf music tune).
GO GRANNIES,.. GO GRANNIES,.. Go Grannies,.. GO.
Well I guess # 1 beat me to it,..
I thought I was seeing double,..
(EST) – Goon Nite.
THX,.. MAGIC HAND,.. (close tag).
{Yer welcome, old tag-lagger. 😉 –99}
Yes, Steve and OldTurk, I think it was by Jan and Dean, “Little Old Lady From Pasadena”? Here are some thoughts to keep the grandpas like me and the grandmas going:
Dredd,..
Good list,.. delightful humor,.. THX.
Voting is so time consuming and cumbersome,..
a right-wing coup de’ tat is so very much less messy
and far more expedient.
2006 – Republicans
actively suppress the “LEFTIST” vote,.. in six states – Florida – Ohio – Arizona – Indiana – California – Missouri.
Dredd #5
Thanks – I feel much better now!
OldTurk #7
Ya beat me to it – came by to post that. Isn’t it swell?!
I was at the meeting. We had over a dozen speakers giving our reasons why the purchase decision should be postponed (at minimum), and there were a couple of speakers with an opposing viewpoint.
Warren Slocum, the Chief Elections Officer, also spoke to give his reasons for recommending the purchase and to explain some of the safeguards in place here (better than most places, in my opinion).
The supervisors voted unanimously to sign the contract and make the purchase.
The meeting minutes will eventually be posted here (but don’t hold your breath LOL).
San Mateo County has already prepared a website to introduce voters to the new system.