[CTRL] Fwd: Touchscreens botch Florida vote

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-Caveat Lector- Begin forwarded message: From: "Chellie Pingree, Common Cause" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: November 13, 2006 8:10:58 AM PST To: "Kris Millegan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Touchscreens botch Florida vote Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear Kris, Did you hear about the 18,382 missing votes in Sarasota County, FL?  We need you to spread the word about this outrageous story right away, by forwarding the message you see below. There is an easy fix to the troubles we saw not just in Florida, but in multiple states last week - paper records.  Help us build pressure on Congress to act!  Hit "Forward" now and pass along the story below to six people. Why six?  We've already generated 15,000 letters since Wednesday demanding that electronic votes always have a paper trail.  If you forward this to six people from your network, we can generate a flood of 100,000 letters Congress can't ignore. Thanks, Chellie Pingree, President Common Cause ------------- COPY & FORWARD THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE ------------- Hi, I don’t know if you’ve heard about this - it’s ridiculous.  18,382 votes have been LOST by paperless voting machines in one Florida House race. That's one in seven of the votes cast there JUST GONE because electronic voting machines left no paper record!  The Republican candidate only won by 368 votes. Common Cause is jumping in, demanding tests of the machines and a revote, and I just took action to push for the big-picture solution - mandatory paper trails - by writing to my Senator.  I hope you'll join me at www.GetItStraightby2008.org. This debacle didn't have to happen.  A voter-verified paper record of the ballot would have shown voters that their choice in the race wasn't recorded. Ironically, that same day, those Florida voters overwhelmingly approved a measure requiring paper receipts in their county.  GetItStraightby2008.org is the campaign for that same solution nationwide. The first step is flooding Congress with 100,000 letters demanding voter-verified paper records and random audits of electronic machines. Write your Senators NOW for a paper trail:  www.GetItStraightby2008.org. When you act, you join Common Cause in documenting voting problems nationwide, pushing for a revote in Sarasota, and forcing the Senate's hand on clean elections.  Please pass this message on far and wide. Thanks, Kris   Forward this email   Give to Common Cause  Discuss this message Remove yourself from this mailing. Remove yourself from all mailings from Common Cause. = www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om