Election Reform Organizations in California - Volunteer!
California Election Protection Network
"A non-partisan network of over 25 organizations across California coming together to achieve our mutual election integrity goals."
"A non-partisan network of over 25 organizations across California coming together to achieve our mutual election integrity goals."
California Voter Foundation
"The California Voter Foundation is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization promoting and applying the responsible use of technology to improve the democratic process."
"The California Voter Foundation is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization promoting and applying the responsible use of technology to improve the democratic process."
The Parallel Election (PE) Project
http://thelandesreport.com/ParallelElections.htm
"We are organizing to place Parallel Election Pollworkers (PEPs) at as many polling stations as possible."
Judy Alter (310-559-8987) StudyCaliforniaBallots.org
Critical Races to Watch
(D) Democrat (R) Republican
(G) Green (IN) Independent
(L) Libertarian (I) Incumbent
House
| CA2 | Arjinderpal Sekhon (D) | Wally Herger (R) | Kent Hinesley (L) |
| CA3 | Bill Durston (D) | Dan Lungren (R) | Art Tuma (L) |
| CA4 | Charlie Brown (D) | John Doolittle (R) | Dan Warren (L) |
| CA11 | Jerry McNerney (D) | Richard Pombo (R) | |
| CA19 | TJ Cox (D) | George Radanovich (R) | |
| CA22 | Sharon Beery (D) | Kevin McCarthy (R) | |
| CA41 | Louie Contreras (D) | Jerry Lewis (R) | |
| CA44 | Louis Vandenberg (D) | Ken Calvert (R) | Kevin Akin |
| CA45 | David Roth (D) | Mary Bono (R) | |
| CA49 | Jeeni Criscenzo (D) | Darrell Issa (R) | |
| CA50 | Francine Busby (D) | Brian Bilbray (R) | Paul King (L) |
Governor
| Phil Angelides (D) | Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)(I) | Ed Noonan | Peter Camejo (G) | Art Olivier (L) | Janice Jordan | James Harris | Mary Cook | Don Etkes | George Fellows | Eric Mahoney | Aaron Proctor | Daniel Sage |
Secretary of State
| Debra Bowen (D) | Bruce McPherson (R) | Glenn McMillon Jr. | Forrest Hill (G) | Margie Akin |
Call to Action!!!!!
Provisional Ballots
Introduced by federal law in 2002 as part of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), the provisional ballot was designed for voters whose registration was in question. Initially proposed by the Congressional Black Caucus, it was to save the rights of those wrongly purged from voter rolls.
HAVA provisional ballot law allows election officials to give provisional ballots to any persons who:
- show up at the polls on Election Day but find that, for whatever reason, their names are not on the voter rolls; or
- have their right to vote challenged by an election official. (Note: In many locations it’s not just election officials, but also partisan observers who challenge voters).
ACTION: Check with www.CanIVote.org to see if you are registered. They also need to ensure their ID matches the voter registration name exactly. Voters can be challenged over minor things, such as a middle initial on their ID while the voter roll has a full middle name listed. Next, check to be sure your polling place has not moved.
Read The Truth About Provisional Ballots.
New Voter Identification Laws
Many states have passed laws that require citizens to provide a photo identification piece proving that they are indeed citizens. A driver’s license and a birth certificate are inadequate because the former doesn’t prove citizenship and the latter doesn’t provide a photo. A passport does qualify. As the state supreme courts review these new laws, many have already been struck down as unconstitutional because they are barriers to voting.
ACTION: All citizens should check with their Elections office to ensure what the current requirements are. If a photo ID is required, a protest should be lodged as to the unconstitutionality of the law.
Join the Transparency Project
http://www.verifiedvotingfoundation.org/article.php?id=6389
November 4, 2006
http://www.kfmb.com/stories/story.68972.html
Debate rages over electronic voting machine hacking
News 8 On-Line
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA --Less than a week until election day, and this time around, San Diego voters will be using electronic voting machines. But not everyone thinks that’s a good thing. Many voters are worried the voting machines can be hacked.
Just how easy is it to hack into a Diebold voting machine? Pretty easy, according to a demonstration video posted on the internet by researchers at Princeton University. They pick the lock on the side of the machine in less than 10 seconds. Then, they introduce a computer virus using a standard PC memory card.
The virus tricks the Diebold machine. Votes originally cast for pretend candidate George Washington are later printed out and recorded as votes for Benedict Arnold. But could it happen here in San Diego County? Many voters think yes. More...
Cunningham Successor Faces Legal Controversy, Too
By Thomas D. Williams
t r u t h o u t | Report
Wednesday 25 October 2006
San Diego Republican Congressman Brian Bilbray, now in the midst of a California elections campaign, is trapped in a spinning political and legal controversy over whether his prime residence is in California or Virginia.
The issue became a nagging question for Bilbray, 55, a surfer, most of whose roots are in California, as a result of a sworn statement he made in a Fairfax County, Virginia, 2005 deed of trust. It made 8930 Linton Lane, Alexandria, Virginia, his "prime residence." More...
October 17, 2006
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003309033_webimmigrants17.html?syndication=rss
Some Calif. latinos receive letter warning them not to vote
The Associated Press
SANTA ANA, Calif. — The state attorney general's office is investigating a letter received by some Southern California Hispanics that says it is a crime for immigrants to vote and tells them they could be jailed or deported if they go to the polls next month.
"It's a very malicious and degrading letter. It's to pull Latinos down and make them afraid," said Benny Diaz, who is running for City Council in Garden Grove. He said his wife and five other people he knows had received the letter.
The letter, written in Spanish, tells recipients: "You are advised that if your residence in this country is illegal or you are an immigrant, voting in a federal election is a crime that could result in jail time." More...
Read letter and commentary HERE
AG: Voter Warning Linked to GOP Campaign
By PETER PRENGAMAN , 10.19.2006, 02:13 PM
Associated Press A Republican congressional candidate said Thursday that he was not personally involved in sending a letter warning Hispanic immigrants they could go to jail or be deported if they vote next month, a mailing that prompted a state investigation.
"I did not do this. I did not approve of any letter," Tan D. Nguyen, the GOP challenger to Democratic U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, told The Associated Press. More...
For a daily update of election news in your state go to www.votersunite.org, click on "Daily Voting News" for the appropriate date and a set of news articles will come up listed alphabetically by state.
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