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Election Reform Organizations in Florida - Volunteer!
Broward Election Reform Coalition
A basic webpage and Yahoo news group.
A basic webpage and Yahoo news group.
Broward Verified Voting
Yahoo e-mail address only.
Yahoo e-mail address only.
Election Reform Coalition Pinellas
"We are a non-partisan effort, with a broad spectrum of citizen organizations..."
"We are a non-partisan effort, with a broad spectrum of citizen organizations..."
Florida Fair Elections Coalition
"Fighting for Fair, Transparent, Secure, Accessible, and Verifiable Elections Throughout Florida"
"Fighting for Fair, Transparent, Secure, Accessible, and Verifiable Elections Throughout Florida"
Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition
"The Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition (MDERC) is a non-partisan grass-roots organization dedicated to election reform."
"The Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition (MDERC) is a non-partisan grass-roots organization dedicated to election reform."
Palm Beach Coalition for Election Reform
Email address only.
Email address only.
Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections
"A nonpartisan political action committee."
"A nonpartisan political action committee."
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."
Critical Races to Watch
(D) Democrat (R) Republican
(G) Green (IN) Independent
(L) Libertarian (I) Incumbent
House
| FL9 | Phyllis Busansky (D) | Gus Bilirakis (R) | Andrew Pasayan |
| FL11 | Kathy Castor (D) | Eddie Adams Jr. (R) | James Greenwald (R) |
| FL13 | Christine Jennings (D) | Vernon Buchanan (R) | |
| FL16 | Tim Mahoney (D) | Joe Negron (R) | Emmie Ross (IN) |
| FL22 | Ron Klein (D) | Clay Shaw (R)(I) | Neil Evangelista (L) |
| FL24 | Clint Curtis (D) | Tom Feeney (R)(I) |
Senate
| Bill Nelson (D)(I) | Katherine Harris (R) | Floyd Frazier (IN) | |
| Brian Moore (IN) | Belinda Noah (IN) | Roy Tanner (IN) | |
| Lawrence Scott | Bernie Senter |
Governor
| Jim Davis (D) | Charlie Crist (R) | Max Linn | |
| Atlee Yarrow | Omari Musa | Karl Behm (IN) | |
| Richard Dembinsky (IN) | John Smith (IN) | Piotr Blass | |
| C.C. Reed |
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 Secretary of State’s office to find out 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
Daytona Beach news-journalonline Endorses Clint Curtis
EDITORIAL October 20, 2006
For U.S. House
Curtis has prepared well to serve Dist. 24
Clint Curtis, a former Republican who switched parties to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Oviedo, offers voters in the 24th congressional district a real -- and better -- choice.
The Democrat's top priority is to "guarantee that every individual has the right to vote and . . . that every vote is counted." Curtis is highly critical of the Bush administration's decision to invade Iraq and calls for a Bosnia-like plan to end the war, withdraw troops and prevent civil war. He adamantly opposes domestic spying by the federal government and calls for an end to tapping into e-mails, personal records and conversations of Americans. He strongly opposes privatization of Social Security.
In contrast, Feeney was a sponsor of the federal "Election Integrity Act," which would have required a voter identification card and was a poorly disguised attempt to return to days when election laws blocked minorities from voting in many southern states. He firmly supports the Bush administration on Iraq and domestic spying. Feeney, who calls Social Security a "flawed system," supports plans to privatize accounts. More...
And from Brad Friedman on http://www.bradblog.com
It's quite another thing — a coup, in fact — that now the News Journal has endorsed Curtis over the powerful sitting U.S. Congressman and former Florida Speaker of the House, the corrupt Tom Feeney (R-Abramoff), in their race for the U.S. House seat in Florida's 24th district. 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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