What You Can Do Now
Join the Diebold: Return Our Money campaign!
We're going after Diebold/Premier Election Solutions to get back all the money California has spent on its failed and faulty voting systems! That's over 100 million dollars!Go to DieboldReturnOurMoney.com to send an email calling for these three actions:
- Diebold/Premier: 'Return Our Money!'
- Secretary of State Bowen: Throw Diebold Out of Our State, Once and For All!
- Attorney General Brown: Investigate! Prosecute! Obtain a Refund!
Become a fan of DieboldReturnOurMoney on Facebook.
Become a fan of Velvet Revolution on Facebook
Help more people find out about the work of Velvet Revolution by joining our Facebook fan page.Then, when we post to your newsfeed, click "share" to tell your friends about what we're doing.Californians: Are Reported Election Results for Proposition 8 Accurate? Volunteers Needed NOW for Post-Election Monitoring!
Help ensure high-quality auditing procedures, Document Problems Training via telephone conference call scheduled for Sunday 11/16/08 at 4:00 p.m. Click here for details.Candidates: Sign the Standing for Voters Pledge!
Voters: Urge All Candidates to Sign the Standing for Voters Pledge!
The Velvet Revolution Election Protection Strike Force has launched an ongoing campaign at StandingforVoters.org to get candidates for elected office to pledge to challenge suspicious election results. From the StandingForVoters.org website:
As a candidate, you have Standing to challenge suspicious election results on behalf of all of us! In many situations, ONLY candidates can initiate election challenges. Be prepared to take this action if necessary, because your election isn't just about you. Every election is about We the People. And We the People Need your help.
We also call upon voters to ask candidates to sign the Standing For Voters Pledge -- or the stronger Super Pledge. Visit the site for tips on how to get the message to candidates.
Visit StandingForVoters.org today.
Want To Help Clean Up American Elections, But Not Sure How?
Visit the "Help Me Choose An Action" page at website of the great new documentary "Stealing America: Vote By Vote," directed and produced by Dorothy Fadiman and narrated by Peter Coyote. They've got a great way to choose an action You can take to save your democracy. From quick 'n easy tasks to more detailed and involved activism, You can help Take Your Country Back!
From the webpage:
"Use the chart below to compare actions listed on this site and decide which actions fit best with your interests, availability, preferred work style, etc. Click on the name of an action for more a complete description, with links."
It's quick, it's easy, and it's Patriotic. Visit the "Help Me Choose An Action" page today.
Become a Citizen Exit Pollster!
Exit polls have historically been a crucial tool to detect problems with the vote count. Yet exit polls in the U.S. are now being "adjusted" to match official vote totals! Velvet Revolution, the Election Defense Alliance and Election Integrity are working together to commission citizen exit polls, also known as "election verification polling." The more volunteers we have and the more money we raise, the more places we'll be able to conduct these polls that could potentially catch and document incorrect election results. We encourage you to learn more and sign up to participate!
Post Your Voter Complaint on the Internet
Use the online form sponsored by Voterstory.org, a consortium partner of Watch the Vote, that enables voters to register their experiences via the web. Watch the Vote is a project of Velvet Revolution Election Protection Strike Force partner, VoterAction.
CALL 1-866-MyVote1 to document your voting experience. That's 1-866-698-6831
Sign Voter Action's Petition Demanding Investigation of Voting Systems Companies!
Sign the petition. Watch a three minute about this effort. Find
out more about the Campaign to Reclaim.
Support Anti-Caging Legislation Introduced by Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
Information about the bill can be found here. Click here to contact your representatives today!
Join The 'I Count Corps' to Restore Electoral Democracy!
Strike Force Partner Election Defense Alliance is calling on "citizen volunteers to hand count paper ballots in the precincts on election night, and, at your option, to receive training for election recounts, audits, and citizen exit polls as well." Sign up here.Volunteer to be a pollworker in your county
Pollworkers have a unique opportunity to view election day problems. Contact your county's elections office for information.Observe any/all parts of your county's election process
Contact your county's elections office for information on observing "logic and accuracy testing" of voting machines, sending and receipt of mail ballots, tabulating and auditing of elections, etc. Check out these resources:Sav-R-Vote Election Monitoring Field Guide
California Election Monitoring Training Manual
Citizen Election Observers (CEO) Guide from Psephos
