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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008In their recent piece in Rolling Stone Magazine, Block the Vote, Robert Kennedy, Jr. and Greg Palast underscore Uncounted’s message about the duplicity of provisional ballots:
In 2004, an estimated 3 million voters who showed up at the polls were refused regular ballots because their registration was challenged on a technicality. Instead, these voters were handed […]
What Organization is More Sinister than Al Qaeda?
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008According to Stephen Colbert, it’s ACORN (dun-dun-DUN!) - the biggest nut-based threat to America!
Help Stop Vote Flipping in West Virginia
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008An action alert from TrueVote.US, who have been working to end paperless electronic voting in the United States:
Every day there are reports from voters of machines flipping the vote. So far, all the reports have been votes changing from Obama to McCain.
This is reminiscent of the experience in Sarasota, FL in 2006. When the voting […]
All Hail the Mighty The Google!
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008The Google finds it hard to believe that in 2008, even with the Help America Vote Act, information important to U.S. citizens and the democratic process - like finding out how to register and where to vote - isn’t well organized on the web. OK, so I added the snarky bit about HAVA, but Google […]
Stop, Drop, and Poll - What to Do if You Have Problems Voting
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008Anecdotal evidence is coming in fast and furious of early-voting incidences including voting machine malfunctions in Ohio, Putnam, and Jackson Counties in West Virginia and Davidson and Decatur Counties in Tennessee, as well as hidden problems with “straight ticket” voting (confirmed by Snopes) in Texas and West Virginia. A more complete list of the […]
Over 1.6 million Voters Purged in New York State
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Bo Lipari, Executive Director, New Yorkers for Verified Voting, writes on his blog today that over 1.5 million voters were purged in New York State:
But a question has remained, how many voter records have been purged from New York State’s voter rolls? Now we have an answer. I submitted a Freedom of Information Law request […]
Steal Back Your Vote
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008In June 2006, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., wrote “Was the 2004 Election Stolen?” for Rolling Stone, and followed it up in September 2006 with, “Will The Next Election Be Hacked?.” He’s back, this time with investigative journalist Greg Palast (author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy), with another chapter in his bid to save […]
Vote Flipping in Davidson County, Tennessee
Monday, October 20th, 2008This political season, more than any other in recent memory, is irony-filled. So why this incident involving my friend and the wife of UNCOUNTED filmmaker, David Earnhardt, surprises me, I can’t tell you.
My wife, Patricia Earnhardt, had an early voting experience here in Nashville, Tennessee, where she saw her vote momentarily flip from Barack Obama […]
Uncounted Clip of the Week: It Ain’t Heavy, It’s My Election
Thursday, October 16th, 2008In response to the 2004 electronic voting machine debacle, hundreds of locally-based Election Integrity groups were formed in cities across the country by brave patriots who knew they could no longer trust our electoral system. The formation of these groups – and accompanying journalists, bloggers, activists, filmmakers, and writers - was grass roots citizen vigilance […]
Send Lawyers, Phones, and Money
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and its Election Protection coalition partners are recruiting legal volunteers to staff Election Protection Hotlines across the country and work on the ground as mobile legal volunteers.
Through their phone hotlines: 1-866-OUR-VOTE (administered by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law) and 1-888-Ve-Y-Vota (administered by the National Association of […]