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[David Bedell]

I would urge people to volunteer as Post-Election Audit Observers.  See
below.

David Bedell

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From: <Update@ CTElectionAudit.org>
To: <DBedellGreen@ hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 1:52 PM
Subject: CTVotersCount.org - Newsletter - Join the November Observation


Dear CTVotersCount 2009 Petition Signer,
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* Sign-Up Now for the November Observation
*   Is Democracy Worth 1 day?
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After You Vote:  Make Sure Your Vote Counts

Become a Post-Election Audit Observer

We are planning our biggest audit observation yet, for the Nov Presidential
Election.  It is likely that close to fifty towns will be counting three
races across thousands of ballots.
Sign-up is available now at http://www.CTElectionAudit.org
The audit period is short: Wed Nov 19 through Mon Nov 24

Our goal is to cover 90% of the audits with a minimum of two Observers. Your
participation will make this goal a reality.  Please sign-up today and
participate in democracy!

At the Coalition web site:  http://www.CTElectionAudit.org you can:

   Obtain More Information
http://www.ctelectionaudit.org/BecomeAnObserver.htm

   Check the Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.ctelectionaudit.org/FAQ.htm
   Review the Observer Code Of Conduct
http://www.ctelectionaudit.org/CodeOfConduct.htm

   Read past Observation Reports http://www.ctelectionaudit.org/index.htm

   Sign-up for the observation http://www.ctelectionaudit.org/SignUp.htm

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* Ask others to join the Observation Team
*   Is Democracy Worth 10 more minutes?
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To reach our goal of covering 90% of audits with at least two observers will
require more volunteer observers.  We have added new observers but need
more! - in total we need about twice as many as we had in August.

Our largest gaps are in the areas of North Western, Northern, and Eastern
Connecticut.  We need more observers in those areas and more observers
willing to travel a little further to provide us the flexibility to cover
the entire state.

If you gained from your experience, invite some friends!
If you are committed to voting integrity, invite some friends!
Who might be interested in Litchfield County?  The Quiet Corner?  near Rhode
Island? or near Massachusetts?

We have a flyer at:  http://www.CTElectionAudit.org/ObservationFlyer.pdf

Plus a sample email at:   http://www.CTElectionAudit.org/SampleEmail.doc

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* August Post-Election Audit Report Available
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We asked additional and more detailed questions in the August Primary
Post-Election Audit and we were able to provide new information to the
public and election officials.

We found serious, huge gaps in the chain-of-custody and warned of possible
problems with ballot volume in November.

The report is posted at http://www.CTElectionAudit.org

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* Principles and Best Practices
* for Post-Election Audits
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Over the spring and summer we worked with other advocates from across the
country to produce the "Principles and Best Practices for Post-Election
Audits" which have been endorsed, so far, by Verified Voting, Common Cause,
The Brennan Center for Justice, the American Statistical Association, and
several state groups including CTVotersCount.org and TrueVoteCT.org.

These principles will be used to evaluate and improve audit laws.

Our comments, The Principles, and news coverage at:
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=679

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* Recent News from CTVotersCount.org
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Mixed national ratings for Connecticut:
   Presidential Post-Audit Map:  http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=885
   State Election Web Sites:  http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=847
   Is America Ready to Vote:  http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=833

Problems from around the U.S. starting early:
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=875

Memory Card Problems Continue:  http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=798

Lessons: Hand Counts and Voter Fraud: http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=766

The Constitutional Question Will Not Be Audited:
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=699

       and many, many more.

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