Election Reform
Related: About this forumIMPORTANT, from Cliff Arnebeck, for Election Protection:
Last edited Wed Apr 10, 2013, 09:29 PM - Edit history (2)
"Election Protection Action Education and Defense Fund, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) for which CICJ (FreePress.org) serves as fiscal agent. Contributions are tax deductible.
Election Protection Action, Inc. is a 501(c)(4). Contributors are kept confidential pursuant to applicable law.
The principle purpose of both organizations is to go after election fraud in court so as to put a stop to it once and for all!
Both organizations are led by Jill Simpson, whom Governor Don Siegelman calls an American Hero and Modern Day Joan of Arc for having the courage to stand up to Karl Rove when he was at the pinnacle of his power. I consider Jill one of the top intelligence assets in the U.S.--for the people of the U.S.
Jim March is Secretary, and I am Treasurer.
You can access both organizations and contribute at http://electionprotectionaction.org/ "
Cha
(304,676 posts)elleng
(135,660 posts)I hope DU can become a resource for Cliff, his colleagues, and his important projects at ElectionProtection.
Cha
(304,676 posts)in getting more Democrats elected in upcoming elections.
They're working hard on litigation, and related matters I think, and we definitely have to participate.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)and
http://www.866ourvote.org/
Which one is it?
I got them from googling your link which I think is misspelled:
ElectionProtetionAction.org, so I added a c to it:
ElectionProtectionAction.org
elleng
(135,660 posts)going to Cherry Blossoms, fresh!!!
THANK YOU!
elleng
(135,660 posts)Tried this???
ElectionProtetionAction.org
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Firefox can't find the server at
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Every other place is working fine...
And it's 90 degrees where your are?
elleng
(135,660 posts)Will look around, fresh.
OK. Lemme know if it works!
http://electionprotectionaction.org/
freshwest
(53,661 posts)elleng
(135,660 posts)Yes, thinking of lemonade!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Get cooled off. Wasn't it snowing there last month?
Just same old same old here. Not too hot, not too cold, mostly cloudy.
elleng
(135,660 posts)Just added quotation marks. "I" is Cliff!
Yes. it snowed here last month (I think.)
freshwest
(53,661 posts)By JENNIFER EPSTEIN - 3/28/13
...The order directs the nine-member panel to produce a report for Obama within six months of its first public meeting that will "identify best practices and otherwise make recommendations to promote the efficient administration of elections in order to ensure that all eligible voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots without undue delay, and to improve the experience of voters facing other obstacles in casting their ballots, such as members of the military, overseas voters, voters with disabilities, and voters with limited English proficiency."
The presidential commission joins another federal panel tasked with monitoring elections, the Election Assistance Commission, which was created by the Help America Vote Act, Congress's effort to fix some of the voting problems encountered during the 2000 presidential election. Republicans have since let the EAC languish, refusing to appoint members and calling for the panel to be dissolved. ...
"Fix that" quickly became a refrain for election-reform advocates and, before the end of the year, several congressional Democrats had introduced new legislation aimed at examining or improving the election system. More bills came from Democrats after the start of the new Congress in January.
But, as POLITICO reported in January, there's not much that Obama can directly do to fulfill his problem of fixing the election system. Most election laws are determined by states and local jurisdictions, and even where the federal government does have oversight, Republicans are reluctant to do anything on elections at the federal level. Most of Obama's power on the issue comes from his ability to leverage his bully pulpit to encourage state and local governments to act, something he'll try to do with his commission's findings.
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/03/obama-to-sign-order-creating-election-reform-commission-160422.html
Edited for the 4 paragraph rule. There is a video at the link, also a pdf is downloadable of the order there. Once again, it's up to us to give Obama a Congress to get this done.