DO SOMETHING! (on your own or JOIN US!)
 

ON ELECTION DAY!

Check your registration and poll

WHAT YOU CAN DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR!  (start with the easiest things!)

Meetup Find or start a "CountTheBallots.org" group in your area

Post (ex: philadelphia.craigslist.org/pol, etc.)
Chat (this is new, for groups convenience)

Send e-mail to friends, family, associates, news media, etc.
Order a tote-bag - it pays to advertise your rights!
 Call  radio/TV call-in shows - local and national
 Write letters to the editor (check word count, usually 200 words or less)
 Distribute flyers & posters throughout the year to friends, family, groups, businesses, etc.
 Join The FIRST FRIDAY campaign! Send our politicians a monthly message!
Promote legislation -- It's highly unlikely any legislation will pass until 2009, but we can get ready now & get started at the polls on Election Day, Nov. 4, 2008!
Attend public meetings
 Carry business cards that say, CountTheBallots.org

Check your registration and poll

JOIN US for monthly meetings, group events, etc..  Include your name and phone/cell number.  Let us know in your email if you want to:

  • receive news of monthly meetings
  • join a committee:
    • FLYER DISTRIBUTION - on Election Day
    • CITIZEN AUDITS - on Election Day
    • PUBLIC OUTREACH -  throughout the year: distribute flyers, staff tables, special events, sell tote bags, promote FIRST FRIDAY campaign, etc.
    • LEGISLATIVE - attend public meetings and/or meet with public officials
    • Video Crew - film "Shout Out" support and other events
    • Media outreach - contact media about special events, for interviews, etc.
    • Fundraising
    • Web design
    • Product design- Tote bags, t-shirts, etc.

THE 'FIRST FRIDAY' CAMPAIGN!

SEND LETTERS, the FIRST FRIDAY of every month, to your local, state, and federal political representatives.  It can be the same letter or note, but think about attaching a new article with each mailing from from the Latest News sources.  You can also ask for an appointment to talk to your political reps or a member of their staff.  Let them know that you will be writing them every week until we get back fair elections!

SAMPLE LETTER / SAMPLE POSTCARD (please feel free to alter)

Save money by using postcards: 27¢ vs 42¢ for envelope. Source: http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm100/what.htm

SHAPE

 

LENGTH

HEIGHT
Postcard minimum
maximum		 5 inch min.
6 inch max.		 3-1/2 inch min.
4-1/4 inch max.

WHO TO CONTACT:

  • U.S. president
  • U.S. senators (2)
  • U.S. representative
  • your state's Secretary of State (usually the person who certifies voting systems statewide)
  • state senator
  • state representative
  • county commissioners
  • county/city election board
  • mayor & city/town council

TAKE NOTE:  Send letters to the U.S. Congress to their LOCAL congressional offices.  Letters to the U.S. Congress in DC are scanned for anthrax and may not be delivered for three weeks, or intact.  E-mails and faxes are also an option. 

CONTACT INFORMATION:

SEND AN EMAIL OR LETTER TO FRIENDS, FAMILY, & ASSOCIATES

sample:

Dear friends and family:  I am writing to you to express my deep concern about America's voting system and to urge you to take action.  I read the following at the website, www.CountTheBallots.org.  It caught my attention.  I hope it catches yours.

"Voters & Candidates! We must return to paper ballots and hand-counts at the polls on Election Day!  Until that happens, we will never really know which candidate won this election or any other election - past, present, or future!  America's voting system is an open door to undetectable fraud and massive miscounts!  Today, 30% of all voting is by absentee or early, and 95% of all votes are computer-counted.  There is virtually nothing for poll watchers to watch!  Did you know that just two companies (ES&S and Diebold) started by two brothers (Bob and Todd Urosevich) computer-count 80% of all America’s votes (using touch screen machines and ballot scanners)?  Alarmed?  Then, please do something!"

I am urging my political representatives at every level of government to pass legislation that mandates "paper ballots and hand-counts at the polls on Election Day!"   Please visit www.CountTheBallots.org for more information and to find out other things we all can do.

FLYERS & POSTERS

We have 2-style signs you can download for distribution to friends, neighbors, local stores, general public.  You can print a sign on one side, then run it back through your printer and copy the flyer on the back side.  You can also tape to the window of your house or car!