Citizens for Fair Elections

[Junkdrawer]

Folks, it’s becoming clearer and clearer that a non-profit lobby organization is needed to promote election reform in this country.

When I first took up the touch-screen voting machine issue, I believed that it would be simply a matter of educating a few national (Democratic ???) political leaders on the issue and the matter would be quickly solved by self-interest on the part of the politicians. That is turning out to be quite naïve. Moreover, it seems that the very organizations we would normally turn to as lobbyists are, in many cases, inexplicably on the other side of the issue. And to cap it all off, we are finding that the issue goes far beyond touch screen voting machines and extends into a bewildering array of laws that lock away the very evidence needed to establish just how far down the rabbit-hole the country is.

So I ask, who here has experience:

1.) Forming non-profit corporations
2.) Forming political lobby organizations
3.) Writing grants
4.) Approaching the right people for founder’s grants
5.) Managing such a corporation once formed

I believe that, once properly formed, we will have no problem attracting nationally known leaders on the issue. I also believe that, after the next few elections, this organization will be a “growth opportunity” attracting a larger and larger audience.

Our founding principle: All elections should be auditable and audited and that the paper trail generated by free elections should be open for all to examine.

Any interest?

[shance]

1. Hi Junkdrawer -

Great title for the organization. I would definitely be interested - especially since this is the issue we have to address and no doubt it's something all Americans need to be informed about.

I have worked extensively in the non-profit world. Sounds as though you have done alot of research on this issue. Of course I would suggest speaking or emailing Bev Harris, whom you have either already communicated with***, or at least you have seen from the threads what a great source of information and experience she has on the voter-fraud issue.

Would love to talk with you further about it. You can always post or send me a pm.

Thanks**

[Junkdrawer]

2. BTW: Bev would support the project...

As long as she didn't have to do all the work. :)

I'll be talking to a few heavy hitters in the coming weeks. It would be good to know people would get behind such an organization.

[RedEagle]

3. Voting Group

We have a small, informal group in my state and we call ourselves, Citizens for Voting Integrity.

Like your idea. Problem will be in keeping it from being infiltrated and undermined from within. That takes a while but as we're seeing, some are willing to do that.