What do we know about this group? electionline.org

[Melissa G]

What do we make of them?

http://www.electionline.org/

[panader0]

1. About "them"?

Are you refering to ex-cons being given the vote? Didn't they "pay their debt to society"? Have you ever broken the law? Ever get caught? Wanna vote?

[Melissa G]

2. Well no... I was referring to their staff below or maybe the advisory board

Staff

Doug Chapin (Director) is an attorney with an extensive background in election issues, including service as Democratic Elections Counsel to the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Rules and Administration. He holds a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center as well as a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Dan Seligson (Editor) covered election reform for Stateline.org before joining the Election Reform Information Project. He has covered Congress and federal agencies for PlanetGov.com and Virginia politics for the Journal Newspapers. He attended Columbia University’s School of Journalism and Connecticut College.


M. Mindy Moretti (Writer) most recently covered election issues for the National Association of Counties. In addition to elections, she wrote about a variety of topics for County News including immigration and the methamphetamine epidemic currently facing counties. She served as a publications coordinator for a conservation organization, a features reporter for a daily newspaper and has worked as a special assistant for The Washington Post on countless election nights. She is a graduate of West Virginia University.

Sean Greene (Research Director) most recently examined voter turnout issues as the research associate for the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate. He received his masters degree in international affairs from George Washington University and his bachelors degree in political science from Colby College.

Suzeth Pimentel (Administrative Coordinator) has spent more than six years managing and supervising companies and nonprofits in the Washington area. She most recently served as the office manager at the Central American Resource Center.

Alyson Freedman, (Researcher) electionline.org's first intern, recently rejoined the project in a full-time capacity. She is a 2004 graduate of The George Washington University with degrees in both political science and international affairs. Alyson has considerable experience with the electoral process, having also interned with EMILY’s List, and Massachusetts State Representative Shirley Gomes, where she was the first recipient of the Legislature's Arthur Lambert Memorial Scholarship.

[onthebench]

3. I have known them from the beginning

I have dealt with just about all of them since they began. I think that most of their work is done by college interns looking to make it in the world of political reporting. I have personally told them rebuttals to the spin machine voting machine company propaganda and they have run it in the past. Their only flaw is that since they report what is being reported for the most part, they need grant type money for them to survive. Of course people fighting the power don't have as much as the deep pocket voting machine companies...

[Melissa G]

4. Thanks on the bench! Welcome to DU!

:hi: Any other folks who have been around the forum a while know this bunch?

[Melissa G]

5. Advisory board listed below...

Advisory Board

electionline.org is pleased to be associated with the experts who have agreed to serve on our Advisory Board. Together, these Board members span a range of fields, from academia to journalism to election administration on the federal, state and local levels.

Ed Fouhy - Chair
Pew Center on the States/stateline.org
Washington, DC

David Broder
The Washington Post
Washington, DC

Jennie Drage
National Conference of State Legislatures
Denver, CO

Ernest Hawkins
Sacramento County Registrar of Voters
Sacramento, CA

Doug Lewis
The Election Center
Houston, TX

Thomas Mann
Brookings Institution
Washington, DC

Robert Montjoy
Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Lee Page
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Washington, DC

Jim Pickman
Consultant
Washington, DC

The Hon. Sharon Priest
Secretary of State of Arkansas
Little Rock, AR

Tony Sirvello III
International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers
Houston, TX

Richard Smolka
Election Administration Reports
Washington, DC

Tim Storey
National Conference of State Legislatures
Denver, CO

The Hon. Ron Thornburgh
Secretary of State of Kansas
Topeka, KS

[onthebench]

6. I can say I have met with five of them

Thornburgh is a pretty good politician. Speaks well. Has a perfect family. Probably would rather be governor than SOS. He was president of the SOS org.

Doug Lewis has been demonized plenty on DU. You can find lots of dirt on him.

Ernie, I thought was out of the elections game. He was the first to use a VVPR in the 2002 elections for early voting.

Sharon Priest I thought was also retired. She was the president of the SOS during the 2000 debacle. She spoke a lot during that time. She is harmless.

Tony Sirvello is the first to use a large scale version of the Hart machine in Harris County. He thinks that it is war against people who want honest elections. He is worse than Lewis in my opinion.

I am sure that I met the others at some point. I just do not recall them at the moment.