Contact the Secretary of State's Panel by Tuesday, April 6
     RE: Need to Decertify PAPERLESS Voting
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  If we act TODAY, by simply writing letters, it is possible
  that California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley will
  take the critical step of decertifying PAPERLESS,
  electronic voting systems in California and prevent them
  from being used this November.

  Please eMail Michael Wagaman, who is compiling the letters:
      mwagaman@ss.ca.gov
  He needs to receive the letters NO LATER THAN TUESDAY at 5 PM

  Here are comments from Kim Alexander, President of
  California Voter:

  

        There is a very good possibility that California Secretary
        of State Kevin Shelley will decertify paperless, electronic
        voting systems in California and prevent them from being
        used this November.

        The call for decertification arose in California following
        widespread disenfranchisment of thousands of California
        voters in the March 2, 2004 election due to technical
        problems with electronic voting systems.  In Alameda
        county, problems with Diebold smart card encoders impacted
        one-fourth of the county's polling places; in San Diego
        county, encoder problems impacted nearly 40 percent of the
        county's pollling places.  In Orange county, thousands of
        voters were given the wrong electronic ballots; many were
        unable to cast votes in contests for which they were
        eligible, while others were allowed to vote in districts in
        which they did not reside.

        It is crucial that Secretary Shelley hear from lots of
        people encouraging him to decertify electronic voting
        systems.  On April 21 and 22, the Secretary of State's
        Voting Systems and Procedures Panel will take public
        testimony and decide either then, or shortly after the
        hearing, whether paperless electronic voting machines will
        be prohibited in California this November.

        It is imperative that Secretary Shelley hear from concerned
        voters who support decertification before April 21.  Please
        take a moment to communicate your concerns with Secretary
        Shelley and urge decertification.


  PLEASE send a statement to:

  Kevin Shelley, California Secretary of State
  c/o
  Voting Systems and Procedures Panel Michael Wagaman
  mwagaman@ss.ca.gov


  Send the statement no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April
  6, in order to have it included in the Panel's information
  packet.

  The official agenda is here:
   http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/vsp_042104.pdf