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DEVOTING
AN HOUR TO DEMOCRACY
IF YOU DECIDE TO CHECK THE POLLS THE NEXT DAY: The purpose of this project is to compare vote totals from a number of polling places and compare the results with published figures from the Registrar of Voter's Office. By law, the poll workers at each polling place must post the vote totals from each Diebold voting machine outside the voting place. These vote totals are on long strips of paper (like cash register tapes) and are to be posted for 72 hours outside the polling place. They are generally tacked or taped to a wall, usually near the entrance. There may be five to eight tapes posted tapes outside the polling place. These slips will hold the information needed to complete the election totals form. We are specifically tracking the races for Governor, Secretary of State, and Congress. 1. Please write the vote totals for each candidate from every voting machine onto the Diebold Vote Totals Chart. Download the form here. 2. In addition to the total votes cast, please be sure to write down the precinct number and machine numbers from the tapes onto the Vote Totals Form. 3. If at all possible, please take pictures of all the tapes posted, one medium range picture showing the tapes hanging from the wall and a close-up of each tape showing the top of tapes which contains the precinct and machine identification numbers as well as the races we are covering.
Please email
results to savervote@yahoo.com
or mail to ELECTION CODES PROTECTING YOUR RIGHT TO OBSERVE AT THE POLLING PLACE:
Even if the results are not posted, submit this form anyway. We want to know how well the Elections Code is being followed.
IF YOU DECIDE TO CHECK THE POLLS ELECTION NIGHT: If possible, arrive before 8:00 p.m. and watch the polls close and watch the printing of the results from the voting machines. We are specifically tracking the races for Governor, Secretary of State, and Congress. 1. Please write the vote totals for each candidate from every voting machine onto the vote totals chart. Download the form here. 2. In addition to the total votes cast, please be sure to write down the precinct number and machine numbers from the tapes onto the Diebold Vote Totals Form. 3. If at all possible, please take pictures of all the tapes posted, one medium range picture showing the tapes hanging from the wall and a close-up of each tape showing the top which holds the precinct and machine identification numbers as well as the races we are covering. ************************************ In addition to writing down each candidate's vote total there are a few more bits of information that would be quite helpful. 1. From the Voter Registration book please write down the total number of votes cast. 2. Anywhere on your form please write the total number of ballots received by the polling place: Absentee __________ , Provisional __________ , Paper __________ Spoiled __________ and Unused __________. 3. If you are able to get accesss to the exception log, copy any interesting information, for example, did any voting machines or printers break down. Did the vendor or County staff repair the machine.
Please
email results to savervote@yahoo.com or mail to ELECTION CODES PROTECTING YOUR RIGHT TO OBSERVE AT THE POLLING PLACE:
Even if the results are not posted and there is no information, submit this form anyway. We want to know how well the Elections Code is being followed.
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