Guess who's on the Corporate Affiliate Roster of the Natl Assoc. of SOS's?

[Amaryllis]

http://www.nass.org/corpaffiliates/roster.html
See any familiar corporate names here?


And while you're at it, check this out:
http://www.nass.org/Post%20Election%20Statement.pdf

For Immediate Release
Meredith B. Imwalle
Director of Communications
202.624.3528 direct
[e-mail]
November 8, 2004

Statement on 2004 Election

Secretaries Take Issue with Detractors, Ask Election Assistance Commission to Begin Important Work

Some detractors have suggested that this year's presidential election did not run smoothly. Certainly, our nation's
election system is not perfect. This year, we saw long lines at polling places and large numbers of provisional ballots
cast. But the administration of this November's election was successful, and in line with what Congress intended when
it passed The Help America Vote Act (HAVA).

We recognize that better allocation of resources and improved poll worker training would have helped cut down on
voters' wait time. We accept the fact that better voter education campaigns and poll worker training could have
reduced the number of provisional ballots cast. We also know that Americans with no confidence in the system would
not have waited as many as eight hours in some cases to vote, and that for the first time, no voter was turned away.

The states successfully administered free, fair and accurate elections even though HAVA hasn't been fully funded and
the federal commission it created was nine months late taking office. There have been no calls for massive recounts
and no claims of widespread voter disenfranchisement. Every state met HAVA's 2004 deadlines. Several states even
completed reforms they could have postponed until 2006: at least nine states were ready with statewide voter
registration databases and Americans with disabilities voted independently for the first time in many states.

The secretaries of state believe it's time now to focus on the work ahead, and we look to the U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC) to begin the important work HAVA assigned to them. We urge the EAC to engage the chief state
election officials and to solicit their input in order to accomplish the following within the next six months:

• Develop and publish updated national voluntary voting system guidelines in time for states to meet the
January 1, 2006 HAVA deadline for implementing disabled-accessible equipment.
• Develop and publish recommended guidelines for statewide voter registration databases well in advance of
HAVA's January 1, 2006 deadline.
• Begin a thorough and comprehensive review of any claims of voter fraud and intimidation. Work with chief
state election officials and the civil rights community to address them.
• Initiate a survey of all fifty states designed to gather recommended poll worker recruitment and training
practices. Study poll worker responsibilities and work to simplify the process.

We look forward to helping the EAC, the designated clearinghouse for election administration information, complete
these vital projects. We also encourage the EAC to fully utilize the Standards Board and Board of Advisors.

The nation's chief state election officials have worked hard to achieve significant election reform, and we will continue
to work toward one uniform outcome -- a positive voting experience for every American.

[Kip Humphrey]

1. Sharks feeding on a school of SoSs and devouring our electoral system

[emlev]

2. Maybe we can think of some other sponsors for them

From their FAQ:
How can a company become a NASS corporate affiliate?

A: As a non-profit organization, NASS relies on financial support from public and private partners. The association offers a number of benefits packages for corporate affiliates, including automatic conference registration privileges and Web site listings.

For more information, contact Leslie Reynolds at [e-mail]

[starmaker]

3. MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS

i guess the spread of democracy includes
election machines and computer vote count

[Carolab]

4. A report on their national 2005 convention from Free Press

http://wwww.freepress.org/departments/display/20/2005/1162

[Ellipsis]

5. The deadline for HAVA need be EXTENDED...

and a moratorium of voting automation equipment employed. We know it to be vulnerable. Whats the hurry? Whats the hurry? Prices for technology will continue to downtrend. We save money, if nothing else.

MY 2 cents....the Presidential, senate and congressional races should always be paper ballets manually counted.