Official Zogby Release Out: 92% Support Public Supervision of Elections

[Land Shark]

Zogby poll: strong 92% support public access & info re vote counting
<http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1163 > (press release weblink)

An extraordinary 92% of Americans believe that the public should have the right to observe vote counting and obtain information about it, according to a brand new Zogby poll of 1018 registered likely voters, taken August 11-15, 2006.

Attorney Paul Lehto, who commissioned the Zogby Poll*, stated "If there are any American political values that rate any higher than election transparency, we haven't been able to find them. But if such political values exist, they CERTAINLY ARE NOT UNDER THE ATTACK THAT ELECTION TRANSPARENCY IS. This attack on transparency and loss of public rights to observe and supervise their own elections has occurred because of widespread government purchases of electronic voting machines that feature software claimed by vendors to be protected by trade secrecy and proprietary rights against any public observation or disclosure. Because of $4 billion in federal funding to states and counties under the Help America Vote Act of 2002, these new invisible electronic ballots are used by a rapidly increasing majority of Americans against the wishes of 92% of all Americans, according to Zogby. Under electronic voting run under this regime of trade secrecy, American citizens are never allowed at any time to verify if their elections are open, honest and accurate, and the government actually ends up ganging up with its vendors to fight citizen requests for information about the secret vote counting that is occurring. It is by no means "progress" to take checks and balances or public oversight out of elections, it is more like the biggest step backwards for democracy imaginable."

For more information and blogging, see democraticunderground.com and <http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3276 >

Please feel free to post to websites, and distribute widely.

Paul Lehto
Attorney at Law
PO Box 254
Everett, WA 98206
425-422-1387

* Some financial and advisory assistance on the Zogby poll was received from www.democracyfornewhampshire.com and Michael Collins of www.electionfraudnews.com

[Bill Bored]

1. OK, is THIS the one we're supposed to nominate? nt

[Benhurst]

2. I guess so. Enthusiastically recommended: #4

[Land Shark]

3. You guess right!! And I hope that folks don't kick the "delay" thread

since it is no longer applicable.

[FogerRox]

4. A little "K" and a little "R"

[Land Shark]

5. hey thanks, a little k and a little r goes a long way!

[Land Shark]

6. Trying to keep this thread above obsolete one saying "delay" in Release

there is no delay, the zogby release went out Wednesday

[freedomfries]

7. K & R

thanks Land Shark! Well done!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

8. The Zogby Poll is in ElectionLine news

The Zogby Poll was a great idea, and creative.
A smart move.

Election line referred to it in their newsletter today near the bottom of
their newsletter, but in the newsletter never the less :

electionline Weekly - August 24, 2006
electionline.org
I. In Focus This Week

A newly-released poll by Zogby International revealed a growing unease
among the American public with e-voting. According to the poll, more than
60 percent of respondents were "aware of news reports of flaws in
electronic voting machines and want members of the general public to be
able to watch votes be counted following an election."
The survey also found a vast majority (80 percent) want votes counted "in front of observers representing the public."
Landshark's Zogby Poll
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1163

[Land Shark]

9. Thank you WYVBC for posting the link. Let them never forget that poll!

(the elections officials that is) It should be a pleasure to see for any one truly committed to public service.