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Subject:Fw: A Call for Support- Ohio Public Hearings to Investigate

Voting Irregularities and Disenfranchisement

 

 

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" Amy Fay Kaplan " <afk

 

Friday, November 05, 2004 2:29 PM

A Call for Support- Ohio Public Hearings to Investigate

Voting Irregularities and Disenfranchisement

 

 

> Friends, Community Leaders, Journalists, and Elections experts,

>

> The League of Pissed Off Voters and the Ohio Citizens Alliance for

Secure Elections (CASE-OH) are calling for public hearings to

investigate November 2nd voting irregularities and voter suppression

in Ohio.

>

> Local citizens are asking for statewide and national support to hold

these hearings Friday 11/12 and Saturday 11/13 in Columbus, OH. We

want to hear testimony from voters throughout the state who

experienced or witnessed voter disenfranchisement, voter intimidation,

or instances of systematic voter suppression. We hope to expose the

systemic undermining of our democratic process and assess how to

respond to racial disenfranchisement and suppressionof voters.

 

John Kerry may have conceded this election, but we will not concede

> our right to a fair and equitable democratic process.

>

> This is a preliminary call for support to you and other leaders who

can help make the first crucial steps happen.

>

> What we are doing now:

> 1) Building a coalition that, we hope, will expand to national

organizations such as the NAACP, MoveOn, and Election Protection

Coalition;

> 2) Working to secure a room in the Ohio Statehouse or the Franklin

County Board of Elections for next Friday and Saturday;

> 3) Raising money to bring in experts such as Lynn Landes ( " In These

Times " ), Bev Harris (www.blackboxvoting.org), Greg Palast, and others; and

> 4) Getting announcements out to the community to gather those who

can offer public testimony regarding their experiences at the polls.

>

> What you can do:

> 1) Email or call us to let us know that you and/or your organization

will be a part of the coalition to sponsor this public hearing, and

that you'll spread the word through your networks; and

> 2) Contribute to the fund to bring in key speakers/experts for the

public hearing, as well as to cover costs for reserving rooms, hiring

stenographers to transcribe the hearings, etc.

>

> Here are a few articles on the types of voter

suppression/disenfranchisementthat we are hoping to expose:

>

> Kerry Won. Greg Palast, Tompaine.com

> http://www.tompaine.com/articles/kerry_won_.php

>

> Did Kerry Concede Too Soon? Bob Fitrakis, The Free Press

> http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/3/2004/981

>

> Was the Ohio Election Honest and Fair? Institute for Public Accuracy

> http://www.accuracy.org/press_releases/PR110304.htm

>

> In peace,

>

> Amy Kaplan and Jonathan Meier

> The League of Pissed Off Voters

>

> Cell 248-943-2335

> Home 614-405-2160

> amy

>

> www.indyvoter.org

> www.caseohio.org