"We Count!"

A conference/workshops for

Fair Elections and Democracy*

September 29/30 2006

Conference Website has moved to:

www.wecount2006.org

Mark your calendars for this historic event, occurring in

Cleveland, Ohio

at Cuyahoga Community College (Metro Campus) - (Note: this has changed from original venue.)
 

Confirmed speakers include:

Mark Crispin Miller
Bev Harris
Bob Fitrakis
Steve Freeman
Richard Hayes Phillips
Greg Coleridge
Harvey Wasserman
Ron Baiman
Bob Koehler
Jonathan Simon
Bruce O'Dell
Kathy Dopp
Shaun Tucker
Tony Minor
Victoria Lovegren and many more...

 

Theme:

Fair and honest elections in Ohio? In the USA? What can we citizens do to ensure our elections are fair and honest? What can we do to help elect people who represent our interests?
 

Topics include:

Electronic voting machines - are they good for America? The many tactics used to disenfranchize voters. Are our elections broken? How can individual citizens compete with large corporations for a voice in democracy? What do exit polls tell us? What did Ohio's exit polls say about past elections? Holding our election and elected officials accountable. Our rights as citizens. Our responsibility as Ohioans. Legislation: does it strengthen or weaken our elections? Renewal of the Voting Rights Act.
 

Workshops include:

House Bill 3 -- What does it mean for Ohio elections?

Voter ID -- What impact will it have on elections?

Citizen Lawsuits - How to file a pleading and get a trial scheduled?

Projects--Things citizens can do to help bring about honest elections include the following:

  • Official Booth Officials
  • Official Election Day Technician
  • Parallel Elections
  • Adopt a County Board of Elections
  • Collecting Election Data - Public Records Requests
  • Uploading Election Data to National Data Archive
  • Analysis of Election Data
  • Non-Exit Polling
  • Polling-place Watch - Capturing Election Results on Election Night
  • Precinct Watch - as Official Challengers/Witnesses
  • Lobbying to Keep Election Results from being Destroyed
  • Lobbying for Posting of Election Results
  • Manual Recounts
  • Litigation by Private Citizens - Asserting our power
  • Using your Technical/Communication skills for Democracy!
  • Filming/Recording Elections and Board Meetings

* Preliminary plans, as of 5/30/06

To volunteer to help plan and organize this important conference, please send email to victoria@ohiovigilance.org.