[imc-st.louis] Friday 5/9 Film @ CAMP: Uncounted, the New Math of American Elections

[Ben West]

Film showing @ CAMP
 Friday, May 9, 2008, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
 3026 Minnesota Street, St. Louis. MO 63118
 Corner of Minnesota and Cherokee, between Grand and Jefferson

 The documentary "Uncounted, The New Math of American Elections" tells
 about many problems that have affected the outcome of elections in
 recent years

 Sponsor: Missourians for Honest Elections
 Contact Helen McIntosh
 http://mohonestelections.org

 MoHE is specifically focused on the problems associated with using
 touch screen voting equipment. It is important that the public be
 aware of the problems that exist with this expensive equipment.
 Optical scanning equipment is subject to the same computer problems
 reported in touch screen equipment. However, the paper ballots can
 (and should) be hand counted for verification of the machine counts.
 In order for the counting of paper ballots to be reliable, it needs to
 be done very quickly and carefully after the polls close, preferably
 at the polling place before the ballots are transported to a central
 facility. In some countries, the vote counts are posted immediately at
 each polling place, for all interested parties to see. Such
 transparent elections go a long way toward supporting democracies.

 In order for MoHE to get the attention of the election authorities, we
 need a lot of people to be aware of the issues and to speak up.
 Democracy requires that our votes are counted correctly.

 This film will be shown in the bamboo floor room. enter through the
 3026 door on Minnesota Street.

 More about MoHE: http://www.mohonestelections.org/
 More about "Uncounted": http://www.uncountedthemovie.com/
 More about CAMP: http://stlcamp.org


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Ben West
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