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The North Carolina Coalition for Verified Voting
Instant runoff voting "joins 'Internet Voting' and 'Vote-by-Mail' schemes as the latest bad ideas poised to further cripple American democracy" ~ Brad Friedman , national blogger and sometimes contributor to the Guardian UK
IF YOU VOTED IN HENDERSONVILLE NORTH CAROLINA'S NOVEMBER 2009 IRV MUNICIPAL ELECTION WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Did you vote on election day, during early voting or absentee by mail?
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Did you know that you would be asked to rank choices on the ballot?
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Did you understand how to vote?
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Were the instructions clear?
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Did you like this new ranked choice voting method?
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What was source of your voter education about Instant Runoff Voting?
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Describe any problems you had in voting.
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Did you rank choices?
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If you ranked choices, how many did you rank?
- Do you understand how instant runoff votes are counted?
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Did you know that if your choices are not for the top two candidates, you will not be voting in the "runoff"?
- Did you know that your additional choices may go uncounted if there is a winner in the first round of voting?
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Do you want all votes, including the additional ranked choices - to be counted and publicly reported, so you can see how much support each candidate received?
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Do you prefer traditional one-to-one runoff elections or IRV?
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May we use your name? (Your name will be kept anonymous if you prefer)
Please email your response to joyce@ncvoter.net and thank you for helping us.
North Carolina: Touch Screens Show High Rate of Unrecorded Votes for President in 2008 Paper Ballots Found More Efficient at Recording Voters' Choices...more at the link
BLOGS updated frequently:
No IRV in NC! This blog is for people to comment on the problems with Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) and how we can keep it from creeping into North Carolina under the disguise of election reform.
Protect US Elections - Stop Instant Runoff Voting Instant Runoff Voting in the US - Reports and news about Instant Runoff Voting. Educating and informing the public and government officials.
Instant Runoff Voting Facts Verses Fiction our partner website with information, reports, cost studies, news about Instant Runoff Voting in the US and also in other counties.
About us: The North Carolina Coalition for Verified Voting is a grassroots non-partisan organization fighting for clean and verified elections. We study and research the issue of voting to ensure the dignity and integrity of the intention of each voting citizen. The NC Voter Verified Coalition has consistently fought for increasing access, participation and ensuring the voter franchise. Contact Joyce McCloy, Director, N.C. Coalition for Verifiable Voting - phone 336-794-1240 - email Join the NC Coalition for Verified Voting
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4 years since Public Confidence in Elections Act passed!
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NC Verified Voting Legislative Successes
SL 2005-323 Public Confidence in Elections Law - signed into law on August 26, 2005 - voter verified paper ballots.
SL 2006-192 NC Election audit language improved. See SECTION 7.(b) G.S. 163‑182.2(b) signed into law on August 3, 2006.
S.L. 2007-391 Ends the "No Match No Vote" policy in North Carolina that blocked thousands of eligible voters from registering to vote. Signed into law on 08/19/2007. See "Making sure it counts" in the Aug 29,07 issue of the Washington Daily News. |
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In August, 2005 the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Public Confidence in Elections Act, SL 323 which mandated that every voting system in the state produce or use a voter verified paper ballot. This law also set standards for voting systems software and for the vendors selling the software. North Carolina led the way as one of only a dozen or so states with a verified voting law at the time.
This law has been applauded by several national organizations including the Brennan Center for Justice, Common Cause and the Verified Voting Foundation. The law has been defended in court by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Even today we continue to work to protect the high standards of the Public Confidence in Elections Act while seeking new ways to ensure the voter franchise. |
Wise words: "Every voting system (perhaps every system of any kind) is insecure. Making them more secure is a desirable secondary priority, but unless we focus everyone on ensuring both auditability and effective auditing, we're just going to create an impossible muddle." ~ Dr. David L. Dill, Founder of the Verified Voting Foundation |
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