CA VOTERS NEED YOUR HELP

[EFerrari]

(Padme posted this in GD:P & in CA forum)

Some of you may remember, CA SOS Shelley had the guts to decertify Diebold. Well, soon as he did, the witch hunt started.

He's being accused of being a cranky boss and of mishandling HAVA funds. I don't know if these charges are true but the timing is unmistakable. If they are true, let it be proven in a court of law.

The SACTO Bee says he's thinking about resigning. We can't let him do that.

If you want another Democrat to stand up for your vote and against the machines, PLEASE call his office and tell him we'll go to bat for him. Ask him NOT to resign.

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Padme's post:

Arnold is trying to get through ballot initiatives for Texas-style redistricting in California and part of the plan involves getting rid of Kevin Shelley, who has worked hard to protect voters' rights in California. According to a Sacramento Bee article, Shelley is considering resigning. We must stop him before California and its electoral votes go the way of Ohio and Florida.

There is an urgent action alert up at patrickhenrythinktank.org

Here is Shelley's contact information. If you call, you will have to follow the extension menu to other (6) and then the option for the
the executive office. Lend him your support regardless of whether you are in or out of California.
CALL: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Here is a resolution that the PHDC, the most active and progressive Democratic club in Southern California passed unanimously a week ago. This is the same group that worked to put together the Orange County Counter-Coronation.

RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR KEVIN SHELLEY

Whereas, Californians had access to a paper ballot in November, 2004, while people in many others states did not, and California voters will have a voter-verifiable paper trail where there are voting computers in California in 2006 and individuals of other states may not, and

Whereas, unlike J. Kenneth Blackwell, Glenda Hood and numerous other Secretaries of State, Kevin Shelley worked to help voters have an increased opportunity to have their votes counted and has worked in a non-partisan manner to make election results more accurate, and

Whereas, the Republicans have created a politically motivated attack on Kevin Shelley for the apparent purpose of replacing Secretary of State Shelley with someone who will make it easier to rig elections,

Therefore be it resolved that the Patrick Henry Democratic Club supports Kevin Shelley and calls on all government officials to back Kevin Shelley in his fight against the partisan attacks by opponents of fair elections.

Be it further resolved that the Patrick Henry Democratic Club condemns all such attacks upon Mr. Shelley as the partisan attempts to undermine our election system that they are.


Passed unanimously on January 17, 2005.

http://patrickhenrythinktank.org/res-shel.html