Columbus, OH 'Count Every Vote Rally', Monday, January 3

on edit: Flier link: http://www.ilcaonline.org/voterallyflyer.pdf

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Pro Democracy Count Every Vote Rally, Monday, January 3

By PDA, ILCA Associate Member

2:00 PM, Capitol Theater, 77 S. High Street, Columbus, OH

Columbus, OH - (Jan 2, 2005) – Tim Carpenter, Director of Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), announced that a coalition of grassroots organizations from across the nation, would hold a mass “Pro Democracy Count Every Vote Rally,” in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, January 3, 2005.

The rally, which will be held at the Capitol Theater, 77 S. High Street, across from Ohio State Capitol, begins at 2:00 PM. Coalition partners include Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, MoveOn.org, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the anti-war coalition United for Peace and Justice, PDA, Ohio State Senator Joyce Beatty, CASE Ohio and others.

Organizers say the rally, which is being held just days before the Electoral College convenes to confirm the election results, is an effort to keep the spotlight on the deepening investigation of voter irregularities in Ohio during the November 2nd Presidential election.

“The vote recount in Ohio is underway," stated Reverend Jesse Jackson. "The election challenge lawsuit has been filed, subpoenas are being prepared, and depositions are being planned. Hearings spearheaded by Congressman John Conyers are bringing forth new evidence of voter machine manipulation, and now Senator John Kerry has joined in the recount fight. We must have a thorough investigation of voter irregularities and the voter machines before Congress certifies the Electoral College vote on January 6th…Forty years ago, the Voting Rights Act was passed as a result of an independent, mass civil rights movement. We will carry forward that tradition in 2005, and continue the fight to count every vote and make sure every vote counts.”

More than half of the votes cast in Ohio were recorded on electronic voting machines owned by private corporations and which offer absolutely no audit trail. Rally organizers say they want forensic computer analysts to investigate the machines.

"We cannot expect to promote democracy around the world when we cannot even guarantee the right to vote in the state of Ohio,” said Carpenter “There are outstanding lawsuits and growing amounts of data proving votes were deliberately suppressed in Ohio. Until these issues can be fully aired by a Congressional investigation, we ask that Senators of conscience stand with the many members of the House who will contest the vote." PDA also initiated an on line petition effort urging Senators to stand with the House Representatives and challenge the vote count and avoid a repeat of the 2000 silence from the Senate.

“This will be the first of two very public rallies,” Carpenter noted. “We also plan on being present and in solidarity with many of these same groups in Washington DC on January 6th, the day Congress is scheduled to certify the vote.”

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That'll be a huge crowd

...God Bless em' - that must have been tough.

I'm in Oregon.....there is no way I can attend.

Good luck and my Prayers are that there will be THOUSANDS in attendance!!

here's the flier: http://www.ilcaonline.org/voterallyflyer.pdf

:kick:

...turnout. Please post an update, I would love to hear what went down.

I wish I could be at one of the rallies or in DC! Keep it up! :thumbsup: I do love this quote "We cannot expect to promote democracy around the world when we cannot even guarantee the right to vote in the state of Ohio,”

Thanks :toast:

I read on the Case Ohio message board that 900 are expected. No one seems to know yet about media coverage.

I know, I worked (performed) there in the 90s.

...I posted the event on a few other boards - I'll go ahead and kick them up in hopes that you might get an even bigger crowd.

or else I'd be there...but in spirit - I'm all over it!

I'll post an update later in the PM --- hopefully there will be some sort of media --

I know that some buses are coming from Chicago and some other areas (at least, they posted information here about it).

hopefully, since it's indoors, and since the recount was such a farce there will be more people -- it holds 900, someone here said...??


edited for early morning grammar glitches

but the website they gave for information doesn't exist. Anyone know when and where that one is?

Reminiscent of Election day. Appropriate, I guess.

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