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October 21, 2005
Reminder - Houston City Council Candidates Forum - Voter Verifiable Paper Ballots - Oct. 25
Tuesday, Oct. 25 7:30 p.m.
Rice University
The Rice University Young Democrats and The Progressive Populist Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party invite all Houston City Council candidates to hear a brief presentation of the Election Reform Committee of the Harris County Democratic Party's position regarding the necessity for a voter verifiable paper trail with our Hart Intercivic ('e-Slate') electronic voting system.
We will then encourage questions and dialogue from city council candidates on this issue.
The City of Houston has the authority to build such items into its contracts for voting systems/services used in city elections provided by Harris County and therefore Council members can influence the direction of such a requirement.
Location: Rice University, Duncan Hall, McMurtry Auditorium located inside Entrance One at the intersection of Main and Sunset. When you the reach Founder's Court (the lawn in front of Lovett Hall that terminates the main drive), Duncan Hall is visible to the right. Visitor parking is available in the lots on either side of the Founder's Court. A credit card is required.
Contact Email Address for Event:
Houston at TexasPopulists dotcom
Event Fee:
Voluntary donations to the Rice University Young Democrats are tax-deductible and greatly appreciated.
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Ron and I will be at this forum, and I would encourage everyone who reads this blog to attend. We need to hold our city councilmembers' feet to the fire on this voter verifiable paper ballot initiative. It is imperative we get these paper ballots in order to restore our democracy. As far as I'm concerned, we should make our city councilmembers sign some sort of pledge to put this item into the City of Houston contract for voting systems used in our city elections. I don't want somebody's word on this. I want their signature in writing.
Posted by: Kris Graham at October 21, 2005 08:56 PM