Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 16:36:06 -0700
From: buttrick@brownbain.com ("John Buttrick")
Subject: Re:[lpaz-govcom] Glendale initiative.
Reply-To: lpaz-govcom@yahoogroups.com
Here are my thoughts. I'm not so worried about the definition of
"ballots," it's the word "manual" which is the crux of this thing, I think.
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Subject: [lpaz-govcom] Glendale initiative.
Author: <lpaz-govcom@yahoogroups.com>
Date: 2/15/01 2:56 PM
John B.,
Can you please point out any glaring (and maybe not so glaring) mistakes?
Thanks,
Ernie
An Initiative Measure
AN INITIATIVE MEASURE AMENDING ARTICLE IX OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
GLENDALE, BY ADDING SECTION 11, RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
TEXT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Be it enacted by the people of the City of Glendale:
Section 1 Article IX of the Charter of the City of Glendale is amended to
read:
11. Manual Ballot counts; Self-Executing; Printing.
Section 11.
In each election, the official certified vote totals shall be determined
solely by a manual tabulation of the valid ballots cast.
a) Any ordinance, rule, provision or policy to the contrary not withstanding,
the provisions of this section shall be, in all respects, self-executing.
b) For purposes of this section, in each election all valid ballots
must be printed in black on white materials,
and shall be of a size and arrangement to fit the construction of any voting
device used.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/16/00468.htm paragraph #2 helps to define
what a ballot is.
100 word description will be.
This change will assure the voting public that all election results are
fair, correct and verifiable. By assuring a manual count of ballots, the
possibility of vote fraud will be minimized. No longer will voters have to
"hope" that their votes are counted correctly by machines. With passage of this
provision, we will all be guaranteed that each individual vote will be counted
without exception. That will mean that the voices of the voters will be heard
and that no election can be "stolen."
Just got a call from Tim Weaver. He will be the Glendale voter to file
it,... yeah!
Glendale is sooooo in for IT!
Ernie
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