Commonweal Institute
April 2009 Newsletter
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We are your Conduit to the National Policy Conversation Electronic Voting Machines ProjectElectronic Voting Machines ProjectWe hope that you can take the time to become informed on these issues, and inform others. Contents:
Articles and reports discussing problems with electronic voting machines:Voter News Service: What Went Wrong? Tags: voting, electronic voting, election, ballots Voting and ElectionsPart of "Electronic Voting Machines Project"
The security of elections and the ability of citizens to participate in the political process by voting are fundamental to our democracy. However, the history of elections has shown that when there are opportunities for fraud and deception, there will almost certainly be individual and organized efforts to exploit them. Various forms of disenfranchisement and voter intimidation have also long been a feature of elections. The Progressive Ideas Leadership RetreatSummaryLeaders of 25 major progressive ideas institutions responded to a call from four peer institutions and met from December 10-12, 2007 in Tarrytown, NY. The retreat revealed much common ground, and participants recognized that they constitute an “ideas
sector” for the cause of progressive politics and social justice.
Participants have chosen to move together, beyond the
organization-logic that necessarily guides each of their institutions
individually, into a series of commitments and actions guided by
movement-logic aimed at bringing shared progressive values and policies
to the fore in American society. April 2003 Newsletter
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