List of candidates promoting election integrity
From dKosopedia
The following candidates for state office have significantly promoted election integrity, and criticized threats against it, in their campaign platform, legislation, and/or litigation. In particular, they:
- acknowledge the problems (identified by the GAO and others) raised by direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines, especially those that do not provide a paper ballot, and
- discuss what they plan to do to address these problems.
Links
- SOS Project (project designed to solicit contributions to proactive Secretary of State candidates)
- Election Integrity Candidates site
2006 candidates for state Secretary of State
- Israel Torres, AZ (D)
- http://israelforarizona.com (supports recountable paper ballots) lost 2006 election
- Debra Bowen, CA (D)
- http://www.DebraBowen.com (California State Senator who has pushed current Secretary of State to decertify unsafe voting machines. Wrote the Voter Bill of Rights) won 2006 election
- Forrest Hill, CA (Green)
- http://www.voteforrest.org (supports a uniform statewide system of paper-based voting and reduced barriers for third-party candidates) lost 2006 election
- Ken Gordon, CO (D) (supports voter-verified paper records, legislation banning Secretary of State from serving as partisan chair) lost 2006 election
- Karen Handel, GA (R)
- http://www.karenhandel.com (running TV ads promising paper audit trail on electronic voting machines) won 2006 election
- Jill Stein, MA (Green)
- http://www.JillStein.org (supports recountable paper ballots) lost 2006 election 18%-82%
- John Bonifaz, MA (D)
- http://www.JohnBonifaz.com (defeated by William Galvin in 2006 primary)
- Carmella Sabaugh, MI (D)
- http://www.sabaughforsos.com (will hold election machine vendors accountable) lost 2006 election
- Mark Ritchie, MN (D)
- http://www.markritchie06.net (supports paper ballots) won 2006 election
- Jennifer Brunner, OH (D)
- http://www.JenniferBrunner.com (will ensure equal distribution of voting machines) won 2006 election
- Tim Kettler, OH (Green)
- http://www.sostim06.com/ (one of nine regional coordinators of the 2004 OH recount) lost 2006 election
- Deb Markowitz, VT
- http://www.debforvermont.com/ won 2006 election
2006 candidates for state Attorney General
- David Van Os, TX (D) dKos diary describing Van Os's participation in a suit against TX Sec. of State regarding electronic voting lost 2006 election
2006 candidates for state House of Representatives
- Charlie Grapski, FL (D) (23rd District) (arrested while investigating election irregularities; later withdrew)
- Stephanie Stuckey Benfield, GA (D) (85th District) (co-sponsored legislation mandating paper audit trail for electronic voting machines, received Defender of Democracy award for her efforts)
- Harry Geisinger, GA (R) (48th District) (co-sponsored legislation mandating paper audit trail for electronic voting machines, received Defender of Democracy award for his efforts, supported Karen Handel for Secretary of State)
- Jay Sweeney, PA (Green) (111th District)
2006 candidates for state Senate
- Vincent Fort, GA (D) (39th District) (sponsored legislation mandating paper audit trail for electronic voting machines, received Defender of Democracy award for his efforts)
- David Shafer, GA (R) (48th District) (co-sponsored legislation mandating paper audit trail for electronic voting machines, received Defender of Democracy award for his efforts, backed Karen Handel for Secretary of State)
- Jon Eich, PA (D) (34th District) (key figure in attempt to stop Centre County, PA from purchasing DREs)
2006 candidates for governor
- Rod Smith, FL (D) (see description in dKos diary at Petition for Election Reform in Florida) lost 2006 election
- Bob Fitrakis, OH (Green) ("fraudbuster" attorney who filed lawsuits in OH, worked with John Conyers) lost 2006 election
2006 candidates for U.S. Congress
- Michael Stettler, CA-24 (D) (Write-in candidate. Supports paper ballots and CA Senator Bowen's Voter Bill of Rights) lost 2006 election
- Xavier Becerra, CA-31 (D); posted dKos diaries against H.R.4844 and in favor of H.R.550; reelected in 2006
- Marcy Winograd, CA-36 (D); defeated by Jane Harman in primary
- Jeeni Criscenzo, CA-49 (D) (supports voter-verified paper records and mandatory audits) lost 2006 election
- Christine Jennings, FL-13 (D) brought lawsuits contesting 2006 election
- Clint Curtis, FL-24 (D) (whistleblower -- fraudulent voting software) lost 2006 election
- Cynthia McKinney, GA-4 (D) (appears in Votergate, Help America Vote - On Paper, American Blackout, etc.; was keynote speaker at the Nashville TN "Gathering to Save Our Democracy" Conference) (defeated in 2006 primary)
- John Laesch, IL-14 (D) (held press conference to express support for H.R. 550) lost 2006 election
- John Conyers, MI-14 (D) (wrote Preserving Democracy: What Went Wrong in Ohio (PDF)) won 2006 election
- Rush Holt, NJ-12 (D) (original sponsor of HR 550, the bill for voter-verified paper record ballots with routine random audits of all elections) won 2006 election
- Tony Barr, PA-9 (D) (favors routine random audits of precinct-level election results) lost 2006 election
- Michael Badnarik, TX-10 (Libertarian) (active in OH lawsuit) lost 2006 election
- Brian Baird, WA-3 (Democrat) (supports paper records for voting machines) won 2006 election
2006 candidates for U.S. Senate
- Kevin Zeese, MD (Unity -- Green, Libertarian, Populist) (co-founder of VoteTrustUSA, TrueVote MD; see campaign website) lost 2006 election
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