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| 1. | Name: | New Yorkers for Verified Voting | |||||||||
| 2. | Voting Machine Position: | Con to the question "Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process?" | |||||||||
| 3. | Reasoning: |
"This new era of computerized intervention in the voting process presents many dangers and challenges to citizens in a democracy... As citizens of New York State, we share the concerns about DREs with many computer professionals and others around the United States. We believe that optical scanners are a better choice because they are a more reliable, accurate, auditable and cost effective voting system. (From the organization's website, accessed 7/28/2006) |
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Credibility Ranking: |
Organization/VIP/Other: Individuals and organizations that do not fit into the other star categories |
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| 5. | Organization | ||||||||||
| A. Description: | "A non-partisan, not-for-profit corporation of New York State, working for secure, reliable, accessible, and verifiable standards for voting systems and elections and educating and organizing on issues surrounding voting and elections in the 21st Century."(From the organization's website, accessed 7/28/2006)
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| B. Mission: | "To ensure that all eligible citizens can vote, and that their votes will be accurately counted." (From the organization's website, accessed 7/28/2006)
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| C. Structure: | New York State 501(c)(3) nonprofit | ||||||||||
| D. Members / Constituents: |
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| F. Sr. Executive: | Bo Lipari | ||||||||||
| G. Title: | Executive Director | ||||||||||
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| I: # of offices: | 1 | ||||||||||
| I: Staff: | 5
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| 6. | Relevant Affiliations: | None listed | |||||||||
