www.TangibleBallot.org

Please help circulate and qualify this California ballot initiative, to keep our voting process simple, accessible, and honest.

Visit www.TangibleBallot.org today for full details of why this initiative is important, and ways you can help.

Some key points:

• Existing California law considers an electronic touchscreen to be a ballot, along with the traditional definition of a marked “card” or piece of paper. (Elections Code 301(e)).
• Supporters of the Tangible Ballot Initiative believe that it is a mistake to consider an “electronic touchscreen” to be a “ballot.” The reason for this is that the voter’s choice is not permanently recorded on an electronic touchscreen “ballot,” and it is permanently recorded on a tangible paper ballot.
• We believe an electronic touchscreen should not be legally considered a “ballot” because:
  • Computer “glitches” are known to happen.
  • Computer hacking is a well practiced art form, and it is inevitable that persons will attempt to hack into electronic voting machines.
• We can only have true confidence in verifying the vote count if the ballot is tangible. Tangible ballots are the best proof of how people actually voted.
• This is a non-partisan movement of persons who believe strongly in democracy, that each person’s vote should count. “We don’t care who you vote for, just that your vote is properly counted.”
• We welcome your help for this important cause, whether monetary, and/or by effort or services or other means of support.

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