Voter Confidence Committee

Voter Confidence Committee
of Humboldt County, CA

Poll Observer's Kit

VCC Hand-Count Sign-Up

NOW AVAILABLE

The Voter Confidence Committee
Report on Election Conditions in Humboldt County, CA (.pdf)
The Good, The Bad, and What Would Be Better

Find out why we launched
the Humboldt hand-count campaign

Humboldt Hand-Count Campaign Tool Kit

Sign-up sheet (help us find willing hand-counters)
1/2 page flier (report summary, link to website)
Fact sheet (electronic voting problems in Humboldt County)
Diagram comparing opscan and hand-counting (see below)
Spreadsheet tool* (forecasts labor, cost, and time needs for hand-counted elections)

*This powerful new tool was developed in collaboration with Democracy For New Hampshire.

Humboldt Media Covers Election Issues

November 30, 2007 - Peter B. Collins Radio Show (.mp3) Hear Key Excerpts:
VCC Co-Founder Dave Berman describes the diagram shown below.	Registrar of Voters Carolyn Crnich explains her opposition to hand-counting paper ballots.

PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dave Berman, 707-845-3749 or info@VoterConfidenceCommittee.org

Voter Confidence Committee Plans Primary Election Poll-Watching Election Watchdog Group Seeks Community Volunteers

January 28, 2008 - Humboldt election watchdog group the Voter Confidence Committee (VCC) will be organizing community volunteers for a poll-watching operation on Tuesday, February 5, the day of Californi's Presidential Primary Election. Those willing to help monitor the election can attend a VCC planning and training session this Tuesday, January 29, starting at 6pm at Old Town Coffee & Chocolates, 211 F Street in Eureka.

"The Voter Confidence Committee has repeatedly and clearly stated our concerns about privatized and secret vote counting," said VCC co-founder Dave Berman. "To the extent that we are able to see how our elections work, we believe the community has a responsibility to carefully watch what happens on Election Day."

Volunteers need not attend the training to participate and can obtain a list of things to watch for at the VCC website, www.VoterConfidenceCommittee.org. Even citizens not intending to participate are encouraged to contact the VCC with reports of anything unusual. A special Election Day hotline has been created at 707-633-4130, or via e-mail at integrity@VoterConfidenceCommittee.org.

The VCC will be coordinating activities on Election Night from a temporary base of operations at 322 Grotto Street in Eureka's Henderson Center. Members of the public are welcome to drop in.

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Last site update: 1/30/08