Everyone is welcome.
The Legislative Season is Here.
You Can Make A Difference.
YOU CAN ALSO HELP BY MAKING CALLS.
CALL RALLY IS SCHEDULED FOR WED MAY 20TH
PLEASE SIGN UP TO MAKE CALLS 5/20
Please Call:
--> Speaker of the NY Assembly: Carl Heastie 518-455-3791
--> Chair of the Election Law Committee, Latrice Walker: 518-455-4466
--> Your NY Assembly Rep (Find my NY Assembly Member)
Very Bad News
The Common Cause/ Black Institute lawsuit challenging the certification of the ExpressVote XL in New York was dismissed on Monday 5/11/26
The decision hinges on the idea that whether voters are using hand-marked paper ballots, where the voter's filled-in oval is interpreted by a scanner, or whether they are voting on an ExpressVote XL where the voter's intent is expressed first in text and then translated to a barcode - voters are still relying on the voting machine to interpret their ballot correctly.
Thom Connolly, the Deputy Executive Director at the NY State Board of Elections, in speaking for the defense called the difference between a hand-marked paper ballot and a summary card marked by the ExpressVote XL, a "distinction without a
difference."The judge accepted that interpretation of facts. And also relied on the testing of the machine that was done for certification to say that there are no problems with the machine.
Very Good News
We still have an opportunity to pass VIVA NY this session.
That single simple piece of legislation can still preserve New Yorker's right to cast a hand-marked paper ballot.
We have a much better chance this year because
1. The NAACP is supporting the bill now
2. The Senate already has the bill on the floor calendar.
We've got to stay focused & push hard at the right times.
Albany is 6 weeks overdue in trying to pass a budget, and still wrangling over details
The legislature has massive issues to make decisions on including:
Changing redistricting laws
New York City budget crisis
Major pension overhaul
Renewable energy requirement timelines changing
If we're going to get their attention we must bring a lot of pressure.
We are starting with a call rally on Wed. 5/20.
Please Call:
--> Speaker of the NY Assembly: Carl Heastie 518-455-3791
--> Chair of the Election Law Committee, Latrice Walker: 518-455-4466
--> Your NY Assembly Rep (Find my NY Assembly Member)
If you are from out of state, just make the 1st two calls.
MIDTERM ELECTION OBSERVATION TRAINING IN PROCESS
5/19 7PM ET - AUDITS
Audits are probably the single most important part of the process to observe, and usually neglected.
Learn how to get a certificate, what to look for, and whether or not audits in your area are meaningful.
Over 750 people from 25 states have signed up to participate
Our goal is to train thousands of observers across the country
SIGN UP TO ATTEND AUDIT OBSERVATION TRAINING
SAVE THE DATE - JULY 11TH - SMART ELECTIONS VOTAPALOOZA!
A 6-hour livestream online marathon fundraiser reading of "Deliver the Vote"
A brilliant mesmerizing chronicle of the remarkably creative and astonishingly frequent history of fraud in U.S. elections
Author & Pulitzer-prize nominee Dr. Tracy Campbell will read from his remarkable introduction
Our goal is to raise $100,000 for our #CountTheVote program. Get ready to have fun!!
MEDIA TO CHECK OUT
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