There are two bills that have passed the California Legislature, and now are being sent to Governor Schwarzenegger’s desk for signature. There is a possibility that he will veto these bills, even though they passed with bipartisan support (one unanimously).
One bill makes recounts use the paper ballot, instead of the electronic tally — and the other bill bans wireless access for voting machines.
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After Schwarzenegger took office, subsequent meetings with Karl Rove took place — undoubtedly to further advance the plan to turn California from a blue state into a red one.
I can go on and on about how Rove and Ken Lay of Enron planned the whole takeover of the Governorship by timing the recall perfectly, and coming up with a recognizable figure to do things differently (Ahnold the action hero blowing up boxes.) I will not go into details here, but ask me and I will send you to some sites.
When our Democratic Secretary of State resigned from office, Schwarzenegger appointed Bruce McPherson who was thought to be moderate, and had support from both Republicans and Democrats.
On these two bills; however, I strongly question his motives.
Please allow me to quote from the People’s Email Network:
There are two bills, SB370 (by Debra Bowen, D-Redondo Beach, chairwoman of the Senate Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments Committee) and AB1636, coming up for immediate consideration in the California legislature. The objective of both of these measures is to improve the integrity of our California voting systems.
SB370 mandates that the state look to a paper record of ballots cast for recount purposes. The new Republican secretary of state who opposes this bill argues that the weight of the paper stock and lack of watermark on the paper records render it as insufficient to serve as a paper record to be relied upon in the event of a recount. Supporters believe that the paper record law passed last year that mandates as of January 1, 2006, all votes cast in California must have a Verified Voter Paper Audit Trail (“VVPAT”) was passed so that this paper record would serve a specific function; specifically, to provide a paper record to be relied upon as the ballot of record in the event of a recount or audit. Supporters therefore believe that the passage of SB370 would merely codify the intended function into the California Election Code.
SB1636 mandates that California voting systems close the open “back door” access vulnerabilities inherent in wireless connectivity features. Opponents of this bill cite the need for the expediency and convenience that remote access to our computers would provide. Supporters of this bill say that any expediency and convenience gained cannot trump the voters need for security of our voting systems.
What can you do? Here is the email I received, as a member of the Yahoo group Defeat Arnold:
This is what it is all about!! If we cannot bring out a maximum effort to get these bills passed, then we ought not be in any kind of Grassroots movement. These bills go straight to the heart of the Florida and Ohio election controversies. CALL THE GOVERNOR… insist that he sign these bills to make sure our elections are honest.
Access the website and SIGN THE PETITION. The bills don’t do the whole job, but put us close. Please, do it now.*ELECTION PROTECTION ALERT*
FAX AND/OR CALL THE GOVERNOR
Phone: 916-445-2841 Fax: 916-445-4633
The petition he refers to is linked above, but here it is again.
Thank you.