Coalition Against Election Fraud (contact)
(Based on document developed by CAEF member, Truth in Elections.)
We are trying to get as many Senators as possible not to certify the Electoral College results on Jan 6, 2005.
If you live in a state with one of the Senators we are focusing on or if you think your own Senator might be interested, here’s how you can get involved:
1. Contact your networks and ask them to join you in telephoning the Senator to ask them not to certify the electoral votes. During the joint session of Congress, the results from each state are announced in alphabetical order, and objections to certification are made on a state- by-state basis. The states most likely to be objected to are Ohio, New Mexico and Florida.
2. Seek any and all contacts you may have who have a direct connection to the Senator.
3. Make information available on election irregularities and violations for anyone who needs it. You can consult our materials at www.caef.us.
4. Begin immediately to schedule a local meeting with your Senator. Congress has adjourned, so the Senators may be back in their home states. Call the office and ask for the scheduler. If the Senator isn’t available, make an appointment with the Senator’s legislative or legal aides. Be persistent and tell them this is a crucial, time-sensitive matter and you need to meet with them this week.
5. It will be valuable to include people in your delegation who work on issues of concern to the Senator, e.g., union members and leaders, women’s groups, representatives for the disabled, etc.
6. Emphasize that this is a non-partisan issue. You are advocating for the fundamental American value: democracy itself.
7. If the Senator seems interested in what you are saying, suggest that they talk with other colleagues about not certifying.
8. Encourage any who can, and would want, to go to Washington, D.C. January 3-6 to lobby their Senator there. Coalition Against Election Fraud will meet you and join you.
9. Keep us aware of what you are doing, so we can share results nationally and also tell others what worked or did not work for you.
For a description of the procedures for counting electoral votes and objecting to them, see MiaMedia Votergate Resources: Challenging the Electoral Vote.
Some possible outcomes, if objections are made to the electoral votes from one state or more:
•Election irregularities and violations get high visibility.
•Legislative reforms of the electoral system will advance in the House and Senate, reforms such as: a universal, federally protected right to vote; multi-partisan oversight of elections; a federal agency with regulatory authority and oversight of the US voting machine industry; open, observable procedures and equipment; and regular, matter of course auditing of all elections.
•George W. Bush does not get the electoral votes he needs to win the Presidency.
•George W. Bush still wins the Presidency, but it is a Presidency with no “mandate.”
