National Election Reform Conference in Portland
Speaker & Agenda Planning
National Election Reform Conference
Event Details:
--Dates: Friday, September 30, 2005 through Sunday, October 2, 2005
--Location: Portland, Oregon
--Sponsored by: Oregon Voter Rights Coalition and the Alliance for Democracy
--Hosted by: PSU Campus Pacific Greens, PSU College Democrats, PSU Democracy Matters
Conference Goals:
--To bring together grassroots election reform organizations, legislators, election officials, news media, and the general public to share best practices and innovative solutions for election reform.
--To focus on solutions and empower participants with knowledge and tools to effect real election reform.
--To provide a non-partisan and safe venue for discussing diverse opinions and alternatives for achieving clean elections.
Keynote speakers for the conference will include national leaders in the fight to restore democracy, honesty and accuracy to the American election system. The conference format will include a combination of keynote speakers, session speakers, panel presentations, training workshops, and poster presentations
Agenda & Speakers
National Summit to Save Our Elections: A Call to Rescue Our Democracy
Portland, Oregon
* September 30 – October 2, 2005
DRAFT AGENDA
Friday, September 30, 2005
Location
First Unitarian Church
1011 SW 12th Ave
Portland, OR 97205
Noon – 7:00 PM Registration Opens
Oregon Election System Poster Session: Learn how Oregon’s Vote-by-Mail system works through poster presentations and videos and have your questions answered by Oregon election officials and citizen experts.
1:00 – 5:00 PM Concurrent Workshops and Panel Presentations
1A. Engage, Educate, Elect
Jefferson Smith, Chair of The Bus Project
1B. Making Electronic Elections Transparent and Accurate
(i) Open Voting Consortium, Open Source Software
(ii) Oregon Voter Rights Coalition, Election Audits
2A. Working with the Media
Blair Bobier, Media Director, Green Party 2004 Presidential Campaign
Penny Little, People to People TV, Producer of “Electile Dysfunction”
Lara Shaffer, Development Director, Open Voting Consortium
2B. Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport
(i) Rady Ananda, J30 Coalition, “Democracy is Something You Do”
(ii) Alliance for Democracy – Portland, “Using Ballot Initiatives to achieve Campaign Finance Reform Initiative”
3A. How Can I Make A Difference?
Kat L’Estrange, We Do Not Concede and Producer of the Brad Show
Warren Linney, Author of “The Patriot Test”
3B. What is IRV, PR or a CVR Database?
(i) Steve Chessin, President, Californians for Electoral Reform, “Electoral Systems 101: What is Instant Runoff Voting and Proportional Representation?”
(ii) Matthew Pascarella, investigative researcher for journalist Greg Palast, “Centralized Voter Registration Databases and the Threat to Our Democracy”
5:00 – 7:00 PM Dinner on your own
7:00 – 9:00 PM Opening Plenary Session
* Welcome Remarks
Native American Cultural Performance
Panel Discussion: What’s Wrong with Electronic Elections?
Brad Friedman, moderator * Ellen Theisen, Voters Unite * Clint Curtis, software programmer and whistleblower * Matthew Pascarella, investigative researcher for journalist Greg Palast
Feature Presentation: Brad Friedman, Cliff Arnebeck and Bob Koehler Discuss Election Fraud, Legal Strategies for Election Reform and the Media’s Role
Bob Koehler, nationally syndicated journalist, Tribune Media Services * Cliff Arnebeck, Ohio Honest Election Campaign and National Co-Chair, Alliance for Democracy * Brad Friedman, host of The Brad Show and BradBlog.com
9:00 PM Adjourn
Saturday, October 1, 2005
First Unitarian Church
1011 SW 12th Ave
Portland, OR 97205
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM Registration Open
Oregon Election System Poster Session: Learn how Oregon’s Vote-by-Mail system works through poster presentations and videos and have your questions answered by Oregon election officials and citizen experts.
8:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Corporate Ownership of Our Elections: The Threat to Democracy
Thom Hartmann, radio talk show host and author
Panel Discussion: Corporate Ownership of Our Elections – Current Developments
Thom Hartmann, moderator
John Gideon, Voters Unite
Nancy Price, National Co-Chair, Alliance for Democracy
Paul Lehto, Attorney and Plaintiff in lawsuit against Sequoia Voting Systems
Concurrent Workshops and Presentations:
1A. Digital for Dummies: The Perils of Electronic Elections
Kip Humphrey, Systems Integration Consultant
Clint Curtis, software programmer and whistleblower
1B. From Good Intentions to Powerful Action: How to Make a Difference
Emily Levy, United for Secure Elections, http://www.juiceforjustice.com/
12:15 – 1:30 PM Lunch on your own (box lunch may be ordered at registration)
1:30 – 5:30 PM Plenary Sessions
Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Jesse Jackson Jr., U.S. Representative, D-IL
Featured Speakers:
Oregon Secretary of State (Invited)
David Cobb, 2004 Green Party Presidential Candidate
Ronnie Dugger, Founder of Alliance for Democracy and
author of “How They Could Steal the Election This Time.”
JoAnne Bowman, Former Oregon House Representative
Panel Discussion: Verifying Election Results
Election Audits, Oregon Voter Rights Coalition
Parallel Elections, Judy Alter, UCLA retired Emeritus professor
Exit Polls, TBD
5:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner on your own
7:30 – 8:30 PM Democracy Revival
Paul Lehto and Thom Hartmann
OR
Election Reform Film Festival
Sunday, October 2, 2005
Portland State University
724 SW Harrison
Portland, OR
7:30 AM Registration Open
Oregon Election System Poster Session: Learn how Oregon’s Vote-by-Mail system works through poster presentations and videos and have your questions answered by Oregon election officials and citizen experts.
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Dealing with Diebold in Georgia
Brad Friedman interview with Representative Cynthia McKinney (invited)
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Concurrent Workshops and Presentations
1A. Local Strategies for Election Reform
David Berman, Co-Founder, Voter Confidence Committee of Humboldt County, CA
1B. Citizen Audit Parallel Election Project
Judy Alter, retired Emeritus professor from UCLA
2A. Thinking Patriotically, Acting Locally (and NOW)
Bernie Ellis Jr., MA, MPH, Organizer, Gathering To Save Our Democracy (Tennessee)
2B. Protecting Our Elections
(i) John Washburn, Certified Software Quality Engineer, “How to Test Voting Machinery Software”
(ii) Mary Beth Kuznik, VotePA, “THE POLLWORKER – Eyes on the Poll”
11:00 – 12:30 Closing Panel: Where do we go from here?
Paul Lehto, moderator
Rady Ananda
Brad Friedman
Ellen Theisen
12:30 Adjourn
Subject: SAVE THE DATE! National Election Reform Conference, Portland, OR, 9/30 - 10/2/2005
PLEASE CIRCULATE TO YOUR ELECTION REFORM NETWORKS!
http://www.oregonvrc.org/node/635
National Election Reform Conference
SAVE THE DATES! SEPT. 30 TO OCT. 2
NATIONAL ELECTION REFORM CONFERENCE
Portland, Oregon
Friday, September 30 - Sunday, October 2, 2005
Come and learn how corporate influence and profiteering have compromised American elections, and what We the People can do to reclaim what is rightfully ours.
This three day conference will feature some of the nation's leading election reform advocates and renowned independent media personalities. Here are just a few of the election reform movers and shakers confirmed to date:
Honorable Jesse Jackson Jr.
U.S. House of Representatives
David Cobb
2004 Green Party Presidential Candidate
Thom Hartmann
Radio talk show host and author
Bob Koehler
nationally syndicated columnist, Tribune Media Services
Ronnie Dugger
Alliance for Democracy
Cliff Arnebeck
Ohio Honest Elections Campaign
Ellen Theisen
VotersUnite
Paul Lehto
Attorney, plaintiff in lawsuit against Sequoia Voting Systems and Snohomish County, WA
For more information and updates on the conference visit: OregonVRC.org
Sign up to receive future conference announcements: info@oregonvrc.org
Oregon VRC contact information:
503-499-9000 or info@oregonvrc.org
Sponsored by:
Oregon Voter Rights Coalition &
Alliance for Democracy - Portland
Hosted by:
First Unitarian Church
PSU Campus Pacific Greens
College Democrats of Portland State University
PSU Democracy Matters
PLEASE CIRCULATE TO YOUR ELECTION REFORM NETWORKS!
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Marc Baber marc@botworks.com
The Bot Works, Inc. http://www.botworks.com
P.O. Box 5008 Phone: 541-485-8446
Eugene, OR 97405 FAX: 541-485-8446
Susan Pitcairn
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
—Martin Luther King, Jr.
For further information: http://www.oregonvrc.org
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