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a tomato slice on the turkey and sprinkle it with shredded carrot. Then on the lay a slice of provolone cheese over the
carrot then a green pepper ring on top of the cheese. Sprikle with sprouts. Cover with the other slice, lettuce side down.
The letuce should be stuck to the bread with honey mustard so it doesn't fall off when you turn it upside down to cover the
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Friday, February 26, 2010
I notice there's nobody on the ballot for school board in Ward Seven where I live. I would serve on the school board if folks wanted to write me in Tuesday. This post is my campaign.
Write in "Haik Bedrosian" for Ward 7 School Board.
From: HaikBedrosian [mailto:haikbedrosian@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 12:03 PM To: Ben Pacy Cc: Jonathan P.A. Leopold, Jr.; Bob Kiss Subject: Election Protocols and Safeguards
Hi Ben,
It seems to me the necessity of moving the votes from the polls to city hall because of IRV introduces a new opportunity for cheating.
I am curious to know what safeguards are in place to prevent possible switching of memory cards holding IRV votes when they are en route from the ward polling places to the central tabulator at city hall.
I realize this is short notice, but I would like an answer on this today so that I may publish it at BurlingtonPol.com before the election Tuesday. If Ben is not available today, I would be satisfied to get an answer from either Jonathan or Bob instead.
Thanks, Haik
***** From: Ben Pacy Subject: RE: Election Protocols and Safeguards To: "'HaikBedrosian'" Cc: Jonathan P.A. Leopold, Jr., Bob Kiss Date: Friday, February 26, 2010, 12:20 PM
Haik,
This may best be described orally, or I can show you. Nonetheless, I will attempt to describe in writing.
Upon preparing the machine for the election, the memory card is sealed into the tabulator with a seal. The number on this seal is documented on a form and sealed into the tabulator case. The number on the seal for the tabulator is also recorded on that form. On the morning of the election, the tabulators are delivered to the polling places, where the seal on the tabulator case is broken, and the form is then accessible to the Ward Clerk and Inspectors of Election, to verify both the seal on the tabulator case and the seal on the memory card. This process is repeated for the return to City Hall, except the memory card seal should be the same, only the tabulator case seal will be different. In addition, two election officials of different political party are required to accompany the tabulators and ballots back to City Hall. These seal numbers are then verified at City Hall when they arrive. At the 2009 Mayoral Election, candidates also had representatives accompany the election officials and the tabulators. If I recall correctly every candidate had a representative for every ward. Let me know if you have further questions.
Ben
***** From: HaikBedrosian [mailto:haikbedrosian@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 12:03 PM To: Ben Pacy Cc: Jonathan P.A. Leopold, Jr.; Bob Kiss Subject: Election Protocols and Safeguards
Thanks for the fast reply. How do we know there aren't already votes on the cards when they go out to the polling places to begin with?
***** From: Ben Pacy Subject: RE: Election Protocols and Safeguards To: "'HaikBedrosian'" Cc: Jonathan P.A. Leopold, Jr., Bob Kiss Date: Friday, February 26, 2010, 1:46 PM
Haik,
The memory cards are programmed with the current election information by the vendor LHS Associates. The memory cards are placed in the tabulators and test ballots are run through the machines to verify that the tabulators are adding up the correct markings on the test ballots. Once the test is done the tabulators are then put in election mode. This is the point at which the memory card is sealed into the machine. When the tabulator arrives at the polling place on the day of the election; the seals are verified and then the machine is turned on. When the machine is turned on the tabulator prints out what is called the zero tape. All of the races show zeros in them reflecting what is on the memory card. This is to verify that there is no ballot information stored in the memory card. I guess the next question would be, could the memory cards be manipulated in some way. I do not know the answer to that, but we can always count the ballots again. The State laws do provide for recounts if races are close or contested through a court.
Ben
***** From: HaikBedrosian [mailto:haikbedrosian@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 2:20 PM To: Ben Pacy Cc: Jonathan P.A. Leopold, Jr.; Bob Kiss Subject: RE: Election Protocols and Safeguards
Below is a statement released today by city councilor David Berezniak:
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Burlington, Vermont February 25, 2010: Burlington City Council Candidate in Ward Two, David Berezniak has issued the following statement in response to recent phone call to voter in Ward 2 falsely purporting to be made on behalf of his campaign for re-election:
It recently came to my attention that a voter in Ward 2 has been contacted over the telephone by a caller identifying themself as a worker for my campaign. I was informed that the caller is aggressive and rude, trying to induce the targeted voter to reveal who they are voting for in the City Council races in Ward 2. I want to be clear that no such calls have been made by me or authorized by me or by anyone campaigning with me or on my behalf. I would never condone such behavior, and to express my disappointment that anyone would do this. I hope my neighbors will continue to contact me if they should you receive a call of this nature and will vote their conscience on Election Day. Thank you.
Failure from the two top Burlington pols this week on the IRV question.
First from Dean speaking to reporters on Church Street along side a representative from the League of Women Voters. He said that the 'Hinda Miller' election did not use IRV, and that it had only been used once- in the most recent election. Before and after that embarrassing gaff, on which he was immediately corrected, he did a good job of spitting out the textbook arguments for IRV. But that flub kinda killed the whole press conference for him, it seemed to me. Kinda killed his credibility on this issue. I mean, did he not vote in the 2006 mayoral election? Maybe not.
Then yesterday I received a flyer in the mail with Bernard Sanders's picture on it. Here look:
I mean that's just embarrassing, right? Are we supposed to forget that Bernie's 1981 "10 Vote" victory over Gordon Paquette put Sanders in the mayor's office with just 43% in a race with a spoiler? I'm sorry but the "fifty percent matters" folks using Bernie's image like this is just, well- It just makes me embarrassed for everybody.
And by the way- it is simply not intellectually honest to equate a traditional majority with a the kind of majority manufactured through the instant runoff system. They are not the same and I'm sure Jason Lorber, Mark Larson, Bernie Sanders and Howard Dean all realize that.
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