We need to bombard media outlets, government officials and public interest groups with demands to scrutinize, audit, and publicize election tabulations and voting irregularities in the 2004 election.
It's time to blow the lid off this story
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media - sample email
Dear John:
The most important election in our lifetime was reported as a "cliffhanger," and yet, before all the votes were tabulated and the results confirmed, a winner was declared and the story deemed concluded.
However, numerous irregularities have given rise to investigations in Florida and other states, and recounts are now scheduled for New Hampshire and Ohio.
There is great interest in keeping the public informed of these and other related developments. Your medium for news dissemination has an obligation to serve the public interest, especially in such a critical time for voting reform and protection of our democratic process.
I demand that you shift attention, resources and energy to investigate the ongoing issues surrounding voting in the 2004 Presidential election.
Thank you. I look forward with great interest to following your coverage of the investigations, auditing and scrutiny of voting irregularities and tabulation in the 2004 Presidential election.
My plan is to assemble a list of links for media and another list for government and have people use it to publicize these requests.
Media - ADD TO THIS LIST
CBS: http://www.cbsnews.com/
CNN: http://www.cnn.com/
Cleveland Plain Dealer: http://www.plaindealer.com/contact/contact_edit.php
Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/
MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
Wall Street Journal: http://www.wsj.com/
Akron Beacon-Journal: http://www.ohio.com/
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: http://www.ajc.com/
Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/
Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune: http://www.startribune.com/
Orlando Sentinel: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/
Philadelphia Inquirer: http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/contact_us/
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/services/sfla-helpindex,0,4600310.htmlstory
MORE MEDIA OUTLETS
Agence France Presse: Agence France Presse
AllAfrica: AllAfrica
Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/about/contact.html
BBC: BBC News
Journalism.org: Journalism.org
PBS: http://www.pbs.org/now/feedback.html
Boston Globe: http://www.boston.com/help/feedback/
Christian Science Monitor: http://www.csmonitor.com/cgi-bin/contactus.pl
C-Span: http://www.c-span.org/about/contact.asp?code=About
MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3303518/
New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/infoservdirectory.html#c
ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/Reference/story?id=54216
Washington Post: Washington Post
Cincinnati Enquirer: http://www.cincinnati.com/helpdesk/feedback/
Dayton Daily News: http://www.daytondailynews.com/contact/content/service/info/feedback.html
Tallahassee Democrathttp://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/contact_us/
Tampa Bay Online: http://aboutus.tbo.com/aboutus/staff.shtml
The News-Press of Southwest Florida: http://www.news-press.net/CS/customerserv.php?general_contacts=general_contacts.php
Florida Today.com: http://www.floridatoday.com/forms/services/letters.htm
Toledo Blade: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/READERSERVICE02/40108027
USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/marketing/feedback.htm
Emailing Government Entities
Sample government email
Honorable ___________:
One of the most important services government renders is safeguarding our laws and rights.
Since the election on November 2, many reports of irregularities in the process have given rise to concern by voters that our requirements of transparency, fairness and verification are not being protected by some government officials.
To the extent you would like to ensure your constituents that you are guarding their interests in the integrity of our democratic process, I urge you to act accordingly now.
Consult with your constituents, investigate voting processes and tabulations in your jurisdiction, actively monitor legal compliance, and report to the public.
The integrity of America's voting process is of paramount importance to all of us. Please use this opportunity to perform this public service on behalf of your constituents and on behalf of posterity.
Thank you. I look forward to learning of your work in this area in the near future.
GOVERNMENT LINKS
To be added 11/19/04