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For the price of a latte, Election Reform

From ms in la's diary on dkos

Give up your Latte for Liberty—(California looks bad in RED)

Some Simple Mathematics

Magic numbers:

270 = Number of Electoral votes needed to win the Presidency
55 = Number of Electoral votes in the state of California
20 ½ = Percentage of required Electoral votes California represents
55 = Number or Electoral votes of Wisconsin, Virginia, Kansas, Nevada, Oregon, New Mexico and Colorado--all combined
21 = Number of days until California Primary elections
1 = Number of Secretary of State candidates who will fiercely protect CA's 55 Electoral votes--Senator Debra Bowen

5 = Number of dollars for your basic Latte...
2.6 = Number of millions of dollars Diebold paid out in the California settlement
8 = Number of members on California's Voting Systems and Procedures Panel who voted in '04 to cease usage of Diebold systems in the state and requested the Attorney General to consider criminal charges against Diebold
0 = Number of members on California's Voting Systems and Procedures Panel who voted in '04 to retain Diebold systems in California

Do the math.
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Whether you're from Iowa, Texas, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, California or anywhere in the US—the California Primary vote on June 6th directly affects YOU and your family... and the entire country.

I am not being melodramatic.

(Well... maybe just a little. Indulge me. I live for election reform. I miss my vote.)

-more

Posted by awcd on May 17, 2006 8:10 AM |

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