Are you worried our midterms aren't protected against hacking?
GOOD. You should be. Be VERY alarmed. But don't panic.
Join us & Indivisibles across the US in a webinar to #SafeguardOurElections this Sunday, 8pm EDT/5pm PDT/2pm HST — we have a plan: act.indivisible.org/event/attend-l…
We're so excited to be working with #Indivisible chapters in MD, HI, & WA to bring you this event on Sunday —the webinar is just the beginning. We want to work w/at least one chapter in every state to FIX THIS so please stick around — near the end we'll start rolling out ACTIONS.
Thanks to everyone who attended the Fair and Secure Webinar on Sunday. 😃 Those who were unable:
🛑Precinct 590 in El Cerrito, CA is OUT of PAPER BALLOTS.🛑 A line has formed to vote on the touchscreen device (a Ballot Marking Device which saves a BARCODE, not the list of voters' choices, then runs that thru the opscan). Officials were notified of the shortage hours ago.
7:30 pm — mass confusion and a very long line inside the precinct now
Sign still posted at entrance
“PLEASE USE OUR MARKING MACHINE
We are short of pre printed ballots”
(Posted earlier, when they actually had some)
In 2014, California had historically low voter turnout — only 42% of registered voters participated in the general election, 25% in the primary. Different reasons are cited for not voting after elections, but one of the most consistent reasons: work or school conflicts.
According to Pew Research Center, work and school conflicts were the *most* common reason that eligible voters did not vote in 2014. In fact, 35 percent of respondents answered that scheduling conflicts with work or school prevented them from getting to the polls.