2006 PRESS RELEASES

May 15, 2006

King County residents to protest Vote-By-Mail proposal
Unique coalition to call for increased ballot security

SEATTLE—A unique coalition will be coming together to protest and comment on the King County Council’s 100 percent vote-by-mail scheme.

The Evergreen Freedom Foundation (EFF), a free-market public policy organization in Olympia, and Washington Citizens for Fair Elections, a progressive, non-partisan citizens’ organization in King County, invite journalists to attend a rally/press conference on Wednesday, May 17th at 12:30p.m., at the King County Administration Building in Seattle ( 500 4th Ave). At the event, King County residents will change their voter registrations from absentee to poll voter status.

King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert and former Green Party candidate for King County Executive Gentry Lange will also be in attendance to add their voice to those citizens concerned about the integrity of Washington’s elections process and the inherent vulnerabilities of vote-by-mail.

“Mail balloting is much less secure, costs more, and is more complex than poll voting. Despite this, King County Executive Sims, the Council, and the Elections Department are fast tracking the change over to 100 percent vote-by-mail,” said Jason Osgood of Washington Citizens for Fair Elections.

SPEAKERS:

• Jason Osgood — Washington Citizens for Fair Elections
• Gentry Lange — Former Green Party candidate for King County Executive
• Jonathan Bechtle — Director of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation’s Voter Integrity Project
• Kathy Lambert — King County Councilwoman

DATE: Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 12:30 p.m.

LOCATION:
5th Avenue Plaza
King County Administration Building
500 4th Ave.
Seattle, Washington

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