Election Integrity: Free and Fair -or- Rigged from the Get-Go?

Featuring David Cobb & Clint Curtis
03/10/2008

Position(s) nominated for:
Democracy & Election Integrity 
3.5-Minute Preview
This Conversation with the Cabinet explored the subject of election integrity and featured two guests, David Cobb and Clint Curtis.

David Cobb is a nominee for Secretary of Democracy and Election Integrity on our Progressive Shadow Cabinet and was the Green Party's 2004 Presidential Candidate. David Cobb asked for a recount of Ohio's ballots in the 2004 presidential election when he saw irregularities in the voting procedures. He continues his work for election reform as a fellow with the Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution.

Clint Curtis is an election integrity activist and candidate for Congress. Clint Curtis worked as a computer programmer in Florida and has alleged that Congressman Tom Feeney requested a prototype program that would allow for elections to be invisibly rigged. He testified before congress and is now running against Tom Feeney for his congressional seat.

We discussed voting procedures in the United States, how certain groups are disenfranchised, and what this means for the democratic process. We explored what if anything is being done to address these problems, and what proposals exist for dealing with the crisis of confidence that currently plagues our election system.