[Notice from Garland Favorito of VoterGA, announcing court date in the often-postponed summary judgement hearing in the statewide lawsuit challenging the legality of Georgia's all-DRE voting system. -- Ed.]
VoterGA Supporters,
At long last our court date has been rescheduled for Mon. Sept. 8 at 2:30pm.
Todd Harding, with assistance from our lead counsel, Walker Chandler, will make an oral argument in support of his motion for Summary Judgment to remove the unverifiable voting machines throughout Georgia. The Defendants will argue their motion to dismiss all counts of the lawsuit. All motions are posted on the voterga.org web site under the legal suit tab. The arguments will take place in courtroom 8B of the Fulton Co. Superior Court at 185 Central Ave. approximately two blocks south of the Underground Atlanta and the Five Points Marta station.
The motion for Summary Judgment seeks to ban the Diebold AccuVote TS-R6 from Georgia on the grounds that sole reliance on an electronic ballot cannot provide protection equal to that of an absentee paper ballot used in Georgia.
The motion also seeks to ban the Diebold GEMS servers that are currently used to count both the electronic and optical scan votes in Georgia on the grounds that the state has already admitted that they cannot detect fraudulent manipulation of the vote and thereby the abridge the right to vote.
The motion further seeks to ban the Diebold AccuVote TSX machines piloted in Georgia on the grounds that their sequentially rolled election results jeopardize secrecy of the ballot as required by the Georgia Constitution, a point already admitted in a report from the office of the current Secretary of State.
Should any or all of these counts be upheld most of the arguments can be used in other states so they will have a nationwide impact.
The Defendants will argue to have all counts dismissed so if you are a Georgian, WE NEED YOU THERE. I am asking everyone who can make it to please come out and show that you support the lawsuit to restore the integrity of Georgia voting. Please wear your VoterGa pins or other related badges of support. This is our chance to make an impression on the judge that we care. I would expect the oral arguments to run about one hour.
Even if you are not from Georgia, this case can help you rid your state of unverifiable electronic voting. Please help us win these oral arguments by making a contribution to offset the court costs and legal fees for the arguments. You can click here [1] to make a donation or mail your contribution to: Voter GA P.O. Box 808 Decatur, Ga. 30031. Please remember that all contributions are fully tax deductible and that your entire contribution goes exclusively to offset legal fees because we are an all-volunteer organization.
Garland Favorito
404 664-4044
Election Defense Alliance is a program of International Humanities Center, a nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code.
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