Message from Ed Fallon

By Ed Fallon

Dear Friends,

Last week, I met with Iowans for Voting Integrity and learned of the latest concerns with electronic voting machines. On November 7, one-third of the polling places in the United States will use electronic voting machines for the first time, and many of them will use the same Diebold machines that critics claim can be easily hacked or manipulated to fix elections.

I have long supported legislation requiring electronic voting to be verified up by a paper trail.  This seems like a reasonable, simple step we can take to ensure that everyone’s vote is counted accurately.  Public concern about electronic voting machines is one of the many reasons we need to elect responsible people to oversee our elections and eliminate the possibility of tampering.

On November 7, Iowans have an opportunity to elect someone with experience and integrity to the office of Secretary of State.  That person is Michael Mauro, who currently is serving his tenth year as Polk County Auditor, and before that worked as the Polk County election director for twelve years.  Mike is an unusual candidate for Secretary of State because he’s actually qualified!  He’s had experience running high-turnout elections for twenty-two years, and is determined to make voting as easy and safe as possible. I trust him to protect the integrity of our election process.

I hope you’ll join me in doing everything you can to help Mike Mauro get elected Secretary of State on November 7. Check out Mike’s website at www.michaelmauro.org.   And if you’d like to learn more about Iowans for Voting Integrity, visit their website at www.iowansforvotingintegrity.org. 

Thanks for reading,

Ed

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