Statement of Support for Bev Harris, 12/17/04

Unfortunately, there has been a huge amount of Bev Harris bashing showing up on Democratic Underground, Air America, Truthout and Keith Olbermann's MSNBC Show recently.

All this I think is being generated by the people who she is after, namely voting machine vendors, candidates, "elected" officials and election officials who are participating in unlawful activities to surpress and alter votes.

I personally have worked extensively with Ms. Harris. She is an unsung hero and true patriot. She works tirelessly round the clock with little sleep or pay. She is committed to revealing the truth about election fraud. I trust her implicitly and know she is a fine ethical wonderful person. I urge people to contact the people that are putting out negative comments and press about Bev. She is one of the many people out there 24/7 investigating and taking legal actions to save our right to to a safe counted verified vote.

Every day I am grateful for the amazing tireless work she is doing to uncover election fraud. She certainly does not deserve the unfounded crticism and allegations as these people are trying to discredit her.

Please also consider going to Bev's website and voicing your support to her. I also request that you consider sharing this email with your lists! Below you will find a statement of support from the Board of Directors of www.blackboxvoting.com the non-profit election protection organization Bev founded.

Thank You

Abbe DeLozier, Voting Activist, Austin Texas

Statement of Support for Bev Harris

The Board of Directors of Black Box Voting is hereby making its statement of unequivocal support for Bev Harris, her work and tireless dedication to accountable voting in the United States.

We are saddened by a webforum's backlashes, media complacency towards facts and ignoring the critical story about public record access denial in 13 Florida counties and elsewhere. Theresa LePore was served papers at a public meeting-not a retirement party. LePore of butterfly ballet fame already has quite a record in lawsuits brought by citizens and one by Congressman Wexler for verifiable voting.

Ms. Harris has documented the miscommunication leading up to MSNBC's Keith Olbermann's editorial comments about her alleged refusal to appear on his show, stemming from producer's inability to contact Ms. Harris, not a refusal by her.

We would like to extend Mr. Olbermann the opportunity to get the facts and real story. We hope that as a journalist, he would give equal opportunity and time to Ms. Harris to set the record straight and report the critical story- the way information is not adding up in this election.

Ms. Harris and Black Box Voting are nonpartisan participants investigating problems in our election process and remedies necessary to insure honest voting. Proper auditing procedures must happen throughout with auditing of voter verified paper ballots and internal auditing of voting systems to create totally transparent elections.

When auditing processes are broken or non-existent, the opportunity for mistakes or fraud exist.

Black Box Voting's goal is to investigate and document the existing reality of elections in America and use such documentation for legislative and/or judicial reform.

It appears that some well meaning people have identified our efforts as among the most likely to overturn the results of the last election. But our goal is accountable elections, regardless of outcome.

Some would like us to release information as we obtain it. Releasing all investigative results prematurely could compromise further investigations and at least one legal action in progress.

Investigations may reveal problems irrespective of party- not always a popular revelation. It is crucial to realize that our election system, in spite of the apparent partisan funding behind most voting systems, didn't devolve simply because of partisan involvement. It will not be fixed by partisan involvement.

Good people of all political persuasions want elections that people in the United States can trust and have confidence in. Until we have the ability to verify that process at every step in the most transparent way possible, doubt will linger.

Many people are working hard to achieve transparent elections. Ms. Harris managed to break information of that work to the general populace. We can only assume that the revelation of the state of our elections to the general public was not welcome and that Ms. Harris's investigations are getting close to some uncomfortable truths, given the viciousness of the attacks on her recently.

We the people, have a right to oversight of our elections. When we get that oversight, it will be because of people who dared show current reality. Bev Harris is one of the people America will owe a debt of gratitude.

Vickie Karp, Jim March, Linda Franz, Thalia Dudley, Agrippa Williams, and James Bailey

Board of Directors

Black Box Voting